Covering both FrameMaker and FrameMaker+SGML, this comprehensive resource explains the full range of features and offers little-known tips and tricks for maximizing this powerful desktop publishing application.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
FrameMaker by Sarah S. S. O'Keefe:
If you have used FrameMaker and understand it enough to consider yourself functional, then you need this book. I paid $200 for my copy and that's a huge premium from the original price. Is it worth it? You bet. It's easy to understand for the intermediate user and takes you all the way from Houston to the moon and back. Wonderful book and tool.
Out of Print:
This book is now out of print. It will be republished as Publishing Fundamentals: Creating Content with FrameMaker 7.
Don't spend money.:
I've spent as much time reading this as the one sent from Adobe when I ordered FrameMaker 7.0. Meaning, it's just as useful (or worthless) as the one from Adobe. Too many features are just as cryptic and vague. I've spent hours experimenting just to find exactly how to format this, or how to customize that with their general descriptions--until it actually worked. My most recent unresolved problem had been having to customize the index and table of contents. Their explanations have been too vague for me.... more info
Complete Reference Frame Maker 7 by O'Keefe and Loring:
This work is perfect for anyone seeking to become conversant with the latest software productivity tools. The authors describe products, content creation and sample templates in simple English. They teach how to work with structured documents, manipulate text, formatting and tag methodologies. The mechanics of tabular design , text and the set-up for book files are described in considerable detail with pertinent illustrations. The command "Select File.book" is explained. The authors illustrate how to... more info
