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Adobe FrameMaker: Line numbers

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker Updated: May 22, 2020 Sometimes the appearance of a new feature in your favorite software application makes you immediately wonder how you ever survived without it. So how about those new line numbers in that showed up in Adobe FrameMaker 11? I wasn’t immediately bowled over by their […]

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Adobe FrameMaker: Adding Icons in Front of Text

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker Updated: Jan 21, 2021 In an earlier post, I showed how to assign a graphic to a paragraph style (see Adobe FrameMaker: More on Reference Pages). It’s a great solution when you want an image to appear above or below a given paragraph. However, two students in yesterday’s […]

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Adobe FrameMaker: So You Want to Use Myriad Pro SemiBold?

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker Yes, I do! I’m working on a publication that requires the use of Myriad Pro SemiBold. I copied the font to my Windows 7 fonts folder and fired up FrameMaker, fully expecting to see it listed in Paragraph Designer. Sadly, I couldn’t find it. After mulling it over […]

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Adobe FrameMaker: Adding Text After Select Index Entries

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker From a recent Rocky Mountain Training Advanced Adobe FrameMaker 11 student: Hi, Barb. Here’s a question for you. I want to be able to produce an index with entries similar to the following: If I’m reading Frame’s online help correctly, I SHOULD be able to automate adding the “(standard)” after the […]

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Adobe FrameMaker: Setting up PDF Conversion Settings in FrameMaker

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker Updated: May 25, 2020 Author’s Note: This post was written in 2012 for FrameMaker 11 and works for versions 11, 12, 13, 2015 and 2017. In FrameMaker 2019 and later, the PDF export process was updated. Bookmarks, Tags and Links can still be modified for each file using […]

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Adobe FrameMaker 11: Opening a FrameMaker 11 Document in an Earlier Version

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker From a recent Rocky Mountain Training Introduction to Adobe FrameMaker 11 student: A real quick question…I have FrameMaker version 9.  I downloaded the trial for 11 to take the class.  My 30 day trial ends today.  I attempted to open my files using 9 but can’t.  I get […]

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Adobe FrameMaker: Removing a Character Tag

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker From a recent Rocky Mountain Training Advanced Adobe FrameMaker 11 student: Hi, Barb. Hey, your class was super helpful to me; I am making great progress toward my 10/31 deadline! I have a question that I haven’t been able to find an answer to myself. Is it possible […]

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Adobe FrameMaker: Adding a Watermark

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker From one of our recent Adobe FrameMaker students: How do you watermark a page in FrameMaker? While this seems like a simple enough activity, she was tripped up by one unexpected default. Here’s the process: 1. Create the watermark graphic in your favorite graphics application. (Personally, I’d lean towards […]

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Adobe FrameMaker: Object Styles

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker Updated: May 16, 2018 If you haven’t had the chance to explore FrameMaker’s object styles, then you are missing a terrific productivity tool. Experienced FrameMaker users learn to rely heavily on paragraph, character and table styles. Really, what would we do without them? The benefit of styles in […]

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Adobe FrameMaker 11: Missing Zoom Commands

by Barb Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker Haven you taken a look at the Zoom pop-up menu in FrameMaker 11? It’s sporting a new look. Compare the FrameMaker 10 Zoom menu on the left, with the FrameMaker 11 Zoom menu on the right: Is it just me, or are we missing a few commands? This […]

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