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Solid Start A Gentle Guide to Wean You from Microsoft Word

Sammy Tabari

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Solid Start A Gentle Guide to Wean You from Microsoft Word

Sammy Tabari

English 381 16 May 2004

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Introduction

Adobe Framemaker 7.0 is the software that professionals use to create and format documents. It does away with the inconveniences of Microsoft Word, and provides a variety of additional functions that make creating documents a very efficient process. The principal difficulty in using Adobe FrameMaker 7.0 stems from the fact that its interface is very different than that of Microsoft Word. The unfamiliar interface can generate extreme frustration. If you want to become a technical writer, you must overcome that frustration and wean yourself from Microsoft Word. The guide you are holding provides you with a gentle transition into the world of Adobe FrameMaker 7.0. Solid Start emphasizes the most immediate skills you need in order to learn Adobe FrameMaker 7.0. The information is presented at a friendly pace, so that you don t feel overwhelmed. Unlike your typical manual, this guide does not turn information into a fist that punches you in the face! Promise.

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Acknowledgements

To Professor John Nelson for his guidance and patience. To Steve Jobs for the Apple Macintosh. To my loyal HP 832 C, you went far beyond the call of duty on this one! To Folgers for keeping me awake -- I couldn t have gotten it done in time without you.

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Table of Contents

Introduction -----------------------------------------------------------------------5 Acknowledgements -------------------------------------------------------------6 Table of Contents ---------------------------------------------------------------7

Chapter 1 - Overview ---------------------------------------------------------10

Document Format-----------------------------------------------------10 Paragraph Format ----------------------------------------------------11 Master Pages ----------------------------------------------------------12 Books ------------------------------------------------------------------13 Table of Contents ----------------------------------------------------14

Chapter 2 - Document Format ---------------------------------------------16

Creating a new document -------------------------------------------16 Adjusting page size --------------------------------------------------17

Customizing page size -----------------------------------------------17 Selecting a new standard page size ----------------------------------18 Pagination -------------------------------------------------------------19 Single-sided document ----------------------------------------------19 Double-sided document ---------------------------------------------20 Adjusting margins ----------------------------------------------------21 Creating a side-head area -------------------------------------------22 Creating multiple columns ------------------------------------------23 Customizing the text frame -----------------------------------------24

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Chapter 3 - Paragraph Format --------------------------------------------26

Tags -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 Displaying the Paragraph Designer window ---------------------27 Creating a chapter title ----------------------------------------------28

Creating a chapter title tag -------------------------------------------28 Changing the chapter title s font properties --------------------------29 Changing the chapter title s location on page ------------------------30 Creating a first-level header tag ------------------------------------31 Creating a second-level header tag --------------------------------32 Placing second-level header outside side-head area ------------------33 Indenting a paragraph ------------------------------------------------34

Chapter 4 - Master Pages ----------------------------------------------------36

Viewing master pages in double-sided documents --------------37 Starting with a right-sided page ------------------------------------38 Numbering pages -----------------------------------------------------39 Inserting text in Headers and Footers -----------------------------40 Inserting a graphic over a range of pages -------------------------41 Inserting colored sidebars over a range of pages ----------------42 Inserting text boxes over a range of pages ------------------------43

Chapter 5 - Books ---------------------------------------------------------------46

Creating a Book file -------------------------------------------------46 Adding documents to the Book ------------------------------------47 Saving the Book file -------------------------------------------------48 Navigating the Book window --------------------------------------49

Chapter 6 - Creating a Table of Contents -----------------------------52

Adding a table of contents ------------------------------------------52 Formatting the table of contents -----------------------------------53 Adjusting the pagination --------------------------------------------54

Index ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------55

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