The learning curve for FrameMaker can be steep or relatively shallow, but it depends how how deep you involve yourself and whether its an avocation or a full-time effort. My recommendations:
1. Go for it with intensity and determination; dabbling won't work. 2. Get the previously recommended book by O'Keefe. It's extremely good. 3. Find and use a copy of Classroom in a Book for FrameMaker 7. eBay, Amazon and Abebooks.com are places to look for used copies. See eBay item No. 310027856687, for example. 4. Join the Adobe FrameMaker forum and follow the FrameUser's mail list. Read every posting whose topic is of conceivable interest. Begin contributing as soon as you feel like you can answer someone else's question. Post your own questions after trying your best to figure them out for yourself. 5. Find another user in the same boat or one in a slightly larger ship. Trade experiences and share knowledge to accelerate your understanding as well as theirs. Don't get discouraged. It may take several weeks to a month to get to where you fathom the program and can use it with some degree of self-confidence, six months until you feel pretty comfortable with it and it may be one or two years (or more) before you consider yourself a guru. Once you understand the basic concepts, you'll find that the basic features are very intuitive and logical. Dennis Brunnenmeyer Cedar Ridge Systems ******************************************************************* At 02:17 PM 4/29/2008, Linda G. Gallagher wrote: >Most are called plug-ins. They extend FM's capabilities and are very handy. >I use quite a few. > >There are also scripts that you use or create that let you do more >customized things with your FM documents and books, usually using >FrameScript. > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Linda G. Gallagher >TechCom Plus, LLC >lindag at techcomplus dot com >www.techcomplus.com >303-450-9076 or 800-500-3144 >User guides, online help, FrameMaker and >WebWorks ePublisher templates >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deirdre Reagan >Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:09 PM >To: framers@lists.frameusers.com >Subject: Re: Learning curve for FrameMaker > >Also, one other thing: FrameMaker has a lot of add-ons -- what are >these called? Scripts that peope have written that you can buy and >use with the program. I think I am understanding their purpose >correctly. The equivalent of a macro in Word, I believe. Anyway, >there are loads of them and many people use them often. > >Framers, is that correct? > >Deirdre >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/lindag%40techcomplus.com > >Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dennisb%40chronometrics.com > >Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Dennis Brunnenmeyer Director of Engineering CEDAR RIDGE SYSTEMS 15019 Rattlesnake Road Grass Valley, CA 95945-8710 Office: (530) 477-9015 Fax: (530) 477-9085 Mobile: (530) 320-9025 eMail: dennisb /at/ chronometrics /dot/ com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.