The company I work for, Aeris Communications, Inc., is in the telecom
industry, providing Machine-2-Machine networks across North America
(USA, Canada and Mexico).
We produce our interface API documentation, various white papers, etc.,
using FrameMaker. I am the only user of it here (but we are lo
One would think Vogue would be sourced in Quark... :)}
Does JoAnn Hackos use FM to write her books...?
I know of some who use FM for catalogs, though, as well as others who write in
FM for the airline industry. :-)
Rene L. Stephenson
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From: Deirdre Reagan <[EMAIL
("Michael" on the book covers)
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Subject: Re: Framemaker Uses
One would think Vogue would be sourced in Quark... :)}
Doe
I can't speak for fiction or magazines but I do layout of technical
books for a couple of commercial publishers. They both have the
authors writing in Word using a very simple template. (The thinking
is: The books are written by subject matter experts who are not
necessarily technical write
We are creating 1000+-page catalogs of industrial supplies (hammers,
gloves, ladders, mig welders, etc.). Both color and grayscale.
Scott White
Media Production Manager
Implementation Coordinator
210-704-8239
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On May 7, 2008, at 4:17 PM, Pat Christenson wrote:
> I can't sp
Once upon a time I used to create the company newsletter (A5 booklet) in
FrameMaker.
If ever there was a way to find the limitations of the mighty FM... It was a
painful experience (that was for version 4 mind you).
Gordon
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For my company: Operations Manuals of all sorts, some forms, even the
odd report. More and more are
On the side: New Testament, Psalms and Proverbia (all structured).
Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Deirdre Reagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, what kinds
Hi Deirdre:
No one's mentioned this yet, so I'll add for all the single-sourcing
people out there that FrameMaker is wonderful for writing things once and
using it many times. Whether you're using conditional text and variables
so that some stuff only shows up in certain flavours of manuals, or
>Just out of curiosity, what kinds of documents are people producing in
>Framemaker?
Besides research papers, meeting minutes, etc., I wrote a logic
textbook in FM3 and 4 and a more advanced research monograph in FM7.
Lots of numbered examples, xrefs to them, fair number of line
diagrams, and i
Hi Deirdre
I've used Frame since 1992 for a variety of different products, including
tons of white papers, manuals, training guides, technical marketing
materials, policies, procedures, reports, spec sheets and the like. During
the past few years, I've focused on using unstructured Frame for singl
I've used FM to write training documents for my union. I can't do it as much as
I'd like to because, of course, not many folks have FM and they wouldn't be able
to maintain the docs. But the union has a group of tech writer members, so when
I write for them, I can use it.
- Mike Bradley
www.tec
I use Framemaker to write my Feldenkrais ATM (Awareness Through Movement)
lessons. I actually tried to write the lessons in MSWord, but the numbering
always got loused up.
The numbering is actually complicated. The lessons generally consist of 8 main
steps and each step has sub-steps. I numbe
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I use Framemaker to write my Feldenkrais ATM (Awareness Through
Movement) lessons. I actually tried to write the lessons in MSWord, but
the numbering always got loused up.
The
bridgePark Drive
>Cambridge, MA 02140
>(617) 588-9354
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>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:10 AM
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>Subject: Re: Framemaker uses
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>I use Framemaker to write
cument with headings six levels
> >deep(Heading 1.2.3.4.5.6.). It worked great.
> >
> >
> >Jon Harvey
> >Manager, Desktop Documentation
> >CambridgeSoft Corporation
> >100 CambridgePark Drive
> >Cambridge, MA 02140
> >(617) 588-9354
> >--
Deirdre Reagan wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, what kinds of documents are people producing in
> Framemaker?
>
> Our department produces aeronautial documents, such as Component
> Maintenance Manuals, Aircraft Maintenance Manuals, Wiring Diagram
> Manuals, and Illustrated Parts Catalogs.
>
> Do p
ay 13, 2008 9:16 AM
To: Robin B White
Cc: Jon Harvey; Frame Users; Leah Smaller
Subject: Re: Framemaker uses
Hi Robin/Will (?)
I use autonumbering in Word all the time and have very few problems
with it. I've repaired more bolloxed autonumbering jobs than I can
remember.
Autonumbering in Word
ubject: RE: Framemaker uses
I have to agree with Deirdre. I struggled with the same autonumbering
issues in Word that everyone else has before I realized how it actually
works. Even after you know how to use it, you still have to pay
attention to what you are doing so that you don't mess
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> To: Deirdre Reagan, Robin B White
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> Cc: Frame Users, Leah Smaller
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> Subject: RE: Framemaker uses
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> I have to agree with Deirdre. I struggled with the same autonumbering
>
> issues in Word that everyone else has before I realized how it actually
d Pesant
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> Sent: Thu, 15 May 2008 19:08:05 -0400
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> To: Deirdre Reagan, Robin B White
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Art Campbell, who is clearly in Friday mode, wrote:
> I'm surprised that no one has commented on how well the FM CDs
> function as mini-Frisbees.
> Get a good spin on one and you can sail it clear across a software
> engineering lab...
> And they make good coasters.
Well, CDs and DVDs do work
> However, in Word, you can stabilize the numbering system. Go to
> Tools>Protect Document and click the box Limit formatting to a
> selection of styles. Click the Settings link and from there, you can
> choose which styles the document's users can employ and which they
> cannot.
I just did a c
Just to add to the list, I have used FrameMaker for years to create
"J-cards" for cassette mix tapes (and later jewelcase inserts for mix
CDs) that I make for friends. FrameMaker makes it easy to format text
and images exactly as I want them for these projects *and* I can
generate LOP lists of song
ended up autonumbering a 150-page document with headings six
levels
| > > deep (Heading 1.2.3.4.5.6.). It worked great.
| > >
| > >
| > > Jon Harvey
| > > Manager, Desktop Documentation
| > > CambridgeSoft Corporation
| > > 100 CambridgePark Drive
| > > Cambr
Hi Lester and all:
I have a workshop put together. If you'd like me to send it to you
off-list, please email me and I will forward to you.
Deirdre
On 5/13/08, Lester C. Smalley wrote:
> I for one would appreciate understanding the 'proper' way to handle
> numbering in Word. For me, it would
> > After years of using Word 2003, I finally discovered how to use it
> and
> | > > ended up autonumbering a 150-page document with headings six
> levels
> | > > deep (Heading 1.2.3.4.5.6.). It worked great.
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > Jon Harvey
Lester C. Smalley wrote:
> I for one would appreciate understanding the 'proper' way to handle
> numbering in Word. For me, it would help to fix garbaged numbers in
> document I receive to convert to SGML - numbering is an issue because if
> it's wrong, the structure requires a lot of manual corre
: Re: MS Word Numbering (was RE: FrameMaker uses)
Lester C. Smalley wrote:
> I for one would appreciate understanding the 'proper' way to handle
> numbering in Word. For me, it would help to fix garbaged numbers in
> document I receive to convert to SGML - numbering is an issue
The tutorials are already on the web, Lester. You may have to search for them a
bit. I no longer have the URLs. Maybe others on this list do.
And as another poster replied, it's essential that everyone who touches a Word
doc knows how to handle the numbering (and uses the same Word template).
=
Lester:
An excellent description of the "right" way to use Word's autonumbering
is available courtesy of Shauna Kelly. Here's the page on outline
numbering, but she has similar pages on bullets, single-level lists, and
many other Word features.
http://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumberi
I highly recommended using Sequential fields for numbering in Word. Read
the one page in Word's help on Sequential fields. Then use the Tech-Tav
macros (free) to quickly insert them.
Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Chinell, David F (GE EntSol, Security) wrote:
> Lester:
>
> An excellent description o
Also, in Word, you can lock documents to force users to use only the
formatting you specifiy in a document.
On 5/13/08, Mike Bradley wrote:
> The tutorials are already on the web, Lester. You may have to search for them
> a
> bit. I no longer have the URLs. Maybe others on this list do.
>
> And
Hi all:
Someone, I think named Albert, asked for the Autonumbering Workshop
I've been sending to people. The email has disappeared.
So if you asked for the workshop and haven't received it, let me know.
Thanks so much to everyone for their very nice comments about the workshop.
Deirdre
> 100 CambridgePark Drive
| > > Cambridge, MA 02140
| > > (617) 588-9354
| > >
| > > -Original Message-
| > > From: Leah Smaller
| > > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:10 AM
| > > To: Frame Users
| > > Subject: Re: Framemaker uses
| > &
A further few references of the oldie-but-goodie variety. You may well
find the principles useful even though some things about Word have
changed over the years.
SEVEN LAWS OF STYLES
http://office-watch.com/office/archtemplate.asp?v4-n20
AUTOMATIC NUMBERING IN WORD
http://office-watch.com/office/
Hi Lester and all:
I have a workshop put together. If you'd like me to send it to you
off-list, please email me and I will forward to you.
Deirdre
On 5/13/08, Lester C. Smalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I for one would appreciate understanding the 'proper' way to handle
> numbering in Word.
e it is definitely not intuitive (read: stupidly designed).
> | > > After years of using Word 2003, I finally discovered how to use it
> and
> | > > ended up autonumbering a 150-page document with headings six
> levels
> | > > deep (Heading 1.2.3.4.5.6.). It worked g
Lester C. Smalley wrote:
> I for one would appreciate understanding the 'proper' way to handle
> numbering in Word. For me, it would help to fix garbaged numbers in
> document I receive to convert to SGML - numbering is an issue because if
> it's wrong, the structure requires a lot of manual corre
: FrameMaker uses)
Lester C. Smalley wrote:
> I for one would appreciate understanding the 'proper' way to handle
> numbering in Word. For me, it would help to fix garbaged numbers in
> document I receive to convert to SGML - numbering is an issue because
> if it's wrong, the
The tutorials are already on the web, Lester. You may have to search for them a
bit. I no longer have the URLs. Maybe others on this list do.
And as another poster replied, it's essential that everyone who touches a Word
doc knows how to handle the numbering (and uses the same Word template).
=
Lester:
An excellent description of the "right" way to use Word's autonumbering
is available courtesy of Shauna Kelly. Here's the page on outline
numbering, but she has similar pages on bullets, single-level lists, and
many other Word features.
http://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumberi
I highly recommended using Sequential fields for numbering in Word. Read
the one page in Word's help on Sequential fields. Then use the Tech-Tav
macros (free) to quickly insert them.
Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Chinell, David F (GE EntSol, Security) wrote:
> Lester:
>
> An excellent description o
Also, in Word, you can lock documents to force users to use only the
formatting you specifiy in a document.
On 5/13/08, Mike Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The tutorials are already on the web, Lester. You may have to search for them
> a
> bit. I no longer have the URLs. Maybe others on thi
A further few references of the oldie-but-goodie variety. You may well
find the principles useful even though some things about Word have
changed over the years.
SEVEN LAWS OF STYLES
http://office-watch.com/office/archtemplate.asp?v4-n20
AUTOMATIC NUMBERING IN WORD
http://office-watch.com/office/
Hi all:
Someone, I think named Albert, asked for the Autonumbering Workshop
I've been sending to people. The email has disappeared.
So if you asked for the workshop and haven't received it, let me know.
Thanks so much to everyone for their very nice comments about the workshop.
Deirdre
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