Getting to know framemaker s chapter and volume numbers. Leverage existing conditional tags and expressions to enable end users to dynamically filter content in the final html5 output. I inherited a book from a previous writer that has two conditional tags defined. For this tutorial, you use one of framemaker s sample documents. Adobe framemaker 2017 release is the industrystandard tool for authoring and publishing multilingual technical content across mobile, web, desktop, and print. All the conditional tags behave the same way no style or color formatting. It is important to note than some of these parties offer more tools that i have listed here. Applying conditional text to a framemaker document youtube. Changing font color in framemaker software applications. Deleting any text frame along with grouped objects and then trying to undo the delete operation causes framemaker to crash. That is, a paragraph tag helps you define the formatting properties font name, size, color, and so on for the textual data, such as headings, subheadings, headers, footers, figure titles, and so on, in your framemaker document. Just set up a set of conditional tags for each year and define a highlighting.
I have worked on other projects with conditional text and remember those documents havi. For example, if you apply two tags with color set to blue and yellow to a paragraph of text, the resultant text displays in green. And a nice option here in framemaker is, although there are some basiccolor definitions to choose from, you can even create your own custom color definitions. Character tags allow you to format a character or characters within a paragraph without changing the entire paragraph. For example, if i have the conditional tag set to the color green, it changes all the text to green, but not the tables and images. Today, adobe framemaker is still a widely used publication tool for technical writers, although no version has been released for the mac os x operating system, limiting use of the product. If you need to get caught up, were using the 1102 version now.
You can then use the formaticon pair in any document. Color can then be applied to individual characters, sentences, or entireparagraphs, for example. Two ways to work with conditional text tags in robohelp and framemaker by ugur akinci may, 2014. Tag and color names should imply function rather than appearance emphasis instead of bold, quote instead of indented, links instead of blueunderline, heading instead of the specific color. We have several conditional tags throughout all of our content. It also displays the document in which the tag is created. Nov 22, 2017 paragraph formats or paragraph tags in adobe framemaker are what let you spice up those otherwise boring and dull documents. Adobe framemaker 10 mif reference color map the optional color map defines colors used for the imported graphic. Volume and chapter numbering allows you to include these numbers in crossreferences, running headersfooters, and generated listsregardless of whether or not paragraphs are formatted with paragraph tags containing autonumbering. Manage content using outofthebox integration with leading content management systems and dropbox. Excerpt from the autumn 2009 issue of communicator magazine text insets and conditional text for framemaker users seeking single sourcing on a shoestring, tammy van boening of spectrum writing offers a solution based on these features. Wikipedia has championed the cause of a white background, which might be one of the reason for its popularity among its readers.
Framemaker provides a default set of system variables, such as dates and file names, and the ability to create user variables. White is considered to be professional and biologically easier for human eye to read. Paragraph tags allow you to format an entire paragraph of text. Findchange cross reference formats conditional tags variables. If you want to have showhide capabilities on the entire paragraph including its number then you have to conditionalise the entire paragraph, including its endof. Lists and deletes unused paragraph formats, character formats, and conditional text tags. Updating text inset source removes condition tags from target paragraph. When working on a document, generating a table of contents is a nice option. I use extendscript option in framemaker to automate simple tasks i need to modify the table width and apply particular paragraph format for the cells in the table. A piano bench, the very first paragraph indicates its made of black walnut. Leverage existing conditional tags and expressions to enable end users to. The decision to cancel framemaker caused considerable friction between. Framemaker items, especially paragraph, character, and conditional tags and variables. For those of us who work on multiple versions of a file, its awesome.
Using findchange techniques for converting paragraph. Thats what were going to do right now with our catalogue2012 file. Just set up a set of conditional tags for each year and define a highlighting background color. For this tutorial, you use one of framemakers sample documents. How to insert a watermark and change the background color in framemaker. In the introduction and basics tutorial, you learned about the two types of tags that framemaker uses to format text.
I dont want to change the color of the conditional text red, blue, etc. If each tag has different conditional indicators, framemaker attempts to combine the indicators. Conditional text and auto numbering it sounds like when you applied the condition you applied it to the text but forgot to include the endofparagraph mark of the paragraph. You still need to specify the text to show and text to hide based on the applied tags. Using findchange techniques for converting paragraph and. Customize your webhelp skins by changing button labels, fonts, background color, search boxes and more. No way to edit and delete conditional text tags wholesale across all the chapters of a book. Whats a costeffective way to learn adobe framemaker. There are a number of different methods for changing the margins in framemaker. Learn how to set up a framemaker file for conditional text by creating condition tags to be used in the document, choose formatting for those tags, and delete tags that wont be used. Apply condition tags to text linkedin learning, formerly. So we decided to make this script even more powerful and update it to framemaker 2015 release.
For example, since fm basically follows the 400year old book codex paradigm, it makes sense for a fm document to assign chapter titles to its main partitions, or to use page numbers for the same reason. The oneline description of the color image rendering module was incorrect. Leverage existing conditional tags and expressions to enable. Well, once youve created your conditional text tags, its time to apply thosetags to actual content in your framemaker document. Adobe techcomm blog framemaker super find change reloaded. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. Framemaker is one of adobes desktop publishing offering and a piece of adobes creative. Handy framemaker tools framemaker technical writing. Adobe framemaker 12 software is a complete solution for authoring, enriching, managing, and publishing technical documentation. Although the ebook was written for adobe framemaker 11, i could never have learned adobe framemaker 12 in the time frame which i had to devote to it. Use the conditional tags pod to work with conditional text in your documents. This table contains a list of thirdparty tools that i find useful. Hiding the parent element does not hide the child elements tagged with a different condition setting.
Note that when you apply conditional tags to text, it is. We got so much feedback over the years and still today the script gets a lot of downloads. Variable definitions variables cross reference formats cross reference formats updates internal crossreferences xrefs table formats table format catalog ruling style catalog update all tables conditional text conditional tags showhide settings use format overrides if you are going to apply p formats, than you should also apply c formats. If you know of a forum or group dedicated to helping framemaker users or a web site that adds to the framemaker body of knowledge, please share it with us. Framemaker is an easy but powerful tool for creating and publishing xml content including dita duration. Conditions now can be applied beyond content within files. The preference given to white as a background color in user manuals and guides is not beyond any logic or explanation. Conditional tag expressions with nested parentheses. Framemaker 2017 essential training linkedin learning, formerly. Sep 30, 2016 framemaker sometimes freezes while editing or doubleclicking a conditional tag in the conditional tags pod. This works perfectly in all chapters of the book except one, and yet the condition definitions are identical in all chaptersfiles. Adobe framemaker 2017 release easily author and publish multilingual technical content across mobile, web, desktop, and print.
The instructor text condition is defined to display in orange. The conditional tags pod displays the list of conditional tags in the current document. Find out how to easily convert paragraph and character tags in framemaker 6, apply character tags to styled text, and learn a foolproof method of applying one paragraph designer property to many paragraph tags with just a couple of clicks. Adobe framemaker test helps recruiters and hiring managers to evaluate the adobe framemaker skills of the applicants before an interview. When you apply conditional tags to a structured document, the processing instructions to handle the tags are defined in the structured application. Apply background color to the conditionally applied text. Ff is the maximum intensity and 00 is the minimum none. For details, see the specifying conditional text output section of the framemaker structure application developersreference. Learn how to add color and formatting to selected text by creating a. To sort the list of conditional tags, click a column header in the list. In this article i present the principles and techniques behind framemakers chapter and volume numbers.
It consists of 256 bytes of red, followed by 256 bytes of green, followed by 256 bytes of blue. Faq adobe framemaker how to change the margins for a document. May, 2014 tagging content with conditionaltext tags in fm is the easiest way to create a singlesourced document. Applying conditional text to a framemaker document.
Just design a formaticon pair in your document, then use a single command to save the pair in the reficons palette. Jan 08, 20 how to insert a watermark and change a background color in adobe framemaker 11 january 8, 20 how to create customized bullet for a bulleted paragraph tag in adobe framemaker january 7, 20 how to create a customized work space in adobe framemaker 11 january 6, 20. If you have defined conditional indicators such as style, color, or background color, the text on which the tags is applied is conditionally formatted based on the indicators. Oct, 2010 applying conditional text to a framemaker document. That is, a paragraph tag helps you define the formatting properties font name, size, color, and so on for the. With framemaker 2019 release, you can customize your dita topics without ever seeing an angular bracket. Author with the bestinclass xml editor, with dita and dtd support. Hello everybody, i have started working with framemaker lately and am elaborating a qaprocedure for one of my clients. How to insert a watermark and change a background color in. When the tag is moved from the show to the hide screen of the showhide conditional text dialog box and apply is clicked, they disappear from the body of the text, as theyre supposed to. No way to edit and delete conditional text tags wholesale across all the chapters of a book by ugur akinci april 22. Examine similarities and differences between content related hardware, but different models product has different functionality set for various customers new release version. Learn how to change the color of selected text in a document usign a preset. I am unable to get conditional indicators to show visibly for tables and images.
Adobe framemakera documentation tool for authoring and. By creating condition tags, we can set up multiple versions of. How to apply conditional text to your framemaker documents. Conditional text tags is at the heart of single sourcing integration between adobe robohelp rh and adobe framemaker fm, especially if you are using fm in the unstructured mode. For more information, see set background color of a paragraph box on page 74. Become a bookkeeper become a craft business owner become a. Welcome instructor once youve created your conditional tags as we did in the previous movie, its time to apply those tags either to existing text or text were going to add to our document.
Oct 17, 2012 actually i like the idea of the highlights, and so i came to conditional tags. Also, special tags that force a page break, but contain no text can be created. Publish the right content, in the right formats, for the right audience. The best way to manage user variables is to create them within a template for your documentation library. Actually i like the idea of the highlights, and so i came to conditional tags. Faq adobe framemaker how to change the margins for a. The new document window should appear similar to the following. Text insets in framemaker offer a way to singlesource content by sharing chunks of text across multiple files and books. You know, one great way to add some visual interest to your framemaker documentsis to make use of color. Oct, 2010 how to apply conditional text to your framemaker documents. For example, if you apply two tags with color set to blue and. The cheapest way to learn framemaker is to obtain a free evaluation copy, which wont let you print, and work your way through the documentation by banging on it. How to apply conditional text to your framemaker document. From this pod, you can add, modify, delete, apply, or remove conditional tags in a document.
Framemaker sometimes freezes while editing or doubleclicking a conditional tag in the conditional tags pod. Conditional build tags not working at content level. For more information on how to use change bars in adobe framemaker, see. The newly created conditional tag in the conditional tags pod shows the defined style, text color, and background color. The script made it possible find and change variables, crossreference formats and conditional tags. In the new dialog box, click explore standard templates. By applying conditions directly to books and all their components, you can expand the power of publishing and save time. If you add or edit a conditional tag and the changes are not immediately visible in the pod, click refresh on the pod. I would recommend adobe framemaker 11 classroom in a book to anyone that needs to learn the program. Empower users to find relevant content faster in the document, toc, index and glossary. Conditional tags lose formatting in document framemaker 2015. Two ways to work with conditional text tags in robohelp and. Business analysis and strategy business software and tools career development customer service finance and accounting.
Create conditional text in framemaker by creating and applying conditional tags. Framemaker is an easy but powerful tool for creating and publishing xml content including dita. Adobe framemaker that created the original document from which it was converted. Conditional text printing color adobe support community. Adobe framemaker for more efficient xmldita authoring. With conditional text, we can add all of the text into a single file, assign condition tags, and then hide and show the various languages. Even though it is possible to create your source files in rh and then use rh10. Adobe systems acquired the product and returned the focus to the professional market. Career development customer service finance and accounting human. Paragraph formats or paragraph tags in adobe framemaker are what let you spice up those otherwise boring and dull documents. A shortcoming of conditional text, however, is the handling of the numbers in the table titles.
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