FrameMaker 11's Reference Pages allow you to associate text and artwork with paragraph formatting. For instance, you can place horizontal lines above or below a paragraph, or have a "Caution" box automatically placed above a paragraph. Writers cannot edit this artwork on the body page; one must visit the Reference Page in order to make a change. If the user revises the artwork or text in a special frame on the Reference Page, all instances associated with paragraph styles will universally update throughout the document.

This brief video introduces all the episodes you will find in our "FrameMaker for Word: Do you Write Right?" campaign, located at: http://tv.adobe.com/show/framemaker-for-word/ -- Check out the episodes after this brief intro

FrameMaker goes beyond Word in extending your style control over graphic object styles. As with paragraphs, character tags and tables, FrameMaker provides a catalog for object styles, which can enable you to globally update the position or appearance of named anchored frames and graphics. This functionality empowers you to achieve consistency with graphic formatting just as you have always done with text formatting.

FrameMaker has many functions not available in Word, including the ability to make a "reverse cross reference" between graphic objects and related text. Watch this short video to see how to select objects or portions of a vector diagram, and make them behave as hyperlinked hotspots that will jump to related text. A simple marker mechanism is used to accomplish this.

FrameMaker 11 has powerful table features well suited for long, multi-page tables. This short demo highlights how to insert a "continuation" indicator in a Table Title, and also how to add a footer row and customize it to automatically display how many pages long the table is. Although this demo focuses on print and PDF output, FrameMaker 11 tables are equally powerful for Tablet and WebHelp output.

FrameMaker 11 offers many more options for resizing table columns than Word. See a quick demo of just how swiftly you can customize your table widths to suit your needs. FrameMaker 11 will automatically calculate selected column widths, let you apply the width of another column, or even resize the width of an entire table proportionally to fit within you page.

FrameMaker allows you to tag and change table styles as easily as paragraph styles. There is a separate catalog to view and choose table styles, and a Table Designer to swiftly create or modify new styles. See how easy it is to (a) modify existing table styles, (b) "update all" to globally update all tables with the same style name and (c) import table styles from one document into others. There is much more to FrameMaker tables, which will be covered in more episodes in this show.

See how easy it is to publish to HTML5 multiscreen from FrameMaker 11 via RoboHelp 10, in Tech Comm Suite 4, using the DEFAULT PROJECT that is supplied within FrameMaker. Stunning results in just a few mouse clicks.

Many of us have been frustrated by how "slippery" the positioning of anchored frames can be in Word. FrameMaker 11 provides considerably more control. This video starts out with a bang, showing how you can easily generate a table of parts, views or animations (with auto-hypertext links) to a 3D graphics. The published PDF output provides an attractive, guided user experience. Discover how FrameMaker 11's new Object Styles allow you to name, then globally update the appearance or positioning of both anchored frames and graphic objects. Hotspots also allow you to create a link between a zone of a graphic and related text.

Although Word has a loose equivalent to user variables, this features is far easier and more straight-forward in FrameMaker 11. Unlike Word, no macros or arcane program strings are required. User variables are ideal for product names, company locations, designated staff members ... anything that is likely to change in your document. Simple actions allow you to globally update not only the content of variables, but their appearance as well. You can combine this feature with conditional text control, which allows you to swiftly "show" or "hide" different sections of text, tables or entire graphics that are associated with a certain version of your documentation. This allows a single set of source files to produce multiple versions of your documentation for various customers or internal content consumers. These features can be invoked with simple keyboard shortcuts while authoring, and you can import their values and setting from one document into an entire book!

How many times have you had to correct random numbering "mishaps" within nested lists and autonumbered headings in Word? With FrameMaker 11, this drudgering becomes a thing of the past with what most users describe as "bullet proof" mixed numbering. Many also describe it as "easy." The autonumber setting in paragraphs is completely unaffected by page breaks, and FrameMaker has no section breaks. With FrameMaker 11, you aren't limited to a certain number of nested list levels. You can also mix multi-numbered prefix stings in any fashion you wish. When it comes to text prefixes (like "Table X.X" or "Figure X.X"), you have complete control over wording and formatting. Warning: once you use this feature in FrameMaker 11, there's no turning back.

With FrameMaker 11 and you forget about section breaks to segregate landscape pages (which can easily affect numbered headings in Word.) Simple master pages control page layout in FrameMaker, swiftly reshaping columns, background logos, and page orientation. In FrameMaker 11, not only can you instantly insert a landscape page that is disconnected from other pages; you can even change any page to landscape orientation and permit adjacent page content to pagination through it! Discover the joys instantly changing page appearance and orientation with one action. Page layout may be swiftly imported from other documents to save even more time.

Word's style catalogs don't obviously segregate text styles from paragraph styles. FrameMaker 11 provides simple, logical catalogs for paragraphs, character styles, table styles and even graphic object styles. In FrameMaker 11, not only can you globally update headings, lists and emphasized text, you can even change all instances of named tables, labeled anchored frames or graphic objects! This allows you a level of formatting control and document consistency amongst multiple authors you could have only dreamed of with Word. Warning: once you use these tools, there is no turning back.

Unlike Word, FrameMaker 11 has page headers and footers that are not limited to the top/bottom margin of the page. FrameMaker master pages allow simple actions to created rotated running headers or footers in the Left/Right page margins, or "anywhere" on the page. Headers and Footers are created with logical system variables that ensure that "file name" or other metadata will update automatically when source information is changed.

FrameMaker 11 has the unique ability to customize cross-reference formats, which use simple building blocks to display anything from page numbers, Figure Titles, to numbered prefixes and preceding Chapter or Section Titles. In cases where Word requires multiple clicks and links to targets, plus manual entry of text, FrameMaker 11 let's you "have it all" in just one mouse click.

FrameMaker 11 has a paragraph property that will allow headings to automatically position themselves in outer margins of pages. Retagging the para with a different style will restore normal position within the flow. Unlike Word, you do not need to resort to boxed text, anchored frames, or multi-step workarounds with section breaks.

See how FrameMaker 11 can publish directly to HTML5 multiview, without turning on RoboHelp, using Technical Communication Suite 4. This demo illustrates how an author or editor who knows nothing about RoboHelp 10's powerful project features can access that power directly from FrameMaker 11

FrameMaker 11 introduces a powerful new way to author an edit XML directly with XML View. Let Intelliprompt suggest legal elements, and have elements "closed" for you. Realtime validation will display errors in a console. Use the "tree" to navigate through your XML code. This feature is one of many reasons that have led industry thought leaders to pronounce FrameMaker 11 a "real" DITA authoring solution.

FrameMaker 11 has improved productivity in many areas, but a favorite with veteran users is the restoration of reliable keyboard shortcuts for paragraph and character formatting, conditional text control, as well as insertion, wrapping and changing XML elements. Watch how simple keyboard shortcuts can allow you to swiftly shape your document without leaving the text you are authoring

Technical Communication Suite 4 tightly integrates FrameMaker 11 functionality with RoboHelp 10. See how all applications, including Captivate 6, work together seamlessly to expand techcomm even further.

FrameMaker 11 has a very logical progression of icons and quick access bars for each dedicated workspace. Incidentally, workspaces areas are easily customized.

FrameMaker 11 has put XSLT right on the menu bar, for frequent access to make powerful transformations to document structure

FrameMaker 11 and easy access to XPath to locate almost any combination of code in XML and/or DITA

See how easy it is to link an entire 3D graphic to an animation view and also how a few FrameMaker 11 mouse clicks, generated a list of parts from the 3D graphic that are automatically hyper-linked. In PDF output, you can click on any of the part names in the table, and the 3D graphic will change to a non-shaded view, with the selected part highlighted with 3D shading. This feature is very empowering for people creating techcomm content for medical devices, transportation/airline parts and other products that utilize diagrams with many potential views.

FrameMaker 11's new ability to temporarily display and print line numbers in structured or richly formatted text. This feature is a boon to internal approval cycles and content with legal ramifications.

FrameMaker 10 has the ability to create new XML files several different ways. Users no longer have to create proprietary binary files. New XML files can display optional "banner" text to help guide the type of content that should be input

FrameMaker 11's new tools for managing XSLT

FrameMaker 11 demonstrates the ability to display line numbers in regular or structured XML documents. This can be an ideal feature during content approval processes.

FrameMaker 11 has the ability to create "hot spot" links from an entire graphic or portion of a graphic to relevant text, with hyperlinks in output files.

RoboHelp 10 can either import or dynamically link MS Word files as source files. This is often a first step towards more powerful, high volume authoring with Tech Comm Suite 4. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

RoboHelp 10 has the ability to apply a new look to *.chm files compiled for WinHelp, helping to make this older Help format be more appealing to your customers. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

RoboHelp 10 has tight integration with Captivate 6. It is possible to create a SW simulation via CP6 during authoring in RoboHelp 10, or even to import step-by-step CP6 instructions in HTML5. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

RoboHelp 10 has the ability to search for different combinations of data across files, and even indicate the location by line number. A significant enhancement. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

FrameMaker 11 has the ability to import rich video or 3D, and link various views of the graphic to text or tables. Ideal for medical devices, airline instrumentation documentation, etc.

Powerful new search features in RoboHelp 10. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

RoboHelp 10 has end-to-end publishing capabilities on Sharepoint, from authoring to collaborative review. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

RoboHelp 10's HTML5 support and other tools, including media queries, allow your content to determine which device it is being displayed on, and the get optimized. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

RoboHelp 10 has new screen layout tools that allow users to visually create layouts for the many devices supported by HTML5. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

RoboHelp 10's HTML5 support enables multiscreen support on a variety of devices. Help files are no longer limited to the traditional "tri-pane" layout. Text and graphics can dynamically resize with many devices. This is one of several videos that highlight key features in the latest release of Technical Communication Suite 4 (TCS4), which includes FrameMaker 11 (FM11), RoboHelp 10 (RH10), Captivate 6 (CP6) and more. With TCS4, work faster and smarter with cross-product integration. Easily author and enrich XML/DITA content. Publish to multiple channels, formats and screens using multiscreen HTML5, and increase overall enterprise productivity.

FrameMaker 11 has significantly improved workspaces. Defaults are much more logical. As you move into structured XML editing, a host of unrelated menus just vanish. No need for customization anymore; this FrameMaker is just the way you like it "out-of-the-box"

FrameMaker 11 has ability to copy HTML, Excel spreadsheets, even bulleted lists and tables from Word docs and have the "paste" convert to valid XML or DITA at the right insertion point. Find out how!

FrameMaker 11 has graphic object properties, which behave somewhat like layers in InDesign. Confined to vector graphic shapes and anchored frames, they allow users to universally change all instances of certain anchored frames, text call-outs, or common shapes and graphic objects.

FrameMaker 11 has major improvements to behaviour and focal point for Find/Change. The menu remembers the last 5 things you searched for, and no longer changes your insertion point, speeding up repetitious editing tasks.

FrameMaker 11 has expanded its use of keyboard shortcuts for common edits, formatting and more. This brief demo shows how "in place" catalogs allow you to change styles without leaving your current insertion point

FrameMaker 11 has expanded it's capabilities with DITAmap. If you wish to swiftly generate TOCs, LOFs, and Indices, you no longer have to manually insert these generated documents. It is now possible to do a simple "save as Book with generated components" ... and more.

We listened to our customers, and back by popular demand are reliable keyboard shortcuts for changing format styles, inserting XML elements, wrapping text in conditions, etc. Watch how easy it is to use FrameMaker 11 w/o hardly touching a mouse!

The future of TechComm is here and Adobe products are here as your partners-in-success.

Extend the frontiers of technical content creation and consumption.

Learn the differences and benefits between unstructured and structured documents in Adobe FrameMaker.