Formatting and Templates for Unstructured FrameMaker Content

Slash your formatting time with template-based design

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What you can expect in the course


You’re a writer and a communicator. So why spend up to half of your documentation time being a desktop publisher? Or a web designer?

What if you could rely on the accuracy of your:

  • numbering
  • page breaks
  • cross-references

What if you could publish whenever you want, to whatever format you needed?

This course will show you how rock-solid techniques for managing your template can make you and your team more productive and focused. Check out the outline below to see how this results-oriented course is going to help you get your documents under control.


Your Instructor


Matt Sullivan
Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan has been guiding organizations large and small through the process of template-based workflows for over twenty years. He consistently provides a 30% or more reduction in time spent on documentation, while at the same time improving the consistency, branding, and organization of the content.



Course Curriculum


  Before you start
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  Getting started
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  Buying into a template-based workflow
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  Paragraph and Character Tags
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  Body Pages, Variables and Master Pages
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  Tables, Colors, Cross-References
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  Conditional Text, Object Styles, Managing Templates
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  Wrap-up, review, maker.ini, digital publishing
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  Resources
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
Your course access starts as soon as you register, and continues for 45 days, giving you plenty of time to complete the course. Lessons are available 24/7, allowing you to decide when you start and when you finish. If you want to get up to speed quickly, expect 2-3 days to fully complete the lessons.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
I never want you to be unhappy! If you do the work and don't feel completely prepared to create and edit content in FrameMaker, I will work with you to get you up to speed or refund your course fee, at your discretion. If you think this course could be better in any way, please let me know at any time so I can address your concerns. As the product evolves, I regularly add lessons to this course to address new features and to include higher level topics that explain solutions I've developed for my clients.
I want a live class experience. What are my options?
You have two options for live training: (1.) The "Course+Class" option, which includes two Deep Dive sessions to allow for hours of live interaction and screen sharing (2.) You can contact me directly for live online and live in-person group training rates and availability
I need to get up to speed quickly. Is this course right for me?
All the content that makes up my "traditional" 2-day FrameMaker course is marked as CORE in the lessons. If you're in a hurry to get going, you can easily move through the CORE lessons in two days or less. But don't be surprised if you also want to access lots of the topics marked OPTIONAL and TARGETED, so you may want to budget extra time for the more specialized content.

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