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Adobe FrameMaker 8 – Features October 31, 2008

Posted by Amal in Adobe Framemaker, Tools and Softwares.
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Adobe FrameMaker is a powerful authoring and publishing solution for technical communicators. The present version of FrameMaker is version 8. Adobe FrameMaker 8 software is a powerful tool for technical communicators that combines word processing and XML-based structured authoring with template-based publishing.

So why should you use it?
Well, here are the features listed which might help in decision-making:

Unicode support – Language flexibility

Edit and create content in multiple languages, author content for global audiences with built in dictionary and hyphenation support for most of the languages.

Rich Media support – Interactivity

Flexibility to incorporate 3D models and rich Adobe Flash Player compatible animations or simulations created with Adobe Captivate software. Flexibility to generate Adobe PDF files with live 3D models.

DITA support

Integrated DITA application to author, publish, and distribute topic-oriented information in XML and create DITA maps.

Integrated authoring tools

Features for automatic numbering, cross-references, tables of contents, indexes etc.

Microsoft office compatibility

Import contents easily created in MS Office 2007 or MS Excel 2007

To know more visit Adobe Framemaker Features Page.

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1. Craig - December 8, 2008

You need to upgrade to version 9. Then I could swing by for hints, tips, and suggestions. Grin.