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Product Information

Adobe FrameMaker is a powerful authoring and publishing solution for technical communications. Take advantage of an intuitive user interface, unified workflows and a template-based authoring environment to simplify content delivery and conform to organisational requirements for consistency and branding.

New Features

What's new in FrameMaker 10

DITA 1.2 support

Comprehensive support for DITA 1.2 elements along with DITA 1.1 elements including Bookmap, Indexing and Glossary specifications

Scripting automation

Automate repetitive tasks with Adobe ExtendScript to reduce manual effort and enhance productivity.

Improved format management

Manage formats for paragraphs, characters and tables from the existing catalog or create custom lists to be displayed

Enhanced attribute editor

Define and edit attributes for declarations in markup to perform multiple functions: record the status of content within elements, allow cross-referencing between elements, or specify how to format an element.

Structured Application Creation Wizard

Benefit from a basic infrastructure for working with structured Adobe FrameMaker. With this highly intuitive, UI-based tool, users can start working with structured FrameMaker even if they don’t have any prior knowledge or training.

Table catalog creation

Manage and apply table formats with enhanced table catalog creation. View all table formats present in your document and apply or delete them easily.

Structure-level comparison of documents

Compare two doucments and changes will be marked through Track Text Edits in the composite document.

Improved integration with FrameMaker Server 10 (purchased separately)

Now you can create and reuse sharable publishing task configurations across your organisation, output to more formats including ePub, WebHelp and Adobe AIR from a single source document, create scheduled publishing tasks and more.

Improved usability

Work more productively with new and improved utilities including enhanced Fine and Replace and automatic spelling checking

Rich media support

Import a range of video formats as well as SWF poster frames to create more engaging, high impact technical content.

Documentum and SharePoint connectors

Integrate with EMC Documentum 6.5 with Service Pack 1 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 SP2. Perform search, read, write, delete, update, check-in, and checkout operations on configured repositories.

And more...

Features

• Fully integrated authoring environment - Create, edit, and publish technical content with powerful features for automatic numbering, cross-referencing, tables of contents, indexes, books, and more. Automate formatting via templates, and easily integrate tables, graphics, and images
• Scalable single sourcing - Effortlessly single source variations of the same document for different channels and purposes. Build and use complex Boolean expressions to define output filters in topic-based, structured and unstructured modes
• Book and structured book capabilities - Employ a new user interface for books, as well as tools for hierarchical books and books within books. Incorporate XML files and other structured Adobe FrameMaker documents, and reference DITA maps or bookmaps.
• Full support for DITA standards - Take advantage of DITA 1.2 and 1.1 support, including Bookmap, Indexing, and Glossary specifications.
• Long-document and pristine PDF output support - Easily create PDF output for long documents and books. Aggregate topic-based, structured, and unstructured content including XML and DITA files, and generate tables of contents, indexes, and pristine PDF output with CMYK support.
• Importing of comments from PDF files - Easily gather and incorporate review comments from subject matter experts and other colleagues.
• Windows CMYK support - Publish composite PDF objects that support Windows CMYK for better print capabilities.
• Book and structured book capabilities - Employ a new user interface for books as well as tools for hierarchical books and books within books. Incorporate XML files and other structured FrameMaker documents, and reference DITA maps or bookmaps.
• Rich media object incorporation - Create compelling online content by incorporating 3D models, rich Adobe Flash Player compatible animations, and simulations created with Adobe Captivate software.
• Out-of-the-box CMS integration support - Smoothly integrate your content with your organisation's content management system (CMS) through enhanced WebDAV support. Work more efficiently in structured authoring and DITA workflow environments.

System Req.

System Requirements

• Intel Pentium 4 or faster processor
• Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1, or Windows 7
• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
• 1.7GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024x768 screen resolution (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card

Supported authoring environments

• Adobe Acrobat 8, 9, or X
• Adobe Captivate 4 or 5
• Adobe Illustrator CS5
• Microsoft Word 2000, 2003, or 2007