MicroType
FrameMaker, Acrobat, Captivate training -- on-site / on-line:
MicroType was started by Shlomo Perets in 1989.
Shlomo was interviewed for PDFZone's PDF Champions -- The leading faces of PDF series (April 2003). Questions included: What got you started working with PDF? -- What is it about PDF that makes it useful to so many different people? -- Why are FrameMaker and PDF so good together for long documents? -- How would you evaluate the PDF documents supplied with Acrobat? -- Can Acrobat help us realize the dream of a paperless office?
"A particular thanks to Shlomo Perets of MicroType, the technical editor of this book. Shlomo has pioneered the use of standards in the general PDF world, and he has done much to educate the technical writing community in the proper way to create electronic user manuals. Shlomo's Acrobat expertise was invaluable in the creation of this book" -- Carl Young, author, Adobe Acrobat 6. 0: Getting Professional Results from your PDFs (McGraw Hill/ Osborne, 2004).
MicroType is based in Chicago, IL, USA
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Advanced FrameMaker
: If you are an experienced FrameMaker user, this course will help you hone your skills and work more efficiently. Learn advanced techniques and numerous tips & tricks, including importing content from other formats or documents, automating formatting, editing, graphics, tables, document/ template maintenance, generated files, cross-references, variables, autonumbering, pagination.
Building a PDF Front-End Interface to Document Collections
: Do you have numerous documents -- such as guides, help documents, white papers, technical specifications, spreadsheets, drawings, marketing materials and case studies -- each linked to a different application or accessible in different locations in the directory structure? Would your users appreciate easy access to all these different materials through a single main menu, structured like a web site? Learn how to create the navigation structure in PDF, how to link different document types, and how to create searchable PDF CDs/ directories.
FrameMaker-to-PDF Advanced Techniques
: (A) Built-in FM-to-PDF features (2 sessions, December 2+3)
(B) Enhanced interactivity and automation (2 sessions, December 7+9)
(C) Testing PDFs (1 session, December 10)
For experienced users of FrameMaker and Acrobat who want to create/ maintain high-quality, interactive Acrobat PDF files.
Parts A, B and C can be taken as a complete course or separately.
Price:
(A) = US$300;
(C) = more...
Improve Your FrameMaker Skills on-going series
: Character Formats, October 22 (starting 9: 30am PDT) new
Uses of character formats, defining universal character formats, naming and management, tips and tricks
Table Of Contents Demystified, October 22 (starting 11am PDT)
Explores the different mechanisms involved in setting up Table of Contents (and other generated files, such as List of Figures, List of Tables), demonstrating more...
Single Sourcing with FrameMaker
: For experienced FrameMaker users who want to take advantage of the single-sourcing potential of FrameMaker.
Using FrameMaker
: For newcomers to FrameMaker experienced with word processing or desktop publishing programs, or for technical writers who have been using the software, who want to acquire a full, in-depth knowledge of FrameMaker. Intensive & fast-paced (computer per participant). Topics include: paragraph and character formats -- applying, creating and modifying; variables; cross-references; searching for and changing text, formats and objects; using FrameMaker templates; autonumbering; anchored frames; creating and editing graphics using FrameMaker drawing tools; importing graphic files; tables and table formats; master pages and pagination features; reference pages and referenced graphics; generating a table of contents, index and other lists; FrameMaker books.
