Adobe 65030365 Reviewer's Guide - Page 9

FR A M E MA KER 8 : A GU I D E D TO U R The following sections highlight the key features of FrameMaker 8 software. STRUCTURED OR UNSTRUCTURED FRAMEMAKER? FrameMaker provides both unstructured and structured authoring capabilities in a single product. By default, FrameMaker opens in a structured interface. All features of FrameMaker are available in the structured interface, including the paragraph and character catalogs for formatting unstructured documents, and the element catalog and structure view for authoring structured documents. You can work on both structured and unstructured documents in the structured interface. If you wish to constrain FrameMaker to the unstructured interface, you can choose File>Preferences>General and specify the unstructured FrameMaker interface. Subsequent launches of FrameMaker will open in unstructured mode. You can use the File>Preferences>General dialog to switch between structured and unstructured modes at any time. You must quit and restart FrameMaker for the change to take effect. UNSTRUCTURED AUTHORING FrameMaker software's unstructured authoring mode supports authors in formatting text automatically by applying paragraph formats and character formats. FrameMaker exposes frequently-used commands in a Formatting Toolbar, and provides a history palette and "multiple undo" capability for reviewing and undoing previous editing operations. FrameMaker 8 software adds a tabbed interface for managing multiple documents and a Track Text Edit toolbar. FrameMaker software includes both unstructured and structured templates that you can customize for your particular needs. Creating a new Unstructured Document 1. Launch FrameMaker. The Structured FrameMaker interface opens. You can edit both unstructured and structured documents in structured mode. 9