User Guide Templates for Adobe FrameMaker Release 5.5

In this page... What are they ? What do you gain ? How to use Distribution (CERN only) Please send comments to DocSys.Support@cern.ch.

Last release: Version 2.0 - 15 July 1998 What are they ? Complete FrameMaker book templates for the preparation of user documentation. Package consists of a set of FrameMaker style files, or component templates, that contain pre-defined layout appropriate for the various components that make up a printed book. The different component templates include the cover, the frontmatter, automatically updated table of contents as well as lists of figures, tables, listings, the chapter, the appendix, the bibliography, and the automatically updated index. A document is produced by organizing these component files into a FrameMaker book, and filling in the content. Additional features include: Designed for multi-author editing. Supports two styles of documentation writing: normal and STOP. Several pre-defined page layout options to choose from. Automatic generation of structured webs. Easy to extend or customise, to better fit your project. Comprehensive user's manual (see How to use below). What do you gain ? Functional presentation, reducing reader's cognitive overhead, in both printed and online versions of produced documents. Comprehensive pre-defined formats for all typical documentation material. Automatically updated table of contents, lists of figures, tables, listings and index. Consistency and manageability. Advanced exploitation of FrameMaker without the frustration. Common formatting reference, facilitating collaboration. Automatic generation of structured web version of your document. How to use Complete user documentation comes in the form of a user's guide, prepared using these same templates in the STOP style. This user's guide is availabe in the following two formats: Structured Web Format for online use. Portable Document Format for printing (inc. in the distribution). Hard copy from outside R-003 in Building 1. CERN Only Distribution (Version 2.0, 15 July 1998) HISTORY Cumulative release notes. The full distribution package includes two book templates, 80-page PDF manual, and other files providing options and utilities. Please read the manual. GuideTemplatesV2.0.tar (UNIX tar file, 4429824) Once you download you can unpack this archive file with WinZip (Windows), Expander (Macintosh) or, for UNIX systems, with the command: tar xvf GuideTemplatesV2.0.tar Pre-installation on UNIX at CERN CERN UNIX machines can also access the installation of the templates that is maintained by the Software Developments Tools Service (SDTS) under the directory: /pttools/Templates/FrameMaker/Guides/ To access this installation you will need to: NFS: mount pttools:/pttools/Templates under /pttools/Templates AFS: soft link /pttools/Templates to /afs/cern.ch/pttools/Templates Support Please send all questions, problem reports, suggestions, appreciations and announcements of published documents to: DocSys.Support@cern.ch.

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