FrameMaker 11: some resources for exploring new features

[Maxwell Hoffmann]

I'll be posting my own blog on my how different customer profiles will likely use FrameMaker 11 in a day or two at two sites: blogs.adobe.com/mbhoffmann and blogs.adobe.com/techcomms

In the meantime, here is a list of links to some highly informative blogs and videos which will give you some idea of new product functionality.

List of resources:

== FrameMaker 11 and FrameMaker Publishing Server 11 are here!! (Product Manager blog with many links to video and hands-on PDF file)  http://awe.sm/a1sVp

== FrameMaker 11 "Featurette" videos recently added to AdobeTV: 
http://tv.adobe.com/product/framemaker/episode/recently-added/

== Download the PDF FrameMaker 11 Reviewer's Guide; many videos and very comprehensive info:
http://awe.sm/a1zk2

== FrameMaker 11 User's Guide:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/using/framemaker_11_help.pdf

== Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Sever 11 Guide:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/server/framemaker_11_server.pdf

== Detailed FM version comparison chart on Upgrade Guide:
http://awe.sm/b1zvb

== FrameMaker 11 datasheet: http://awe.sm/d200F

== FrameMaker 11 Publishing Server datasheet: http://awe.sm/j1rmB

== FrameMaker 11 YouTube channel: http://awe.sm/d200R

Note:  most of the videos are short (e.g. 1.5 minutes)  and they only touch on highlights. A series of upcoming webinars will do "deep dives" into the product even further.

DISCLAIMER: because there were a huge number of improvements and enhancements regarding DITA/XML, you might conclude that this is all that the product does. Not so; you can still use FrameMaker in unstructured mode and create documents as you always did. One frequently requested enhancement is the return of "quick catalogs" and "quick element insert" with F8, F9, Control 1, Control 4-6 (conditional text), etc.

A minor feature that was not emphasized in the launch (though mentioned in  Reviewer's Guide) is that a simple edit to maker.ini changes the way that anchored frames and equations are saved, and substantially reduces file size. Tech Comm Suite 4 is the first of our division's products to be available on a monthly subscription basis.


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