[Framers] How do you identify an advanced Framemaker user?

[john.x.posada at us.hsbc.com]

The test shouldn't be to find out if they have Advanced knowledge of FM...it should be an advanced knowledge of what you USE in FM for your book of work.

Example...I'd fail on the use for GREP... but in my environment, GREP would be of no purpose.

You aren't Adobe and looking for a support position...just make sure they can do everything you need to do.

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>> Below are some topics that come to mind, but it is not exhaustive.
For writing with an existing template, I would look at:
- Proper use of spell checker, including how to import/export dictionaries into documents.
- Proper use of Find/Change, including GREP.
- Proper method of using existing Paragraph and Character styles.
- Best method of importing Word and Excel documents with and without formats.
- Proper creation of cross-references, user variables, hyperlinks, etc.
- Proper method of creating and adding new chapters to an existing book and updating book.
- Exporting the file/book to existing PDF preset.

For unstructured Frame template knowledge, I would look at:
- Best practices for names styles for usage efficiency (this is a very subjective area).
- Knowledge of use, editing, and creation of Paragraph styles, including how to edit multiple styles at once.
- Knowledge of automatic numbering best practices.
- Knowledge of use, editing, and creating of Character styles (using As Is settings).
- Knowledge of use, editing, and creating of Table styles and custom table formatting.
- Knowledge of use, editing, and creating of master pages, including custom pages.
- Knowledge of the difference between import of text and graphics, using the copy into document and import by reference settings.

Intermediate
- Knowledge of creation, use, editing, of Books, including numbering and pagination settings using folders and groups.
- Knowledge of creation, use, editing, of generated files, including editing reference pages.
- Knowledge of editing cross reference styles, applying character styles to x-refs and variables.
- Knowledge of using text insets.
- Editing of images in Photoshop or similar program.
- Best method for different types of imported graphics, including how to scan line art such as schematics. 
- Knowledge of PDF settings and how to do a PDF review cycle in Acrobat Pro.

Advanced
- Knowledge of conditional text. 
- Reuse of existing generated pages from one book to another.

Structured templates is a separate list, but the template designer would need to know the above first. 

David Creamer
IDEAS Training
Adobe Certified Instructor and FrameMaker Consultant since 1991

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