<font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi Caroline,</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I recently did this same upgrade (going
from FM 7 to FM12). The learning curve was not bad. Mostly, it's getting
used to a totally new (and way better, in my opinion) user interface. I
recommend taking the FrameMaker 10 essentials course that is in Lynda.com.
Adobe changed the UI at ver. 10, so virtually everything that is in that
class applies to FM12.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">File conversion, so far, has been pretty
clean. I've had only minor problems, I have a set of templates that I use
for various parts of our manuals (Title pages, TOC, Preface, Chapter files,
and Appendices. Each of these templates has a number of paragraph and character
formats that are unique to them. Once I was up to speed on FM12 (about
a week, I think), I converted the FM7 templates to FM12 (start by opening
the files in FM12 and allowing FM12 to make them FM12 docs). Then, I went
through my paragraph and character format catalogs and modified the tags,
as necessary.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">From this point on, when I open a manual
that was created in FM7, I first open the book file, then open each doc
in the book file, save it (as FM12), then close it. Then I open my templates
and import the formats (usually just paragraph and character) as
appropriate. I then save the book (as FM12) and I'm ready to work! I have
some manuals that are 600+ pages and the whole process for them took maybe
an hour or less.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Good luck!</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Tom Beiswenger<br>
Manager, Technical & Training Documentation, Project Manager - Inspection
Business<br>
Emhart Glass Mfg. Inc.<br>
1140 Sullivan St.<br>
Elmira, NY 14901<br>
PH: +607 735-4279<br>
FX: +607 734-8278<br>
Mobile: +607 769-4779<br>
Email: tom.beiswenger@emhartglass.com</font>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">From:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">"Caroline Tabach"
<Caroline@radcom.com></font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">To:
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<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Date:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">05/12/2015 05:58 AM</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Subject:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Help Creation
Flow and Upgrading from version 7.2 to the latest
version</font>
<br><font size=1 color=#5f5f5f face="sans-serif">Sent by:
</font><font size=1 face="sans-serif">framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</font>
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Hi,<br>
<br>
<br>
At the moment we are using FrameMaker 7.2 and ePublisher Pro version 9.2
to create PDF files, and a collections of help files which are mostly
html, with 2 or 3 .chm files<br>
<br>
The applications mostly run on Internet Explorer (and the .chm files are
for the 2 that are not over IE).<br>
<br>
I would like to upgrade our applications as they do not really run on my
current operating system and because I want to also produce more modern
output.<br>
<br>
<br>
I need to make PDF, ePub, Responsive html and .chm.<br>
<br>
What do you all recommend?<br>
Is FrameMaker 12 enough to use stand alone?<br>
<br>
Do I need ePublisher Pro or RoboHelp?<br>
<br>
How would I go about importing my Frame 7.2 files into Frame 12.<br>
Does it support them or would I need to save as MIF and then open the MIF
files.<br>
I have quite a lot of user guides.<br>
<br>
To what extent will FrameMaker let me change the design?<br>
<br>
What is the learning curve from 7.2 to 12?<br>
<br>
thanks<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Caroline Tabach<br>
Technical/Marcom Writer<br>
e-mail: caroline@radcom.com<br>
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