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AUTHOR CONTENT FASTER : Cool ways you didn't know to speed up authoring(XML and Unstructured) in Adobe FrameMaker 2015
Bharat Prakash | Solutions Consultant

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Bharat Prakash
Solutions Consultant
Worked on integrated, multi-product solution for key clients
Adobe Certified Expert
Panelist, Speaker, and Adobe representative at various industry conferences
Designer, Developer, and Host for technical, solution-oriented pre-sales demonstrations for key global customers

3. GENDA Agenda Setup guided XML authoring for SME’s
Setup rules for content imported from MS-Word
Using shortcuts to quickly work in documents
Tips to work with tables and conditional text

4. Author XML the way you like in Adobe FrameMaker
WYSIWYG
BEGINNER

5. Simplified XML authoring hides the complexity of XML
Quick element toolbar enhanced
Simplified menu and toolbar
Simplified “form” like environment to fill in the content
Enter various types of content quite easily

6. Create your own Simplified XML environment
Create your own customized experience for your SMEs/casual contributors
Create your own Simplified XML environment
Free form authoring
Guided authoring
TITLE: Insert title here
AUTHOR: Insert Author Name here
CATEGORY: Insert Product category here
BODY: Main body content goes here
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Insert related links
TOPIC
TITLE: Insert title here
AUTHOR: Insert Author Name here
CATEGORY: Insert Product category here
SECTION 1: Please provide product overview
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Insert related links
TOPIC
SECTION 3: Explain the product variants
LIST 1: Product list
SECTION 2: Explain the use cases

7. “Quick element toolbar” can be customized to make it more suitable for SMEs/casual authors
QUICK ELEMENT INSERTION TOOLBAR
Lists
Table
Para
Inline elements (bold/italics)
Image
Section
Codeblock
More objects out-of-the box. Completely configurable
Always, enabled. Figures out the next valid location
DITA toolbar provided out-of-the-box. BYOT (Build your own toolbar ) for your own custom application

8. DEMO

9. Enhanced Word import provides more options and control
SME/Casual Author
Technical Writer
More control over how the document is imported and how the content is styled.
Less post import work for the writer
Choose look and feel of word styles
OR choose FM styles
Or choose a combination of both
Even can bring in local overrides in Word

10. Import word content easily and with consistent formatting
Paragraph and Character styles are matched from Word to FM
No of matched styles are highlighted at the top
Check the Keep Word Formatting checkbox to retain word formatting
Check Import Word document Inline Styles to keep word inline styles
Choose a pre saved mapping table to automate the mapping

11. DEMO

12. Use control shortcuts to quickly create and format documents

13. Working with tables is much easier and faster now
Ability to conditionalize columns
Enhanced table insert dialog with options to add table continuation variables
Usability
Arrow keys to navigate cells
Tab to insert rows
Drag and drop rows & columns
Solid fill in table shading
New table styles out of the box
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Power
Cost
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Part 1
4.5
$89
4527
Part 2
1.2
$19
9897
Part 3
3.4
$29

14. Easily work with conditional text including applying it at the book level
Visual indication of condition applied on tables and graphic objects
Book level application of conditional text
Update book easily
Both tags and expressions
If expression not present, will be created in the chapter
FDK support

15. DEMO

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