FrameMaker PDF Tips and Tricks
UPDATED July 26, 2021 This post describes older (pre-FrameMaker 2019) advice on using File>Print to produce PDF. I recommend using the Publish pod (including the shortcut, File>Save as PDF) for creating PDF in FrameMaker 2019 and later. See Producing Pixel-Perfect PDF for a full overview of using the Publish pod, including videos and a link…
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Psst…Want some more free Dropbox space?
You probably already know you can get 2 free gigabytes of cloud storage by signing up for a free Dropbox account. But if you haven’t signed up for a free account yet, you can get an extra 500 megabytes of permanent space free (a total of 2.5 gigabytes) by clicking below. Sign up for Dropbox…
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Webcam Comparison – Shooting video on a budget
Video production comes with a ton of choices. In this post, I’ll show you why my Logitech HD Pro Webcam was (eventually) an easy choice for my screencast recordings. One quick note…the specific HD Pro cam I bought in 2016 was the C920. Newer versions of the HD Pro and HD Pro Stream series cost about the same…
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Mapping FrameMaker tags to another template
Importing unstructured content from another author or template can be painful, regardless of the source or destination applications. Read this post for my #1 recommended tool for template design and conversion. In early 2017 I decided to update two sets of structured FrameMaker training materials created the original Frame Technologies team. While the docs used a consistent template,…
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