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| Run Structured FrameMaker. |
| If you're using the standard FrameMaker interface, switch to the Structured FrameMaker interface: Choose File > Preferences > General (Windows or Mac OS) or File > Preferences (UNIX). Choose Structured FrameMaker from the Product Interface pop-up menu. Then restart FrameMaker. |
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| Both the standard and structured interfaces are included with FrameMaker 7.0. When you first start FrameMaker, it prompts you to choose a default interface. However, you can always switch to the other interface. |
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| Open the structured template. |
| In Structured FrameMaker, choose File > New > Document, and then select the structured template you want to use to create the document. FrameMaker opens an untitled copy of the template. Choose File > Save As, and name the document. |
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| Structured templates include more than just ordinary formatting information. They also include element definitions and rules that help define the structure of the document. Sample structured templates are in the FrameMaker 7.0/Samples/Templates/Structured folder. |
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| Add content to the document. |
| Click an insertion point. Then choose Element > Element Catalog to see the types of content you can include at that location on the page. Select an element type, and click Insert. Then type, import a graphic, create a table, or create any other content appropriate for that element type. FrameMaker automatically tags the element you insert. To see the element tags, choose View > Element Boundaries (As Tags). |
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| As you create them, elements are formatted according to the styles and rules of the element tags in the current template. The same tags may cause different formatting in another template. For example, a table is a table in every version of a document, but it might have thick borders in one and hairline borders in another. |
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