Upgrade guide
Work with an improved, more intuitive interface in the fully integrated, template-based authoring environment of Adobe® FrameMaker 10 software, now with end-to-end XML/DITA support. Leverage FrameMaker Server 10* for configuration and scheduling of high-volume publishing tasks and versatile multichannel output to PDF, HTML, WebHelp, Adobe AIR® Help, Adobe FlashHelp®, EPUB, JavaHelp, Eclipse Help and Oracle Help. Save time with single sourcing, and better manage and repurpose existing content through out-of-the-box content repository integration.
Upgrade eligibility
See if you are eligible to upgrade to FrameMaker 10.
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Adobe® FrameMaker® 9 |
Adobe FrameMaker 10 |
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Adobe FrameMaker 8 |
Adobe FrameMaker 10 |
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Adobe FrameMaker 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8, or 9 |
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 3.5 |
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See what you've been missingSee how FrameMaker 10 compares to previous versions. |
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| Product features |
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| Authoring | ||||
| Unicode Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Single Source Content and Customize Output using Conditional Expressions | Yes | Yes | Enhanced | |
| Text Background Color | Yes | |||
| Book: Tree View | Yes | Yes | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| Book: Support for XML / DITA Documents | Yes | Yes | ||
| Book: Support for ChildBook | Yes | Yes | ||
| Book: Support for Folders / Groups | Yes | Yes | ||
| Book: Exclude Chapters | Yes | Yes | ||
| Multimedia / Rich Media Support | ||||
| 3-D Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| SWF Support | Yes | Yes | Enhanced | |
| Other Audio / Video Formats (.wmv, .mpg, .avi, etc.) | Yes | |||
| Poster for Rich Media | Yes | |||
| Structured Authoring | ||||
| DITA: Comprehensive Support for DITA Standards | Yes | Yes | Enhanced | |
| DITA: Comprehensive Support for DITA 1.2 | Yes | |||
| DITA: RM View for DitaMap | Yes | Enhanced | ||
| DITA: DITAVal Support | Yes | Enhanced | ||
| DITA: Relationship Tables | Yes | Enhanced | ||
| DITA: DITA Specialization | Yes | Enhanced | ||
| DITA: Insert Multiple Topicref Simultaneously | Yes | |||
| S1000D Support Out-of-the-box | Yes |
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| Wizard to Create Structured Applications | Yes | |||
| Application Creation: Support for Creation of FrameMaker Application Files for Dita Specialization | Yes | |||
| Filter Content using Attributes | Yes | Yes | Enhanced | |
| Compare Structured Documents | Yes | |||
| Attribute Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Enhanced |
| Attribute Config File | Yes | |||
| XML Tags: View Tags | Yes | Yes | Yes | Enhanced |
| XML Tags View: Expand and Collapse Tags | Yes | |||
| XML Tags View: Drag and Drop Elements / Text | Yes | |||
| EDD Enhancements: Import CSS | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| EDD Enhancements: Auto Insertions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Enhanced |
| EDD Enhancements: Descriptive Tags | Yes | |||
| Productivity |
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| Workspaces to Support Custom Layouts | Yes | Yes | ||
| Pods to List Objects (Markers / Insets / X-Refs / Ctags / Fonts / Variables) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Auto Spell Check | Yes | |||
| Repeat Last Operation | Yes | |||
| Table Catalog | Yes | |||
| Find / Remove Overides | Yes | |||
| Manage Used / Unused Styles: Paragraph, Character, Table | Yes | |||
| Suppress Alerts | Yes | |||
| Review and Collaboration |
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| Out-of-the-box CMS Integration: Microsoft SharePoint | Yes | |||
| Out-of-the-box CMS Integration: EMC Documentum | Yes | |||
| Track Changes: Track Text Edits | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Track Changes: Track User Name and Time of Change | Yes | |||
| Track Changes: Track Text Edit Operations at Book Level | Yes | |||
| Track Changes: Configurable Colors for Added and Deleted Text | Yes | |||
| PDF Based Review Workflow: Import PDF Comments | Yes | Enhanced | ||
| End User Collaboration: Community-Generated Content, Comments, Feedback (*TCS Only, via AIR Help) | Yes | |||
| WebDav Support: Basic | Yes | Yes | Enhanced | Enhanced |
| WebDav Support: In File Dialogs | Yes | Yes | ||
| WebDav Support: For XML Files | Yes | |||
| Publishing |
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| EPUB Format Output for Mobile Devices, Tablets, and eBook Readers (*TCS Only) | Yes | |||
| One-Click Multi-Channel Publishing: PDF, EPUB, WebHelp, Adobe AIR®, EclipseHelp, and Oracle Help for Java™ (*TCS only, via File > Publish) | Yes | |||
| Enhancement for Developers |
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| ExtendScript for Automation | Yes | |||
*Adobe FrameMaker Server 10 is a separate product from Adobe FrameMaker 10, and needs to be purchased separately.
