How To Use FrameMaker

FrameMaker is a desktop publishing program designed to run under the X Window System on the workstations.

1. To use FrameMaker, first you must be logged into a workstation and running one of the windows interfaces. To start the program from X Windows, simply type

   % frame

   at the prompt.

2. After you start the program, a window will open up with several options; the most important of these are open and new. If you want a new file, click on new; if you want to open an old file, click on open.

   When opening a new file, you have several choices. Frame asks you what kind of file template you would like. You should take some time to look through the various templates, but the best choice is probably BlankPaper. You can also pick Custom Document if you aren't happy with any of the choices. Double-click on your choice of template, and the document will open for you.

   If you are opening an existing file, FrameMaker will give you a list of the directories in your home directory as well as a blank space. You can either type in the name of the file, or double click on a directory to move down through the directory tree. Once you have found the file you want to open, double click on it.

3. Occasionally Frame will tell you that you don't have a license. Should this happen, don't panic. You will see a window with the message You do not have a license. It is easy to rectify this problem. First, look near the bottom of the window for the License Server Host box. Click on the box and type

   turing

   since the license server program runs on turing. Next, click on the Get License box in the upper right corner of the window. This should solve the problem.

4. When typing documents in FrameMaker, you may wish to do things like change font style and size. In the BlankPaper template are several available font styles for you to use. To use them, click on the paragraph symbol in the upper right corner of your document window. A window entitled Catalog and a list of available fonts will come up. To use the fonts, click on the font and start typing. Note, however, that hitting the Return key will change the font you use back to the default font, which is Body. A second catalog is available if you click on the C symbol, this one with emphasis (italics), header and footer options.

5. FrameMaker has some graphics capability. To see the graphics menu, click on the right triangle in the upper left corner of your document window. FrameMaker also has a mathematical equation menu, which you can see after clicking on the sigma character under the triangle.

6. To save files in Frame, click on the File menu and select the Save option. Frame tells you whether or not your document needs saving. Frame is all ready to print documents to the laser printer.

7. To print to the laser printer select the File menu and pick the Print selection. Click the OK button. You can also print to a PostScript file. To do this, click on the box entitled Print Only To File: and type in the full path of the file you would like to print to.

8. To exit FrameMaker, find the options window that first appeared when you started the program and click on the Exit selection. If you have not saved your document, Frame will ask you if you would like to do so. Then Frame will make sure that you really want to exit; click on the OK box to exit.

Notes:

For more information on using FrameMaker, refer to the FrameMaker manuals located on the bookshelf in Beckman 100 or 102.

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