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Sorry, Dan....but you're not quite right on this one. I got the whole
suite with my FM. It installed Distiller, Exchange, Distiller Assistant,
and Reader. I can indeed manipulate pdf files.
Jane
Jane Bergen, Technical Writer
AnswerSoft, div of Davox Corp.
Richardson, TX, USA
(972) 997-8355
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Barnett [mailto:Daniel -dot- Barnett -at- WEST -dot- SUN -dot- COM]
> Just a clarification:
>
> The Acrobat "suite" includes Distiller, Writer, Exchange,
> Reader, and Catalog (I may be leaving something out here).
> FM 5.5 includes only the Writer plugin. You can set up
> the Acrobat data (which FM tags will become links), and
> you can "print" a PDF file; however, you need Exchange
> to manipulate the PDF file. I wish FM did come with the
> entire suite; sadly, it doesn't. (Adobe wouldn't be able
> to sell us FM owners a $200 product if FM included the
> entire suite;^)
>
> From the FM 5.5.3 manual: "You can convert a FrameMaker
> document or book file to an Adobe Acrobat document,
> distribute it in that form, and use Acrobat Exchange or
> Acrobat Reader to view it." (27-36)
>
