Framemaker quickstart

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Each to his / her own, I guess. 

"Classroom in a Book" worked wonderfully for me and my fellow tech writers at Komatsu-America when FrameMaker was brought in to replace WordPerfect back in 2001 or so. The "Dummies" book is good, too, but "Classroom" is what got us up and running in a very short time.

-- Kenpo in Atlanta

-------------- Original message from Frank Dissinger <dissinger.cgs at gmx.de>: -------------- 


> I bought both of these books. I do NOT recommend "Classroom in a Book". 
> The "For Dummies" book by Sarah O'Keef is MUCH better. It is written 
> from a practical point of view. It gives you a very quick start and 
> systematically explains important concepts. But, as I wrote before, I 
> don't know if this book is available for FrameMaker Version 6 and 
> higher. (When I bought the book, there was a German edition for V6 and 
> an English edition for V 5.5.6). 
> 
> Frank Dissinger · /Technical Writer/ 
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> Dori Green schrieb: 
> > If I ever had to use Framemaker again, I'd go with Classroom in a Book 
> > by the Adobe Team. 
> > 
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0321131681/ref=pd_bbs_olp_2/104-9 
> > 440989-3369518?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193925012&sr=8-2 
> > 
> > I'd probably also buy the "for dummies" Framemaker book. 
> > 
> > Caution -- if you buy a used copy, make sure it includes the CD! 
> > 
> > Dori Green 
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