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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How to get Adobe FrameMaker (2015 release) .......................................................................................................... 2

Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Bidirectional language support .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Bidirectional content flipping .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Bidirectional language publishing ........................................................................................................................................7

Publish to mobile devices in multiple formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Mobile app output .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Personalized dynamic content .............................................................................................................................................11

New HTML5 layout ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Custom fonts in EPUB files ......................................................................................................................................................14

Attractive customizable WebHelp skins ......................................................................................................................... 15

Reference page image publishing .......................................................................................................................................17

SVG support in responsive HTML5 output ................................................................................................................. 18

Reuse Adobe RoboHelp style mappings .......................................................................................................................18

Reusable publishing elements .............................................................................................................................................18

HTML page template support ............................................................................................................................................... 19

Work smarter, accomplish more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Smoother import of Microsoft Word files ..................................................................................................................... 21

Miniature Table of Contents (mini TOC) ...................................................................................................................... 23

Conditional table columns ......................................................................................................................................................25

Enhanced visual conditional indicators ......................................................................................................................... 26

Conditional text at book level ...............................................................................................................................................27

Packager .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Table Enhancements .................................................................................................................................................................30

Improved usability in tables .........................................................................................................................................30

Automatic insertion of table continuation variables .................................................................................... 31

More out-of-the-box table styles ............................................................................................................................... 33

Enhanced pod support .............................................................................................................................................................. 34

Positioning of Pod ............................................................................................................................................................... 34

Enhanced Color Definition pod .................................................................................................................................. 35

Smart filters in pods ........................................................................................................................................................... 35

Enhanced user interface ..........................................................................................................................................................36

Improved FrameMaker and Adobe Experience Manager connector ....................................................... 38

Experience best-in-class XML authoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Simplified XML ................................................................................................................................................................................ 39

Simplified XML authoring ..............................................................................................................................................39

Customized environment for simplified XML authoring ..........................................................................40

Enhanced Quick Element Toolbar ............................................................................................................................ 41

DITA 1.3 support ............................................................................................................................................................................. 44

Enhanced Structure View ........................................................................................................................................................ 45

Improved support for inline MathML equations ....................................................................................................46

Faster EDD customization process ....................................................................................................................................47

DITAVAL support in DITA-OT publishing ..................................................................................................................... 48

Comprehensive DITA 1.2 support ....................................................................................................................................... 48

DITA maps preview, including nested maps .............................................................................................................48

Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Version comparison chart ........................................................................................................................................................ 51

Product page ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 51

User guides and Help hub pages ........................................................................................................................................ 51

Legal notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Introduction

Adobe FrameMaker (2015 release) is now a complete solution for bidirectional technical content. Ensure content is mobile-ready with new HTML5 layout and deliver it as a mobile app across devices and formats. Personalize content with new dynamic content filters. Author XML content faster with a simplified environment, enhanced Quick Element toolbar, and DITA 1.3 support. Collaborate efficiently with smoother import of Microsoft Word files. Work productively with enhanced conditional text and mini TOCs. Do more with tables.

This guide presents you an overview of the new features and workflows in FrameMaker (2015 release). A large number of narrated videos make it easy for you to become familiar with the changes in the UI and help you get started with this release.

Besides this Getting Started Guide, you will find the FrameMaker User Guide and many other resources at adobe.com. A collection of key FrameMaker resources is presented in the Addi-

tional resources section of this guide.

Introduction

How to get Adobe FrameMaker (2015 release)

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Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew

Bidirectional language support

After using FrameMaker for so long to author documents in left-to-right (LTR) languages, now use it to extend your users to create bidirectional content. This means that you can not only create content in right-to-left (RTL) languages - Arabic and Hebrew, but a mix of both LTR and RTL languages.

Author a single document that includes content in left-to-right languages such as English or German and right-to-left languages - Arabic or Hebrew. Create multi-flow documents that have LTR and RTL content side-by-side on the same page, or in a book wherein some chapters are authored in LTR languages, while others in RTL languages. The TOC or index in your document can also be configured to publish in right-to-left fashion.

• Support for bidirectional content and not just RTL

• Languages supported - Arabic and Hebrew

• CJK content mixed with RTL at document level

Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew

All of this works out-of-the-box for unstructured FrameMaker documents.

Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew

You can also author bidirectional content in DITA topics by simply applying the Direction attribute (dir) of any supporting element. Or define this attribute in the EDD to provide bidirectional authoring support in your custom structured applications.

The inheritance model in FrameMaker has been redesigned to support the Direction attribute. For example, if a Document’s Direction attribute has been set to RTL, and the Direction attribute of a paragraph within the Document has been set to inherit, then the paragraph’s direction will also be set to RTL.

You will now find the numbering styles for - Indic, Hebrew, Abjad, and Alif Ba Ta that you can use in autonumbering of paragraphs, sections, tables, figures, footnotes, and page numbers.

For Arabic language, FrameMaker supports diacritics and standard ligature characters as shown in the following figure:

A new Direction toolbar had also been added to help you quickly know the direction of your document, convert digits from English to Arabic or from Arabic to English, and directional markers for neutral symbols, such as slash or parentheses.

Bidirectional language support

Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew

It’s easy to mix Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) content with LTR or RTL content. This support is available at the document level, but in different paragraphs. This means that within a document, you can have Chinese content in one paragraph and the next paragraph can have Arabic content.

To s et t h e d i r ec t io n o f a do c u me n t

1. Create a new document or use an existing document.

2. From the Format menu, choose Direction > Right-to-Left or Left-to-Right.

For more information, see Document Direction in FrameMaker Help.

Bidirectional content flipping

Reduce translation and DTP work with the new Direction property.

Author a document in an LTR language such as English and send it for translation to Arabic or Hebrew without worrying about the direction of the translated content. Then simply flip the direction of the translated document and your document is ready to be published.

Bidirectional content flipping

Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew

This works just as well for bidirectional documents. In this case, simply flip individual objects, such as flows, text lines, paragraphs, tables, images, lists, and neutral characters (such as parenthesis).

For images or illustrations, you have a choice of either flipping the image from left to right, or creating a mirror image. This is extremely helpful when you want to convert a flowchart from English to Arabic.

Bidirectional content flipping

Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew

To f li p a pa ra g ra p h

1. Place the insertion point inside the paragraph.

2. From the Format menu, choose Paragraphs > Designer.

3. In the Paragraph Designer, go to the Direction tab.

4. In the Direction drop-down list, choose Right-to-Left or Left-to-Right.

To flip a table

1. Place the insertion point inside the table.

2. From the Table menu, choose Format > Table Designer.

3. In the Table Designer, go to the Direction tab.

4. In the Direction drop-down list, choose Right-to-Left or Left-to-Right.

To f li p t e x t l i ne s an d te x t fl ow s

1. Select the text line or text flow.

2. From the Graphic menu, choose Object Properties.

3. In the Object Properties dialog box, choose Text Line or Text Frame.

Bidirectional content flipping

Leverage support for Arabic and Hebrew

4. In the Direction drop-down list, choose Right-to-Left or Left-to-Right.

For more information, see Document Direction in FrameMaker Help.

Bidirectional language publishing

• Publish bidirectional content in seven new formats - HTML5, WebHelp, CHM, EPUB, KF8, MOBI, and as standalone mobile app for iOS and Android devices

Publish documents with bidirectional content from within FrameMaker in multiple formats: PDF, Responsive HTML5, WebHelp, CHM, EPUB, KF8, MOBI, and mobile apps. Optionally, flip the HTML5 layout or use the new responsive RTL WebHelp layout so that the navigation pane appears on the right for RTL content, and render smoothly on any device - desktop, table, or

a mobile.

To p ub l i sh b id i re c ti on a l d o c um e nt s

1. From the File menu, choose Publish.

2. In the Publish pod, choose from the available list of output formats.

3. Click Publish.

For more information, see Document Direction in FrameMaker Help.

Bidirectional language publishing

Publish to mobile devices in multiple formats

Mobile app output

Ensure wider distribution and consumption of content with a simplified mobile app generation workflow and native integration with Adobe PhoneGap Build. Easily publish and then distribute your content as an installable app on major mobile platforms including, iOS and Android.

Once the app is generated, you can share the QR code or the app URL with your users to download the app from the PhoneGap server. Alternatively, you can also publish the app from PhoneGap on to Google Play store or Apple’s App Store.

Publish to mobile devices in multiple formats

Manage the branding and design standards of the mobile layout with new easy-to-use responsive layout editor. Leverage the power of the Responsive HTML5 layout that comes with the new dynamic content filtering feature that lets your users self-select the content most relevant to them.

• Native integration with Adobe PhoneGap Build

• Publish mobile apps using FrameMaker

Deliver Help content for the audiences that are on the go.

• Easily download the mobile app by scanning the QR code

To g en e r at e a m o b il e a pp

1. From the File menu, choose Publish.

2. In the Publish pod, choose Mobile App and click Edit Settings.

3. In the Outputs tab of the Publish Settings dialog box, choose Mobile App.

4. Go to the Application Details tab and provide the following details:

5. After you generate the mobile output, you are presented with a dialog that contains the QR

Mobile app output

code and a PhoneGap URL for the app. You can share these with your end-users who can use these to download the app on their devices.

Publish to mobile devices in multiple formats

Download the app to your computer or you can use the generated QR code or PhoneGap URL to share the apps with your users.

For more information, see Generate Mobile app in FrameMaker Help.

Personalized dynamic content

• Easily create content filter criteria using existing conditional tags and expressions

• Users self-select what they want to see in final HTML5 output

Add conditions to your content to enable your audience to filter the content and find what is relevant to them - in just a few clicks. Create as many conditions as you need. And see these conditions then become the filter criteria in the final output that allow your users to get to the right information – faster.

Personalized dynamic content

Publish to mobile devices in multiple formats

Create and apply a dynamic content filter to Responsive HTML5 or Mobile output

1. From the Output tab, choose Responsive Layout or Mobile App.

2. In the General tab of the Settings dialog box, click Use Dynamic Content in the Output.

If you have previously, applied a filter to the current output, click Customize to edit the filter.

3. Enter a title for the filter.

This is displayed as a title for the filter in the output.

4. (Optional) Click Add New Group to create groups for your filter criteria.

5. Select a group and click Add Criteria. You can choose to add conditional tags or conditional build expressions.

6. Use the arrow keys to move the groups and criteria within the filter.

7. In the output, you can provide users with mutually exclusive criteria (radio buttons) within a group. Alternatively, you can allow users to multi-select criteria (check boxes). To allow users to multi-select criteria, select Allow Multiple Selections in a Group.

8. Click Save and click Save and Generate.

For more information, see Generating output in FrameMaker Help.

Personalized dynamic content

New HTML5 layout

Publish to mobile devices in multiple formats

Use the customizable Responsive HTML5 layouts to deliver an amazing content consumption experience. With more powerful search options, configure search to appear on the content or topic panes, and show informative context and breadcrumbs in the results. This helps your readers identify the best choice among results. You can also customize the search context message for each topic.

• Convert layout to RTL language in a single step

• Easily customize layout to meet exact branding standards

New HTML5 layout

Publish to mobile devices in multiple formats

The search results can also be configured to appear on the left pane.

Easily show or hide widgets such as glossary, TOC, index, and filters. Convert the layout to right-to-left languages (Arabic and Hebrew) to meet the needs of a global audience, just by changing one property. Also add Facebook and Twitter widgets to your pages to allow users to share the content that they are reading – with a single click!

Provide your users with a different experience for the device (desktop, tablet, and mobile) that they use by customizing the function bar, side bar, and TOC in the output.

Along with all these customizations, now you can also create frame-less output, which does not contain any widgets, function bar, or side bar as shown below.

New HTML5 layout

+ 40 hidden pages