Macromedia FrameMaker Server - 10.0, Framemaker Server 10 Instruction Manual

ADOBE® FRAMEMAKER® SERVER 10

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Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Activation and registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Help and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Services, downloads, and extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What’s new in FrameMaker Server 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2: Introduction

FrameMaker Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Accessing the FrameMaker Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setting up the FrameMaker Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3: Creating and managing publication tasks

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

RoboHelp settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Chapter 1: Getting Started

Resources

Before you begin working with FrameMaker Server 10, take a few moments to read an overview of activation and the
many resources available to you. You have access to instructional videos, plug-ins, templates, user communities,
seminars, tutorials, RSS feeds, and much more.

Activation and registration

To review complete system requirements and recommendations for your Adobe® FrameMaker® Server 10 software, see
the FrameMaker Server product page at

System requirements

Before you install FrameMaker Server 10 ensure that your computer meets the following minimum system
requirements:

www.adobe.com/products/fmserver.

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Hardware Intel Pentium 4 processor or above, with 3 GB RAM and 6 GB free disk space. If you copy your source

documents to the server that hosts FrameMaker Server, allocate additional disk space.

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Window 7 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2 (32-bit and

64-bit).

Note: Ensure that an earlier version of FrameMaker or FrameMaker Server are not installed on your computer.

Install the software

1 Download the installer and extract the ZIP file to a directory on your computer.

2 Close any Adobe applications open on your computer.

3 Navigate to the directory where the installer files are extracted to, and double-click install.exe.

4 On the Installation Options screen, ensure that you select Adobe FrameMaker Server and RoboHelp 9, and click

Install.

RoboHelp 9 is required to publish into online formats.

You can also install FrameMaker Server 10 from the command line. You can get Help on the command-line
parameters:

❖ Type intall.exe /help

Help with installation

For help with installation issues, see the Installation Support Center at www.adobe.com/go/learn_fm_install_en.

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USING FRAMEMAKER SERVER

Getting Started

License activation

During the installation process, your Adobe software contacts an Adobe server to complete the license activation
process. No personal data is transmitted. For more information on product activation, visit the Adobe website at

www.adobe.com/go/activation.

Register

Register your product to receive complimentary installation support, notifications of updates, and other services.

❖ To register, follow the onscreen instructions in the Registration dialog box, which appears when you first start the

software.

If you postpone registration, you can register at any time by choosing Help > Registration.

Help and support

Community Help

Community Help is an integrated environment on Adobe.com that gives you access to community-generated content
moderated by Adobe and industry experts. Comments from users help guide you to an answer. Search Community
Help to find the best content on the web about Adobe products and technologies, including these resources:

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• Videos, tutorials, tips and techniques, blogs, articles, and examples for designers and developers.

• Complete online Help, which is updated regularly and may contain more information than the Help delivered with

FrameMaker Server 10. If you are connected to the Internet when you access Help, you automatically see the
updated online Help. You can access the Help delivered with FrameMaker Server 10 from the Help menu.

• All other content on Adobe.com, including knowledgebase articles, downloads and updates, Adobe Developer

Connection, and more.

Use the Help search field in your product’s user interface to access Community Help. You can search for content
within the Adobe.com site and also in websites that have useful information about your product. Moderators continue
to identify the most relevant web content for your product. You can add comments to online Help and view comments
added by other users. For a video of Community Help, see

www.adobe.com/go/learn_community_help_en.

Other resources

Online Help also includes a link to the complete, updated PDF version of Help.

Visit the Adobe Support website at www.adobe.com/support to learn about free and paid technical support options.

Services, downloads, and extras

You can enhance your product by integrating various services, plug-ins, and extensions in your product. You can also
download samples and other assets to help you get your work done.

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