Technical Writing

Technical Writing




 



FrameMaker

Question: The technical writing department where I work has a library of templates, but I do not know how to use them. How do I apply a different template to a FrameMaker document?

Answer: Open both the FrameMaker template file and the document you want to apply it to. Then do this:

1. In your document (not the template file, or your fellow technical writers will get very mad at you), choose File -> Import -> Formats...
2. In the Import Formats dialog box, choose the template file from the Import from Document drop-down menu.
3. Click Import.

Note: Increasingly, tech writers compose instructions in XML applications like Epic or X Metal. Tech writers always have to learn new tools.