The downloadable PDF from the help system is, in effect, the manual. I urge everyone to download it and print it out. It's structure is far clearer than it appears by clicking on links in the online bits & pieces.
I agree that the videos are very helpful and go far beyond the manual in clarifying the concepts. Here's a post that I sent to this list in Feb of 2012: > I'd suggest you go to: > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FrameMaker/9.0/Using/index.html > Click on the "Getting Started" link and play the video that is offered. > That should help you to get through the transition. It sure helped me > realize how configurable (and resettable) the new interface is. It's > almost an hour long, so following along clicking in your own interface > can be pretty helpful for retention. Two screens are very useful to have for that. The instructions above lead to the same place as Mike's link in the message I'm responding to. Craig From: [email protected] [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 11:11 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Disappearing Palette Items > Reading the manual might help here. Good advice, but there hasn't been a FrameMaker manual since FM7. :) And online help often requires the use of specific search terms to find obscure information. Online help needs lots of work. There is a really good video on using the new (as of FM9) interface. It's really helpful in learning about docking palettes, setting up workspaces, etc.. I didn't like the new interface until I saw this video. Now, I wouldn't go back. Here's the link: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/tips-and-tricks-for-technical-communicators-to-max imize-productivity/getting-started-with-the-new-framemaker-9-user-interface/ Some of the settings in File> Preferences> Interface can also affect the behavior of palettes. I haven't followed this thread closely, but it might be worth looking at the settings there. It might be helpful to check out message #35 in the following thread, where I show an example of the workspace I use and the settings to get it: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4039348 Regarding not being able to make the Object Properties dialog dock, it might depend on which one you mean. If you right-click on a selected text frame and choose Object Properties, a standalone "Customize Text Frame" dialog opens, but disappears when you click Set or Cancel. If you right-click on graphic objects, the Object Properties dialog opens and it is dockable (see example in my workspace mentioned above). Mike Wickham -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130829/7df5b465/attachment.html>
