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Express Customization for FrameMaker/Windows

"...I use many add-in products with FrameMaker, but ToolbarPlus Express is the one that I can't do without." -- Keith Soltys, Core Dump*

[ Detailed description: PDF | Highlights: PDF | Purchase ToolbarPlus ]

Express Customization (FM9-10) or ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker (FM8 or earlier) provide:

  • Numerous useful keyboard shortcuts (summary, PDF: 75K)


  • Additions to various menus, including
    Text context menu (right-click or Shift+F10): Insert Special Character, Select, Save All Open Files, Close All Open Files, Go Back

    Anchored Frame Context Menu: Shrinkwrap Frame & Position Inline, Enlarge Frame & Position Below Line
    Table Context Menu: Select, Add One Row, Add One Column, Shrinkwrap Column Width, Place Cursor After Table Anchor
    Graphics Context Menu: Clear, Reshape, Scale, Runaround Properties
    Document Context Menu: Spell-Scan & Print, Save All Open Files, Close All Open Files, Go Back
    Book Context Menu: Select All > Files | Generated Files | Nongenerated Files | FrameMaker Files, Open All Files in Book, Validate Hypertext, Spell-Scan & Print
    File Menu: Spell-Scan & Print
    Edit Menu (doc/book): Validate Hypertext
    View Menu: Print View, Edit View, Hide Graphics, Show/Hide Conditional Text, Hide Conditional Text Indicators, Zoom menu, Toggle View-Only/Editable, Go to a Specific Master Page, Go to a Specific Reference Page
    Table Menu: Add One Row, Add One Column, Shrinkwrap Column Width, Place Cursor After Table Anchor

  • [FM5.5-8.0 only] Enhanced formatting bar, including:

    Paragraph Actions button (activates a drop-down menu with common paragraph actions), Character Format and Font drop-down menus, Copy Properties buttons (paragraph, character, conditional text settings, table column width, element attributes), Import file button, Repeat Last Paragraph/Character/Find/Element action buttons, View Control buttons (edit view, print view, show/hide condition indicator, zoom in/out), Navigation buttons (jump back, jump next, toggle view only/editable, first/last page, next/previous page, next/previous screen).

  • [FM5.5-8.0 only] Improved QuickAccess bar



  • Quick-reference guides


  • Direct access to FrameMaker configuration and log files, templates, clip art and online manuals


ToolbarPlus Express costs US$25 per workstation license, and can be purchased through Kagi secure online store.
If you have special payment considerations, please inquire about other options (credit cards, PayPal or bank checks).

Once your payment is received, you will be sent a download link by e-mail.

 

*ToolbarPlus Express 4.0 for FrameMaker: a review by Keith Soltys, Core Dump (November 2005)