Training: Web-Based | On-Site | "Interspondence" | In Israel

"Interspondence" Self-Study Courses

"Interspondence" course modules are sent as e-mail attachments (print-oriented PDFs, together with exercises and samples). While working on a module, questions/problems can be e-mailed at any time. At the end of each module, participants submit their completed exercises. The next module is then sent together with feedback. The workbooks of all "interspondence" courses can also be purchased at a lower price without support/feedback.

• (A) Creating Interactive PDFs using FrameMaker (includes one license for PageLabeler, Carmen Publishing)
  Addresses configuration issues and all native FrameMaker functions which can be converted to Acrobat:
  - Acrobat workflow and configuration: PostScript printer drivers and settings, font issues, attributes distorted in the PDF file
  - Distilling & the Save As PDF function
  - FrameMaker-generated Acrobat data
  - Handling FrameMaker books with cross-file links
  - Hypertext commands and related PDF aspects
  - Cross-references: uses & techniques in PDFs.
  Prerequisites: A good working knowledge of FrameMaker and Acrobat.
  Price: US$100, course materials only; US$180, with support/feedback
  
  The following subsets of course A can be purchased through Kagi secure online store (US$35 each):
  -- Cross-file links in PDFs authored with FrameMaker
  -- Using FrameMaker's Hypertext to Create Interactive PDFs
  
  
  
• (B) Creating Interactive PDFs using FrameMaker (includes one license for SP TimeSavers, MicroType)
  Using SP TimeSavers, pdfmark commands and additional techniques to enhance your PDFs:
  - Controlling & enhancing FrameMaker-generated features with SP TimeSavers
  - Inserting custom commands using PostScript text frames, PDFmarkers (TimeSavers)
  - Custom bookmarks (to other PDFs, web sites, e-mail feedback, and more)
  - Specifying actions/properties otherwise unavailable in FrameMaker
  - Notes, base URL, setting additional default view options, attaching PDX
  - Prologue and epilogue mechanisms
  Prerequisites: Creating Interactive PDFs using FrameMaker (A).
  Price: US$240, course materials only; US$370, with support/feedback
  
  
• (C) Creating Interactive PDFs using FrameMaker (includes one license for SP Form Assistant,  a TimeSavers Add-on)
  Enhancing interactivity through form fields and JavaScript; creating full-featured PDF forms using FrameMaker.
  Prerequisites: Creating Interactive PDFs using FrameMaker (B).
  Price: US$120, course materials only; US$200, with support/feedback
  
  
  

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