AboutWayne Johnson Expertise Basic set-up of books, master pages, generation of List of Effective pages (LEP), Indexing, auto-numbering. Various ways to import graphics, including advantages and disadvantages of importing into a text frame or importing into a "blank" page. Using a "book" to generate PDF files, with hyperlinking. Customization of function keys, currently setup for Frame 7.0 i.e. change F1 to turn "Change bar" On and Off, F2 to "Cut" a selection, F3 to copy, F4 to Paste, F6 to set line to "TOP OF PAGE" and Shift F6 to start line "anywhere" these can be easily your current config files and if you do not like them - old config files can be restored.
I have no expertise in Structured Framemaker, (i.e. XML or SGML).
Experience 10 years working with Framemaker, all version through Version 7.0
Primarily writing to Aviation ATA spec 100. Currently responsible for maintaining all company published maintenance documents in Framemaker and PDF and making them accessible through the company intranet.
Expert: Wayne Johnson Date: 3/21/2008 Subject: MakerFile 3.0F
Question someone gave me an old document i cannot read.
header says Makerfile 3.0F
He is a Mac Hacker
I am strictly pc.
Is there a site I can go to to convert the document
to something readable on a pc?
On his current mack he cant read the file either.
It's dated around 2000.
Thanks
Answer Steve - I don't think you have a Framemaker File.
If it was created in 2000, they (whoever created it) would probably be using a newer version of Framemaker probably Frame 5 or 6.
Version 3 was released in 1991.
Version 4 was released in 1993.
Because there were so many improvements in the newer versions of Framemaker, a serious Frame user would of upgraded his product at least 1 or 2 times by 2000.
Any version newer than Version 3 should open the file if it is a Framemaker file.
If it is a Framemaker File - then it doesn't matter if it was created on the MAC or PC as Framemaker was one of the first programs that if it was created on the MAC or PC - it could be opened on the other platform.
But to really determine what the file type is you need to see the file name extension, (i.e. .doc, .xls, .rtf, etc), as long as no one has changed it.
If you currently have "file extensions" turned-off, accomplish the following:
Double-Click "My Computer," then Select TOOLS - FOLDER OPTIONS - then Select the "View" tab - then Scroll Down until you find "Hide extensions for known file types," and UNCHECK this item. The "Hide file extension" should be located just below the "Hidden Files and folders," (which has a "folder" icon).
Once you know the extension and "if no one has changed it" then you should be able to determine what program created it.
You can go to the following web site: http://filext.com/, enter the extension and it should tell you what program created it.
If it is a Framemaker file it will have a .fm or .mif file extension.
If it is a "Book" that was created by Framemaker, then it will have a .book extension.
If you currently do not have Framemaker you can go to Adobe.com and download a Trial Version of the software.
