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To Adobe FrameMaker 

I just received my new FrameMaker 7 and I like what I see with the potential of XML, but again FM leaves me with the feeling of empty hands 
on how to structure the left side of CHAPTER. 

I always hesitated to write to Adobe about it because I am not a 
technical writer by profession, and the way the FM manual is written 
seems to assume a deep knowledge about publishing from their readers. 
But today I just came across a technical publication put out by a very 
large corporation, and this Professional writer obviously struggled with the same problem that I am reporting here. 

Numbering a book in FM only shows the following: 

VOLUMES > CHAPTERS > PARA etc� 

But large multiple books in Aviation like ICAO (International Civil 
Aviation Organisation), IAP and FCOM etc�normally have a structure that goes like this: 

VOLUMES > PARTS > CHAPTERS > SECTIONS > HEADINGS etc�. 

What I need is a template to structure a large book with many Parts inside Volumes. If there is a standard structure for sub-dividing a 
large book FM should make it available by a template. FM refers to these magnificent structured manuals, but no specifics on how to put them together. 

I could build it myself with all the tools available in FM, but it takes 
time, the format may not be standard and I am not a developer; in the 
end I just want to fill in content in a logical structure and I expected 
FM to spare me this formatting business with good templates. 

I would appreciate your help. I use Mac OS X / Classic. 

Regards. 

Daniel Grant 

grantd@mac.com 
Daniel Grant 
Holsberg 67 
6129 KM, Urmond 
Netherlands 

Tel: 31 46 433 6469 
Mobile: 31 62 958 6775