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On 2009-02-09 17:02:28 -0400, stellarivera@adobeforums.com said:

> I just downloaded the 30-day trial version of FrameMaker 9. Our company 
> is thinking of buying it for our technical documentation. I have never 
> used it before and am finding it very user-unfriendly. There are no 
> free video tutorials available. I imported a Microsoft Word document 
> and was trying to set up a master page and fix the page numbering with 
> odd/even page numbers. I followed the instructions (or so I thought) 
> and all my page numbers were "4". I am a little frustrated and am 
> having second thoughts about this program. I thought Word was difficult 
> to manipulate for technical documents but I can't even get started with 
> FrameMaker. If anyone knows of a good video tutorial or even good hard 
> copy step-by-step instructions--not the user guide, I would sure 
> appreciate it.

It is called a steep learning curve. There used to be some example of documents
available on the Adobe web site. Back about FM5. Worth looking at and 
taking apart.

Once you get over about 10 pages the learning curve pays off. At two pages I
used MacWrite, but that is no longer a real option.

Word to Frame is had row to hoe! More an example of how it can be hard than of
how to do it even if it is an early and common path with available files.

There used to be third party manuals but I have not seen them recently. I
expect others will have consructive suggestions of tutorial material.