Summary

Automatic text, tabs, special characters, and graphics are underrated features that add great value when it comes to productivity in producing documents. That value is the whole point of using FrameMaker in the first place: to enhance productivity through automating as many things as possible.

In this chapter, you explored some methods that implement automated text and bullets and you learned how to create note text or graphics for your documents. You also glimpsed at variables in the form of a user variable. All these tools are just a few of the powerful automation features in FrameMaker. Use them to your advantage and don’t be afraid to experiment. You never know what innovative new tricks you might come up with.

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