Adobe 65030365 - FrameMaker - PC Manual page 28

TE X T A N D G R A P H I C S
The FrameMaker filter architecture provides consistent, reliable text and graphics import
and export capabilities across all platforms. Adobe FrameMaker 8 software includes the
following file import filters:
· Adobe PageMaker® and QuarkXpress (Windows only)
· Word and Excel through Office 2007
· RTF 1.6
· PDF 1.4 and later, including native Adobe Illustrator 9.0 and later file format support
Popular graphics file formats are supported, including GIF, TIFF, JPEG, JPEG2000, EPS,
and many more. FrameMaker 8 adds support for U3D and SWF graphics, which retain
their interactive properties when saved to PDF. Imported SVG graphics retain their origi-
nal vector-based quality in print and PDF. Native Adobe Photoshop® (.psd) files are also
supported.
Use File>Import>File to import text. You can import the text by copying it into the docu-
ment or import it by reference. You can reformat the imported text using the current doc-
ument formats, import it as plain text, or retain the original document's formatting. If you
import by reference, you can edit the text only in the linked document; you can choose to
automatically or manually update the text when you revise it in the source document.
You also use File>Import>File to import graphics. You can import a graphic by copying it
into the document or import it by reference. Graphics can be imported into an anchored
or unanchored frame, into a rectangle that serves as a bounding box, or directly onto a
page. If you import a graphic by reference, when you update it in the source program, it
automatically updates in FrameMaker. Imported graphics can be scaled in relation to their
original size.
You can also use drag and drop on the Windows® platform to import a graphic from its
application to FrameMaker, from one FrameMaker document to another, from
FrameMaker to another application that supports drag and drop, and from a folder or
desktop into FrameMaker.
You can also import one FrameMaker document into another, which can be a very useful
document management strategy. For instance, Notes, Cautions, and Warnings can be
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