What is the fastest way to familiarize oneself with FrameMaker 9?

[Guest]

I'm a retired tech writer (manufacturing) returning after 9 yrs away. I've just loaded the Technical Communication Suite 2 (Whoee!) and have to get FrameMaker back in my head.  Any ideas on how to get there fastest?  Thanks from an old retread!

[Arnis Gubins]

Alan,

Welcome back to Framedom. The core functions haven't changed much in unstructured FM. Though with the new FM9, you'll get a different interface. There are a number of online video resources available from Adobe that will give you an overview of the interface and other aspects (primarily structured/DITA) . See the various videos and tutorials at: http://www.adobe.com/support/framemaker/

For self-paced tutorials, there's an excellent wiki from Scriptorium (for older versions, but good for probably 90+% of the functionality that you need) at http://wiki.scriptorium.com/tiki-index.php