This list was compiled by writers with online experience at Silicon Graphics. If you break any rule on this list, you'll get errors when you try to put your book online. Even if your book isn't going online immediately, follow these instructions wherever possible:
Name all your FrameMaker files so that they end in the suffix .doc (ch1.doc, ch2.doc, appa.doc, and so on).
Use the FrameMaker Table menu to create tables.
Use only paragraph and character tags from the current templates; don't make up your own; don't redefine existing tags.
Don't use any of the TextInd paragraph tags to create multi-paragraph Notes, Cautions, and Warnings. Use two soft returns (Shift + Return) to get a multi-paragraph look.
Tag words that appear in the glossary with the character tag GlossaryItem. Do this once per section, not every time the word appears. If you aren't creating a glossary for your book, don't use the GlossaryItem character tag.
Don't begin character tags in the middle of a word.
Create registration, trademark, and copyright symbols as described in “Create Valid Copyright and Trademark Symbols”.
Begin Front matter files with the Title tag. Begin Chapters with the ChapNum and ChapTitle tags (in that order). Begin Appendices with the AppNum and ChapTitle tags (in that order). Begin Introductions or Prefaces with the ChapTitle tag (do not include ChapNum tag). Begin Glossaries with the GlossaryTitle tag.
Use the FrameMaker cross-reference formats. These automatically become links online.
Don't put cross-references in AppNum or ChapNum paragraph tags. Put them in the Chapter title.
Import all figures by reference, from a directory named print. The print directory must be in your book directory (the directory with the Frame files for the book).
Make sure you use supported formats and processes when creating figures (see “Working With Figures”).