Structured Authoring user interface

Understand the Adobe FrameMaker Structured Authoring user interface and the tools that it provides to help you in authoring structured documents.

The Structured FrameMaker authoring interface provides the following tools to enable authoring in structured (hierarchical) documents:

Figure 1. Structure View, Elements, and Attributes panels

Structure View, Elements, and Attributes panels in Structured FrameMaker authoring interface

Structured View: Displays the hierarchical structure of the document. You can add, remove, move, cut, copy, and paste elements in this panel as you author your structured document.
Elements catalog: Displays the list of elements available for use in the current document. The elements in the list are defined in the Structured Application on which the current document is based. By default, the elements that display in the list are based on the insertion point in the document. This ensures that you do not inadvertently place elements at invalid locations in the structured hierarchy.
Attributes panel: Displays the list of attributes for the currently selected element. Set or remove values for the attributes of an element.

Note: Use the XML/Structured workspace to automatically organize all windows and panels that are most commonly used in the structured authoring environment.