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TimeSavers: FrameMaker-to-Acrobat | Custom Shortcuts | Assistants: FormNavigation, Multimedia, 3D, Presentation

SP TimeSavers, FrameMaker Edition

  • 24 easy ways to improve your PDFs with TimeSavers/Assistants
  • TimeSavers Shortcuts (PDF: 185K / 7 pages)
  • How can I purchase TimeSavers? Order Form (Fillable PDF: 242K; Acrobat/Reader 5 or higher required; use the Tab key or mouse to access the different fields).
    Submit the form by e-mail, or fax to (415) 462-5437 (US) or +972-9-8988021 (Israel). You may also pay through PayPal.
    Note: software is delivered by e-mail (approx. 300K zip attachment) upon receipt of the order form.

SP TimeSavers, FrameMaker Edition, Version 5.5 (compatible with FrameMaker 5-8.x and Acrobat 5-9.x)

Single license: US$200. Upgrade from previous TimeSavers versions: $75.



Acrobat Distiller 8.1 and later versions
: In order to support TimeSavers/Assistants functionality after upgrading to Distiller 8.1 or 9, you must create a shortcut that will start Distiller with the -F flag. This enables Distiller to handle file operations (blocked by default in version 8.1 and 9).
Note that after upgrading to Acrobat 8.1 or 9, you will no longer be able to use FrameMaker's 6/7 "Save as PDF" command with TimeSavers settings.
In FrameMaker 8.0p266, the "Save as PDF" command starts Distiller with the -F flag, and can therefore be used in conjunction with TimeSavers

An easy way to set up Distiller 8.1/9 with the -F flag is by creating a desktop shortcut, as follows:

  1. Click the Show Desktop icon (or press Windows key+D) to change the view so that you see the desktop.
  2. Right-click a vacant location in the desktop, and select New > Shortcut.
  3. Under "Type the location of the item:", type the following:
    "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\acrodist.exe" -F
  4. Click Next, and type a name for the shortcut, such as Distiller -F
  5. Click Finish.
  6. Drag the newly created shortcut to Windows Start button, and release it in the desired menu.

To use TimeSavers, selected the new item from the Start menu or double-click the Distiller shortcut (so that it is started with the -F flag). Optionally, modify the shortcut (right click it, Shortcut tab, Shortcut key), so that it has a Ctrl-Alt-key combination associated with it.




"I've been using your TimeSavers on a daily basis for nearly three years now and would be hard pressed to get along without it. Thanks again for a wonderful product and unparalleled service!" -- Michael Pearson, Kinetics Global Products Group, Tempe, Arizona

"... I regard the TimeSavers as an essential component. My advice to any organization that has FrameMaker and Acrobat would be, to get -- and learn how to use -- the TimeSavers. And the best way to learn is to attend one of Shlomo's excellent seminars." -- Peter Harrison, Renaissance Partners Ltd., Hampshire, England

"... You wouldn't believe the kudos we've received from our clients about our documentation because of some of the features we've been able to implement using the TimeSavers!" -- Cheryl Murphy, Fiserv/Galaxy Plus Inc., Troy, Michigan

"... I have been working with your TimeSavers for several weeks now and it is a great help. It has opened my eyes to a bunch of possibilities that I didn't know even existed. Thanks for making your expertise available to us through this means, and at such a reasonable price." -- Victor Mote, Portage Publications, Colorado Springs

"The TimeSavers allow me to provide my clients with highly sophisticated PDF solutions from source FrameMaker documents..." -- Mark Poston, Electronic Publishing Consultant, Mekon Ltd. eContent Solutions, Wallington, Surrey, England

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