add frameYou can then click on Offnen to work on a current document or Neu to create a new one. If you are creating a new document, choose a template from the German Templates directory (this is important, as it ensures that the German dictionary is in use).
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When the template opens, you can remove the Latin text already in the document by selecting Textfluss auswaehlen from the Bearbeiten menu and pressing the Delete(backspace) key.
To spell-check your paper, choose Rechtschreibhilfe... from the Bearbeiten menu, then click on the Pruefung beginnen button. When you are done, type Ctrl-c to make the Rechtschreibhilfe window disappear.
To make an accent over a letter type:
Ctrl-r ' letter for an Akut Ctrl-r ` letter for a Gravis Ctrl-r ^ letter for a Zirkumflex Ctrl-r , letter for a Cedille Ctrl-r : letter for a Dieresis Ctrl-r ~ letter for a Tilde Ctrl-r * letter for an AngstromFor additional accents, click on Hilfe in the initial FrameMaker window, and select Tastaturbelegung fuer Standardzeichen to find the key sequence needed to create the accent or special character of your choice.