On 24/02/2010 9:56 AM, Timothy DeWees wrote: > > I am currently working with a couple of other people who are new to > framemaker. I've been using frame for a bit over two years on a near daily > basis. I use the practice of always opening a frame book before editing > individual files within that book. My concern is that by working in an > individual file without opening the book, that errors such as broken > cross-references, re-mapping of text insets, or other errors may occur. Is > my concern founded, or is it ok to edit individual book files without ever > opening the book? If anyone has a link to a discussion of this topic, that > would be particularly helpful. > _______________________________________________
Opening the book file doesn't prevent any of the errors you mention. There's no requirement to open the book file before editing chapters, but I find it convenient to do so. If I'm working in one chapter and want to check something that is in a different chapter, it's easier to open that file with a double-click in the book window than to deal with the file/folder hierarchy of the OS. Where it really makes a difference to have the book file open is when you make PDFs. If the book file is open, cross-file cross-ref's in the chapter PDF files will point to locations in book.pdf, whereas if not, they'll point to locations in other_chapter.pdf. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "On the contrary." -- Henrik Ibsen (last words, after a nurse said he "seemed a little better.")