Update multiple books
Hi I have opened multiple books in FM. Is there any way to update all these books in one go? Thanks Himanshu ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Creating a Checkbox (Forms) in Frame 7.2
For added safety, create a character format, and use the character format and character in a variable. That way the formatting won't be lost due to an inadvertent application of the default character format to the entire paragraph. Eric L. Dunn Senior Technical Writer Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 05/23/2007 05:23:54 PM: Assuming you're running Windows: Start Programs Accessories System Tools Character Map. Find the empty and activated checkboxes you want to use by browsing among your fonts. Use the Character Map to Select, and then copy-and-paste the characters into FM. If, when you paste them in, they are converted to regular characters: In FM, create a new Character Tag with all settings AsIs except font -- which you set to whatever font you picked as the source for your checkboxes (Zapf Dingbat or Wingdings, for example). Highlight the characters and apply the new Character Tag. Art ___ This e-mail communication (and any attachment/s) may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and to others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by reply e-mail, and delete the e-mail subsequently. Please note that in order to protect the security of our information systems an AntiSPAM solution is in use and will browse through incoming emails. Thank you. _ Ce message (ainsi que le(s) fichier/s), transmis par courriel, peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels ou protégés et est destiné à l?usage exclusif du destinataire ci-dessus. Toute autre personne est par les présentes avisée qu?il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, le distribuer ou le reproduire. Si vous l?avez reçu par inadvertance, veuillez nous en aviser et détruire ce message. Veuillez prendre note qu'une solution antipollupostage (AntiSPAM) est utilisée afin d'assurer la sécurité de nos systems d'information et qu'elle furètera les courriels entrant. Merci. _ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
First Time Framer!
Hi, I hope you don't mind me introducing myself to the list and then asking a question straight away. My name is Mark, I am based in Oxford, UK, and I write reports that assist pharmaceuticals with their marketing authorisations - at least that's the interesting part of my job. I've been looking at Framemaker for some time now, basically as an alternative to grappling with changing layouts in Microsoft Word and Publisher. The bottom line is that I enjoy writing content but I loathe the fiddling around with layout. The fiddling always seems to involve 1) thinking that everything looks ok 2) printing a hardcopy, and then realising that it doesn't look so good so editing it until my waste bin is, well, full of waste. My first step into Framer-dom (other than watching the Adobe demo and downloading some whitepapers) was buying a cheap sealed copy of Framemaker 5.5 in March on Ebay, which I plan to upgrade, either to 7.2 or 8 (when it's available). The reason I am being so hesitant to just go out and buy the software and subsribe to every training course available (other than cashflow) is that I am basically unsure whether Framemaker will do the job I want it to, hence I will try to describe what I need as follows in the hope that someone can advise me. My job involves producing 40 page reports in Microsoft Word. These reports are nearly identical. I use the mailmerge feature in Word to import variables such as the date of the report, the name of the product on which the report is based, the final score that the product achieved and so on. These are inserted at the relevant points in the text using mailmerge. Tables and graphs from an Excel spreadsheetare are then copied and pasted into the report manually. Is this something that I can do better using Framemaker? Please bear in mind that I am something of a perfectionist and would like to make my reports look beautiful, but easy to produce. Would listees please share their experiences in terms of how long it took them to get to grips with this kind of functionality (I speak of mailmerge type things)? I hope I have expressed myself clearly. If there is any further information I need to provide please let me know. I really appreciate your attention and look forward to making your acquaintances, Best wishes, Mark Mark Lawrence Director First Read This +44 01865 30 40 52 www.firstreadthis.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
accessibile PDFs: JAWS not saying TOC or index entries
Hi all, I created my source files in FrameMaker 7.1, turned on the Generate Tagged PDF option, set the structure for the tags, and generated the PDF. In Acrobat 8, JAWS reads the file quite well, but when it gets to the TOC or the index, it says read-only and then recites a number. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks. - Marcia Wright Documentation FileNet, an IBM Company 780.732.1337 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Hiding graphics
Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Hiding graphics
ViewOptions, bottom radio button. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:19 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Hiding graphics Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/fred.ridder%40intel. com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Hiding graphics
Hi John, Just happens that I don't have a whole lot to keep me busy, so I pulled up Shlomo's Function Key Chart, which shows that the Application key and F5 should toggle you between showing and hiding the graphics. HTH, Jennifer -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:19 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Hiding graphics Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jennifer_randel%40kh sd.k12.ca.us Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Hiding graphics
Oops, checkbox rather than radio button. From: Ridder, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: John Posada [EMAIL PROTECTED],framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Hiding graphics Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 18:22:30 -0400 ViewOptions, bottom radio button. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:19 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Hiding graphics Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/fred.ridder%40intel. com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _ More photos, more messages, more storageget 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-usocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Hiding graphics
Thanks, Fred...better than having to remember a series of cryptic keystrokes. --- Fred Ridder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oops, checkbox rather than radio button. From: Ridder, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: John Posada [EMAIL PROTECTED],framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Hiding graphics Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 18:22:30 -0400 ViewOptions, bottom radio button. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:19 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Hiding graphics Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: First Time Framer!
Mark, Since your docs are nearly identical, you'll probably use conditional text or variables in FrameMaker to create and maintain them. I'll let others with more experience with those offer tips. But here are some other useful tips for Frame newbies, bearing in mind that you're a stickler for the appearance of the docs. Frame will handle this well. You'll be able to print exactly what you expect. Here are a couple of tips: 1. In maker.ini, set DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics=On Frame displays fonts two possible ways. If you set the above setting to Off, it makes the characters fit the pixels on your monitor for clearest display of the individual characters. But this means it ignores line length, so lines of text will be of incorrect length (on screen, not in print) and may overlap borders on screen. I find this a little confusing. It makes it look like word-wrap is working incorrectly. If you set the setting to On, preferred by most, Frame makes sure the line length displays correctly, even if it has to jam characters together a bit in the display. Again, they will print correctly, but the kerning will look bad on screen at low magnifications. If you display at 200% or more, the kerning will display properly on screen, too. 2. Choose a printer before you work in or print a document. If you run Windows, FrameMaker displays your document according to the _default_ print driver in Windows, or whatever driver you set _after_ you load Frame. So, if compose your doc with an HP printer set as default, Frame will display it the way it would print on that printer, using that printer's kerning tables and font metrics. If, instead, you pick a different printer at print time, Frame will reformat the doc according to the settings for that printer. This is likely to cause text reflow and change the appearance of your doc. You don't want that. There are three solutions. Either set a different printer as default before loading Frame, choose a printer in Frame before opening a doc, or download the free SetPrint plugin. I could never remember to do the first two, so SetPrint was a godsend. It sets a default printer for Frame without changing the default printer elsewhere in Windows. Most of us set AdobePDF as the default printer in Frame because it has the advantage that, if you create a PDF instead of printing directly to a desktop printer, you can then print the PDF to ANY printer without changing it's appearance. Download SetPrint here:(http://sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm) Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: First Time Framer!
IMO, if the results I'm getting from FrameMaker aren't good enough, then the problem is in how I'm using it. IOW, the problem is with me, not Frame. (grin) --Doug ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Update multiple books
Hi I have opened multiple books in FM. Is there any way to update all these books in one go? Thanks Himanshu
Creating a Checkbox (Forms) in Frame 7.2
For added safety, create a character format, and use the character format and character in a variable. That way the formatting won't be lost due to an inadvertent application of the default character format to the entire paragraph. Eric L. Dunn Senior Technical Writer "Art Campbell" wrote on 05/23/2007 05:23:54 PM: > Assuming you're running Windows: > Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. > > Find the empty and activated checkboxes you want to use by browsing > among your fonts. > > Use the Character Map to Select, and then copy-and-paste the > characters into FM. > > If, when you paste them in, they are converted to regular characters: > > In FM, create a new Character Tag with all settings AsIs except font > -- which you set to whatever font you picked as the source for your > checkboxes (Zapf Dingbat or Wingdings, for example). Highlight the > characters and apply the new Character Tag. > > Art ___ This e-mail communication (and any attachment/s) may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and to others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by reply e-mail, and delete the e-mail subsequently. Please note that in order to protect the security of our information systems an AntiSPAM solution is in use and will browse through incoming emails. Thank you. _ Ce message (ainsi que le(s) fichier/s), transmis par courriel, peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels ou prot?g?s et est destin? ? l?usage exclusif du destinataire ci-dessus. Toute autre personne est par les pr?sentes avis?e qu?il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, le distribuer ou le reproduire. Si vous l?avez re?u par inadvertance, veuillez nous en aviser et d?truire ce message. Veuillez prendre note qu'une solution antipollupostage (AntiSPAM) est utilis?e afin d'assurer la s?curit? de nos systems d'information et qu'elle fur?tera les courriels entrant. Merci. _
First Time Framer!
Hi, I hope you don't mind me introducing myself to the list and then asking a question straight away. My name is Mark, I am based in Oxford, UK, and I write reports that assist pharmaceuticals with their marketing authorisations - at least that's the interesting part of my job. I've been looking at Framemaker for some time now, basically as an alternative to grappling with changing layouts in Microsoft Word and Publisher. The bottom line is that I enjoy writing content but I loathe the fiddling around with layout. The fiddling always seems to involve 1) thinking that everything looks ok 2) printing a hardcopy, and then realising that it doesn't look so good so editing it until my waste bin is, well, full of waste. My first step into Framer-dom (other than watching the Adobe demo and downloading some whitepapers) was buying a cheap sealed copy of Framemaker 5.5 in March on Ebay, which I plan to upgrade, either to 7.2 or 8 (when it's available). The reason I am being so hesitant to just go out and buy the software and subsribe to every training course available (other than cashflow) is that I am basically unsure whether Framemaker will do the job I want it to, hence I will try to describe what I need as follows in the hope that someone can advise me. My job involves producing 40 page reports in Microsoft Word. These reports are nearly identical. I use the mailmerge feature in Word to import variables such as the date of the report, the name of the product on which the report is based, the final score that the product achieved and so on. These are inserted at the relevant points in the text using mailmerge. Tables and graphs from an Excel spreadsheetare are then copied and pasted into the report manually. Is this something that I can do better using Framemaker? Please bear in mind that I am something of a perfectionist and would like to make my reports look beautiful, but easy to produce. Would listees please share their experiences in terms of how long it took them to get to grips with this kind of functionality (I speak of mailmerge type things)? I hope I have expressed myself clearly. If there is any further information I need to provide please let me know. I really appreciate your attention and look forward to making your acquaintances, Best wishes, Mark Mark Lawrence Director First Read This +44 01865 30 40 52 www.firstreadthis.com
accessibile PDFs: JAWS not saying TOC or index entries
Hi all, I created my source files in FrameMaker 7.1, turned on the Generate Tagged PDF option, set the structure for the tags, and generated the PDF. In Acrobat 8, JAWS reads the file quite well, but when it gets to the TOC or the index, it says read-only and then recites a number. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks. - Marcia Wright Documentation FileNet, an IBM Company 780.732.1337
Hiding graphics
Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good."
Hiding graphics
View>Options, bottom radio button. -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:19 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Hiding graphics Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good." ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as fred.ridder at intel.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/fred.ridder%40intel. com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Hiding graphics
Hi John, Just happens that I don't have a whole lot to keep me busy, so I pulled up Shlomo's Function Key Chart, which shows that the Application key and F5 should toggle you between showing and hiding the graphics. HTH, Jennifer -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+jennifer_randel=khsd.k12.ca.us at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jennifer_randel=khsd.k12.ca.us at lists.frameusers. com] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 3:19 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Hiding graphics Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't need to see the images while I work on the text. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good." ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jennifer_randel at khsd.k12.ca.us. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jennifer_randel%40kh sd.k12.ca.us Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Hiding graphics
Oops, checkbox rather than radio button. >From: "Ridder, Fred" >To: "John Posada" , >Subject: RE: Hiding graphics >Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 18:22:30 -0400 > >View>Options, bottom radio button. > >-Original Message- >From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com >[mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On >Behalf Of John Posada >Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:19 PM >To: framers at lists.frameusers.com >Subject: Hiding graphics > >Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not displaying >graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't >need to see the images while I work on the text. > >Thanks > >John Posada >Senior Technical Writer > >"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. >So far, so good." >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as fred.ridder at intel.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/fred.ridder%40intel. >com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as DocuDoc at hotmail.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _ More photos, more messages, more storage?get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507
Hiding graphics
Thanks, Fred...better than having to remember a series of cryptic keystrokes. --- Fred Ridder wrote: > Oops, checkbox rather than radio button. > > > >From: "Ridder, Fred" > >To: "John Posada" > , > >Subject: RE: Hiding graphics > >Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 18:22:30 -0400 > > > >View>Options, bottom radio button. > > > >-Original Message- > >From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com > >[mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] > On > >Behalf Of John Posada > >Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:19 PM > >To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > >Subject: Hiding graphics > > > >Hi, guys...quick question...what is the shortcut for not > displaying > >graphics...I'm working over a slow network connection and I don't > >need to see the images while I work on the text. John Posada Senior Technical Writer "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good."
First Time Framer!
Mark, Since your docs are nearly identical, you'll probably use conditional text or variables in FrameMaker to create and maintain them. I'll let others with more experience with those offer tips. But here are some other useful tips for Frame newbies, bearing in mind that you're a stickler for the appearance of the docs. Frame will handle this well. You'll be able to print exactly what you expect. Here are a couple of tips: 1. In maker.ini, set DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics=On Frame displays fonts two possible ways. If you set the above setting to Off, it makes the characters fit the pixels on your monitor for clearest display of the individual characters. But this means it ignores line length, so lines of text will be of incorrect length (on screen, not in print) and may overlap borders on screen. I find this a little confusing. It makes it look like word-wrap is working incorrectly. If you set the setting to On, preferred by most, Frame makes sure the line length displays correctly, even if it has to jam characters together a bit in the display. Again, they will print correctly, but the kerning will look bad on screen at low magnifications. If you display at 200% or more, the kerning will display properly on screen, too. 2. Choose a printer before you work in or print a document. If you run Windows, FrameMaker displays your document according to the _default_ print driver in Windows, or whatever driver you set _after_ you load Frame. So, if compose your doc with an HP printer set as default, Frame will display it the way it would print on that printer, using that printer's kerning tables and font metrics. If, instead, you pick a different printer at print time, Frame will reformat the doc according to the settings for that printer. This is likely to cause text reflow and change the appearance of your doc. You don't want that. There are three solutions. Either set a different printer as default before loading Frame, choose a printer in Frame before opening a doc, or download the free SetPrint plugin. I could never remember to do the first two, so SetPrint was a godsend. It sets a default printer for Frame without changing the default printer elsewhere in Windows. Most of us set AdobePDF as the default printer in Frame because it has the advantage that, if you create a PDF instead of printing directly to a desktop printer, you can then print the PDF to ANY printer without changing it's appearance. Download SetPrint here:(http://sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm) Mike Wickham
First Time Framer!
IMO, if the results I'm getting from FrameMaker aren't good enough, then the problem is in how I'm using it. IOW, the problem is with me, not Frame. (grin) --Doug
