Engineers as authors

2013-10-08 Thread Alison Craig
In defense of some engineers, I've actually had one request that he be allowed to work in FrameMaker as that was the way all the engineers worked at his previous job. Unfortunately, at the time, I was working at a company that used Word, not Frame, so I had to tell him no L Alison From: frame

RE: FM 8: Xref markers keep breaking and re-breaking

2013-10-01 Thread Alison Craig
Not if you use X-Ref Markers in the Text Inset file. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Scott Turner Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 2:57 PM To: Robert Lauriston Cc: Framers Subject: Re: FM 8: Xr

FM 8: Xref markers keep breaking and re-breaking

2013-10-01 Thread Alison Craig
Not if you use X-Ref Markers in the Text Inset file. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Scott Turner Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 2:57 PM To: Robert Lauriston Cc: Framers Subject: Re: FM 8:

RE: Word and Frame comparisons

2013-09-25 Thread Alison Craig
I took a Single Sourcing class a few years ago (before I moved from Word to Frame). When I told the instructor I was writing 400+ page manuals in Word, she replied: "Word is... (long pause), Word is... (another long pause). Word is for memos." Alison Alison Craig | Technical Doc

Word and Frame comparisons

2013-09-25 Thread Alison Craig
I took a Single Sourcing class a few years ago (before I moved from Word to Frame). When I told the instructor I was writing 400+ page manuals in Word, she replied: "Word is... (long pause), Word is... (another long pause). Word is for memos." Alison Alison Craig | Technical Doc

RE: One big file 200mb or small files grouped for a

2013-09-09 Thread Alison Craig
When it comes to manuals/instructions, I always want access from my computer. I never insert the CD/DVD (in fact, most of the time, the IT department wouldn't allow me to keep the CD/DVD). So what happens if someone needs to copy everything to hard drive (maybe a network drive for access by mul

One big file 200mb or small files grouped for a

2013-09-09 Thread Alison Craig
When it comes to manuals/instructions, I always want access from my computer. I never insert the CD/DVD (in fact, most of the time, the IT department wouldn't allow me to keep the CD/DVD). So what happens if someone needs to copy everything to hard drive (maybe a network drive for access by mul

Frame Compatibility

2013-08-26 Thread Alison Craig
can I just not install Acrobat from the cloud)? Anyone advice from someone with real life experience (good, bad or otherwise) that speaks to my situation would be appreciated. Alison Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix | 130-4311 Viking Way | Richmond, BC V6V 2K9 | analogi

Frame Compatibility

2013-08-26 Thread Alison Craig
can I just not install Acrobat from the cloud)? Anyone advice from someone with real life experience (good, bad or otherwise) that speaks to my situation would be appreciated. Alison Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix | 130-4311 Viking Way | Richmond, BC V6V 2K9 | analogi

Unavailable fonts message - incorrect?

2013-08-15 Thread Alison Craig
Wow. This e-mail goes in my "reference" folder. Next time I need this info, I want it to be able to retrieve it immediately. Thanks for great lesson, Fred. Alison Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix | 130-4311 Viking Way | Richmond, BC V6V 2K9 | analogicultr

OT: Acrobat Joboption Files

2013-08-12 Thread Alison Craig
ctor I could connect with? Thanks, Alison Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix | 130-4311 Viking Way | Richmond, BC V6V 2K9 | analogicultrasound.com<http://www.analogicultrasound.com> T 604-279-8550 ext 127 | F 604-279-8559 Analogic Ultra

OT: Acrobat Joboption Files

2013-08-12 Thread Alison Craig
ctor I could connect with? Thanks, Alison Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix | 130-4311 Viking Way | Richmond, BC V6V 2K9 | analogicultrasound.com<http://www.analogicultrasound.com> T 604-279-8550 ext 127 | F 604-279-8559 Analogic Ultra

Tech Doc Review Cycle Software

2013-08-08 Thread Alison Craig
tware packages. Any suggestions? Alison From: Alison Craig Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:35 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Skip to Next Table Command? FM 9 Version: 9.0p255 Unstructured OS: Windows 7, 64 bit Is there a "skip to next table" command? I'm using Sili

Tech Doc Review Cycle Software

2013-08-08 Thread Alison Craig
tware packages. Any suggestions? Alison From: Alison Craig Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:35 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Skip to Next Table Command? FM 9 Version: 9.0p255 Unstructured OS: Windows 7, 64 bit Is there a "skip to next table" command? I'm using S

RE: Translating FM files into Japonese

2013-06-28 Thread Alison Craig
Stephen: I have handled translation for up to 17 languages for my company and have only ever seen a per page cost quoted for final DTP preparation (I haven't done Japanese at this job, but we do translate into Chinese). As you say you do the final PDFs then obviously your translation firm isn't

Translating FM files into Japonese

2013-06-28 Thread Alison Craig
Stephen: I have handled translation for up to 17 languages for my company and have only ever seen a per page cost quoted for final DTP preparation (I haven't done Japanese at this job, but we do translate into Chinese). As you say you do the final PDFs then obviously your translation firm isn't

RE: Feature Request - Print to File Warning

2013-05-29 Thread Alison Craig
Also, if you have multiple page sizes in the file, you have to print to file (*.ps), then distill. Admittedly, I am on FM 9, so if this has gone away in FM 11, I'd love to hear about it. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@list

Feature Request - Print to File Warning

2013-05-29 Thread Alison Craig
Also, if you have multiple page sizes in the file, you have to print to file (*.ps), then distill. Admittedly, I am on FM 9, so if this has gone away in FM 11, I'd love to hear about it. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@l

RE: Page Count and Numbering Properties Not Working?

2013-05-24 Thread Alison Craig
that I've been able to discern). Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | #130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127 | F 604-279-8559 | TF 1-866-437-9508 | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com>

Page Count and Numbering Properties Not Working?

2013-05-24 Thread Alison Craig
that I've been able to discern). Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | #130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127 | F 604-279-8559 | TF 1-866-437-9508 | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com> Fro

RE: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-09 Thread Alison Craig
riginal Message- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 10:26 AM To: John Posada Cc: Alison Craig; FrameUsers List Subject: Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only I have to agree with John, and last year I would have totally be

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-09 Thread Alison Craig
riginal Message- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 10:26 AM To: John Posada Cc: Alison Craig; FrameUsers List Subject: Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only I have to agree with John, and last year I would have totally be

RE: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-09 Thread Alison Craig
It's not just freelancers that will be affected. Until my company was recently purchased by a larger organization, I had always worked for small to medium-sized businesses as the sole writer. Trying to get a budget for tools could be like pulling teeth. I somehow doubt most of my former employer

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-09 Thread Alison Craig
It's not just freelancers that will be affected. Until my company was recently purchased by a larger organization, I had always worked for small to medium-sized businesses as the sole writer. Trying to get a budget for tools could be like pulling teeth. I somehow doubt most of my former employer

RE: how do people copy-protect their PDFs?

2013-05-06 Thread Alison Craig
I think that's an excellent question. Could you post answers on-list or forward copies to me? Right now I just use standard Adobe Acrobat security for my Frame generated PDFs (I need printable and digital manuals for the Medical Device industry). But we all know how easy that is to crack. Alis

how do people copy-protect their PDFs?

2013-05-06 Thread Alison Craig
I think that's an excellent question. Could you post answers on-list or forward copies to me? Right now I just use standard Adobe Acrobat security for my Frame generated PDFs (I need printable and digital manuals for the Medical Device industry). But we all know how easy that is to crack. Alis

RE: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

2013-04-29 Thread Alison Craig
#x27;ll follow up on with them. Alison Craig  |  Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation  |  #130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada  V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127  |  F 604-279-8559  |  TF 1-866-437-9508  |   www.ultrasonix.com   -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@

Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

2013-04-29 Thread Alison Craig
#x27;ll follow up on with them. Alison Craig ?| ?Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation ?| ?#130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada? V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127 ?| ?F 604-279-8559 ?| ?TF 1-866-437-9508 ?| ?www.ultrasonix.com ? -Original Message- From

RE: Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-29 Thread Alison Craig
Thanks Shmuel. That is very helpful. Alison From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:09 AM To: Alison Craig Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command? Attached is an AutoIt script to find the next table and go to the first

Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-29 Thread Alison Craig
Thanks Shmuel. That is very helpful. Alison From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:09 AM To: Alison Craig Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command? Attached is an AutoIt script to find the next table and go to the

RE: Generated list of variables

2013-04-26 Thread Alison Craig
. Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | #130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127 | F 604-279-8559 | TF 1-866-437-9508 | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com> From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:f

Generated list of variables

2013-04-26 Thread Alison Craig
. Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | #130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127 | F 604-279-8559 | TF 1-866-437-9508 | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameuse

RE: Book Suggestion - Fonts

2013-04-26 Thread Alison Craig
As this is a very visual book, Audio is certainly an odd format. Alison From: Owen, Clint [mailto:clint.o...@craneae.com] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 7:22 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: Alison Craig Subject: RE: Book Suggestion - Fonts I mostly read e-books these days, so I checked

Book Suggestion - Fonts

2013-04-26 Thread Alison Craig
As this is a very visual book, Audio is certainly an odd format. Alison From: Owen, Clint [mailto:clint.o...@craneae.com] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 7:22 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Cc: Alison Craig Subject: RE: Book Suggestion - Fonts I mostly read e-books these days, so I

RE: Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
: Alison Craig Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Rick Quatro Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command? I'll bet Rick Quatro could knock off an Extendscript to do that in oh, about 14 seconds... sr On 2013-Apr-25 6:01 PM, Alison Craig wrote: I got that advice off-list – and it works, except

Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
: Alison Craig Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Rick Quatro Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command? I'll bet Rick Quatro could knock off an Extendscript to do that in oh, about 14 seconds... sr On 2013-Apr-25 6:01 PM, Alison Craig wrote: I got that advice off-list ? and it works, e

RE: Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
...@phoenix-geophysics.com] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 3:01 PM To: Alison Craig Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command? On 2013-Apr-25 4:34 PM, Alison Craig wrote: FM 9 Version: 9.0p255 Unstructured OS: Windows 7, 64 bit Is there a “skip to next table” command? I’m

Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
...@phoenix-geophysics.com] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 3:01 PM To: Alison Craig Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command? On 2013-Apr-25 4:34 PM, Alison Craig wrote: FM 9 Version: 9.0p255 Unstructured OS: Windows 7, 64 bit Is there a ?skip to next table? command? I?m

OT: Book Suggestion - Fonts

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
k and e-book (and no I don't know the author and I don't get anything for the recommendation J). Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | #130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127 | F 604-279-8559 | TF

OT: Book Suggestion - Fonts

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
k and e-book (and no I don't know the author and I don't get anything for the recommendation J). Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | #130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada V6V2K9 T 604-279-8550 ext. 127 | F 604-279-8559 | TF

Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
command to move from "wherever" in the current table to the beginning of the first cell in the next table. I checked the Frame 9 PDF and also Scriptorium's Unstructured Frame 8 book, but no luck. Any suggestions? Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medic

Skip to Next Table Command?

2013-04-25 Thread Alison Craig
command to move from "wherever" in the current table to the beginning of the first cell in the next table. I checked the Frame 9 PDF and also Scriptorium's Unstructured Frame 8 book, but no luck. Any suggestions? Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix Medic

RE: Modifying Image Paths

2013-04-24 Thread Alison Craig
I've used the "search and replace path in a MIF file" method when my image links have come back broken from a translation round and I need to get the files out ASAP (ie, rather than return them to the translators to be fixed). It works just fine. Just be sure to make copies of everything before

Modifying Image Paths

2013-04-24 Thread Alison Craig
I've used the "search and replace path in a MIF file" method when my image links have come back broken from a translation round and I need to get the files out ASAP (ie, rather than return them to the translators to be fixed). It works just fine. Just be sure to make copies of everything before

RE: Imported text

2013-04-23 Thread Alison Craig
I write for a Medical Device company and repeated Warnings and Cautions are common - so I keep that text in file and import it as needed. It's much simpler to update a single Warning in the Inset file than to try to find every occurrence of that Warning within 20+ files. It also saves on transl

Imported text

2013-04-23 Thread Alison Craig
I write for a Medical Device company and repeated Warnings and Cautions are common - so I keep that text in file and import it as needed. It's much simpler to update a single Warning in the Inset file than to try to find every occurrence of that Warning within 20+ files. It also saves on transl

Selecting Colours for Conditions

2013-04-22 Thread Alison Craig
That?s a great idea! Thanks, Alison From: rebecca officer [mailto:rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz] Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:29 PM To: Alison Craig; HelenBorrie; bodvar at gmail.com Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Selecting Colours for Conditions Hi Alison We&#x

RE: Selecting Colours for Conditions

2013-04-19 Thread Alison Craig
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:28 AM, Helen Borrie mailto:hele...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: At 09:17 a.m. 19/04/2013, Alison Craig wrote: >Content-Language: en-US >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > boundary="_000_17474827509158478EE10BC6B977A3E30CC5A15342exchang

Selecting Colours for Conditions

2013-04-19 Thread Alison Craig
png] On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:28 AM, Helen Borrie mailto:helebor at iinet.net.au>> wrote: At 09:17 a.m. 19/04/2013, Alison Craig wrote: >Content-Language: en-US >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > > boundary="_000_17474827509158478EE10BC6B977A3E30CC5A15342exchang

Selecting Colours for Conditions

2013-04-18 Thread Alison Craig
rted. I now have to add 2 new conditions (on a tight deadline) so I really don't have a lot of time to test things. If someone has put together some kind of guide, I'd really love to see it - if you're willing to share. Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead Ultrasonix

RE: Cursor key navigation in tables

2013-03-15 Thread Alison Craig
I'd love to know the answer to this as well as I, too, use Frame 9 and hate the awful table navigation option of tab, tab, tab... Alison From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 11:30 AM To: fr

Cursor key navigation in tables

2013-03-15 Thread Alison Craig
I'd love to know the answer to this as well as I, too, use Frame 9 and hate the awful table navigation option of tab, tab, tab... Alison From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 11:30 AM To:

RE: Copy of FM 9 for coworker

2013-03-13 Thread Alison Craig
I looked into this in December and this is the answer I received from Adobe: "If you need to purchase Framemaker 9 and Adobe Design standard CS 5, then you need to purchase the Volume license copy of Framemaker 11 and Adobe Design Standard CS 6 as Adobe is not selling FM 9 and CS 5 anymore, the

Copy of FM 9 for coworker

2013-03-13 Thread Alison Craig
I looked into this in December and this is the answer I received from Adobe: "If you need to purchase Framemaker 9 and Adobe Design standard CS 5, then you need to purchase the Volume license copy of Framemaker 11 and Adobe Design Standard CS 6 as Adobe is not selling FM 9 and CS 5 anymore, the

RE: OT: FM and InDesign

2013-03-07 Thread Alison Craig
ot; suggestions ;-))) Alison From: Graeme R Forbes [mailto:graeme.for...@colorado.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:40 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: Alison Craig Subject: Re: OT: FM and InDesign Message: 4 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:55:34 -0800 From: Alison Craig mailto:alison.cr...@ultr

OT: FM and InDesign

2013-03-07 Thread Alison Craig
ot; suggestions ;-))) Alison From: Graeme R Forbes [mailto:graeme.for...@colorado.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:40 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Cc: Alison Craig Subject: Re: OT: FM and InDesign Message: 4 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:55:34 -0800 From: Alison Craig mailto:alison.cr...@ultr

RE: OT: FM and InDesign

2013-03-06 Thread Alison Craig
Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:55:34 -0800, Alison Craig > wrote: >I don't use InDesign at all, so can someone tell me if it's possible to >open FM9 files in InDesign? No. But at least one publisher gets there via Mif2Go's Word RTF output, with reasonable fidelity. Don't even c

OT: FM and InDesign

2013-03-06 Thread Alison Craig
On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:55:34 -0800, Alison Craig > wrote: >I don't use InDesign at all, so can someone tell me if it's possible to >open FM9 files in InDesign? No. But at least one publisher gets there via Mif2Go's Word RTF output, with reasonable fidelity. Don't

OT: FM and InDesign

2013-03-06 Thread Alison Craig
I don't use InDesign at all, so can someone tell me if it's possible to open FM9 files in InDesign? I'm hoping as they're both Adobe products, there's some kind of support. Alison ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.co

OT: FM and InDesign

2013-03-06 Thread Alison Craig
I don't use InDesign at all, so can someone tell me if it's possible to open FM9 files in InDesign? I'm hoping as they're both Adobe products, there's some kind of support. Alison -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

RE: Copy/paste of in-book xrefs

2013-02-28 Thread Alison Craig
I do the same thing on a small scale all the time (21 files in my book). But in order to avoid the "unresolved" problem I take the following steps. 1. all files in the book are open 2. after pasting the repeated xref, double-click it to bring up the xref dialog 3. ensure the Marker Type and Cross

Copy/paste of in-book xrefs

2013-02-28 Thread Alison Craig
I do the same thing on a small scale all the time (21 files in my book). But in order to avoid the "unresolved" problem I take the following steps. 1. all files in the book are open 2. after pasting the repeated xref, double-click it to bring up the xref dialog 3. ensure the Marker Type and Cross

RE: Relative vs. absolute links

2013-02-27 Thread Alison Craig
, February 27, 2013 10:30 AM To: Alison Craig; 'framers@lists.frameusers.com'; Harvey, Peggy Subject: RE: Relative vs. absolute links Alison We find that graphics on the same drive as the original files are relative. Graphics on a separate drive are absolute. --Paul On 27 February 201

Relative vs. absolute links

2013-02-27 Thread Alison Craig
, February 27, 2013 10:30 AM To: Alison Craig; 'framers at lists.frameusers.com'; Harvey, Peggy Subject: RE: Relative vs. absolute links Alison We find that graphics on the same drive as the original files are relative. Graphics on a separate drive are absolute. --Paul On 27 February 201

RE: Relative vs. absolute links

2013-02-27 Thread Alison Craig
I'd love to hear an explanation as I often have the same relative/absolute issue with graphics and xrefs when my files are returned from the translators. Although in my case, everything is done in FM 9 or with the MIF 9 format - so my issue has nothing to do with Frame versioning. Alison PS: A

Relative vs. absolute links

2013-02-27 Thread Alison Craig
I'd love to hear an explanation as I often have the same relative/absolute issue with graphics and xrefs when my files are returned from the translators. Although in my case, everything is done in FM 9 or with the MIF 9 format - so my issue has nothing to do with Frame versioning. Alison PS: A

RE: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
Works in FM9 as well! But it scrolls up and down using the settings I've defined. How does it work if you haven't/can't set those in FM 11? Alison From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Matt Sullivan Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2

Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
Works in FM9 as well! But it scrolls up and down using the settings I've defined. How does it work if you haven't/can't set those in FM 11? Alison From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Matt Sullivan Sent: Thursday, February 21

RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
Great and useful advice as always, everyone. Thanks, Alison From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) [mailto:syed.hos...@aeris.net] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:40 AM To: Alison Craig; Post Framers Subject: RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book? Alison

RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
lmost quaint these days - but hard copy is Regulatory fact of life in the Medical Device industry. Alison From: Peter Hirons [mailto:pe...@galley.ie] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:34 AM To: Alison Craig; 'Writer'; 'Lise Bible'; 'Post Framers' Subject: RE: switc

switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
Great and useful advice as always, everyone. Thanks, Alison From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) [mailto:syed.hos...@aeris.net] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:40 AM To: Alison Craig; Post Framers Subject: RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book

switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
lmost quaint these days - but hard copy is Regulatory fact of life in the Medical Device industry. Alison From: Peter Hirons [mailto:pe...@galley.ie] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:34 AM To: Alison Craig; 'Writer'; 'Lise Bible'; 'Post Framers' Subject: RE: switc

RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
I already use a fair amount of Conditional text as my Service manuals cover 3 platforms. I'd have to think carefully about adding another. Alison -Original Message- From: Writer [mailto:generic...@yahoo.ca] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:34 AM To: Alison Craig; Lise

switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
I already use a fair amount of Conditional text as my Service manuals cover 3 platforms. I'd have to think carefully about adding another. Alison -Original Message- From: Writer [mailto:generic...@yahoo.ca] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:34 AM To: Alison Craig; Lise

RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
Here's a "what if" scenario to layer on top of the Letter vs A4 sizing issue (clever solution Nadine - I'll keep that in mind for my Service Manual)... What if you also had to switch from US to UK spelling when you switched from Letter to A4? What would be the most straightforward way to handle

switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Alison Craig
Here's a "what if" scenario to layer on top of the Letter vs A4 sizing issue (clever solution Nadine - I'll keep that in mind for my Service Manual)... What if you also had to switch from US to UK spelling when you switched from Letter to A4? What would be the most straightforward way to handle

RE: Pagination FM 11

2013-01-31 Thread Alison Craig
I, too, have fought with this problem on several occasions in the past (the comments about All Conditions showing vs a specific set of Conditions definitely apply to my case). When this rears its head again, I will now have several new things to try in order to correct the problem. Thanks ever

Pagination FM 11

2013-01-31 Thread Alison Craig
I, too, have fought with this problem on several occasions in the past (the comments about All Conditions showing vs a specific set of Conditions definitely apply to my case). When this rears its head again, I will now have several new things to try in order to correct the problem. Thanks ever

RE: Imported PDF looks poor

2013-01-02 Thread Alison Craig
ard copies. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com/> [cid:image001.gif@01CDE8E9.D4415D90] From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers

Imported PDF looks poor

2013-01-02 Thread Alison Craig
ard copies. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com/> [cid:image001.gif at 01CDE8E9.D4415D90] From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers

RE: Good vector drawing software

2012-12-10 Thread Alison Craig
Does it support AI files? When I get mechanical dwgs from the engineers, they're saved directly from SolidWorks in AI format. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Monday, Dec

Good vector drawing software

2012-12-10 Thread Alison Craig
Does it support AI files? When I get mechanical dwgs from the engineers, they're saved directly from SolidWorks in AI format. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Monday,

Frame 11 Stability - Upgrade or Downgrade the new copy to Frame 9? HELP

2012-12-07 Thread Alison Craig
aints seem to have settled down on this list. What would anyone recommend as I need to decide on a preferred course of action in the next couple of days. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corpor

Frame 11 Stability - Upgrade or Downgrade the new copy to Frame 9? HELP

2012-12-07 Thread Alison Craig
aints seem to have settled down on this list. What would anyone recommend as I need to decide on a preferred course of action in the next couple of days. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corpor

RE: Licensing Another Copy of FrameMaker??

2012-12-04 Thread Alison Craig
Thanks, Priyank. Alison From: Priyank Shrivastava. [mailto:priya...@adobe.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 4:13 PM To: Alison Craig; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Licensing Another Copy of FrameMaker?? Hi Allison, If you need to purchase Framemaker 9 and Adobe Design standard

Licensing Another Copy of FrameMaker??

2012-12-04 Thread Alison Craig
Thanks, Priyank. Alison From: Priyank Shrivastava. [mailto:priya...@adobe.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 4:13 PM To: Alison Craig; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Licensing Another Copy of FrameMaker?? Hi Allison, If you need to purchase Framemaker 9 and Adobe Design

Licensing Another Copy of FrameMaker??

2012-12-04 Thread Alison Craig
also likely need to buy an additional license for my copy of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard. FM9 does everything I need and I'd rather not deal with upgrading to FM 11 right now as my deadlines can't afford to take a hit if things need to be massaged in any way. Alison Al

Licensing Another Copy of FrameMaker??

2012-12-04 Thread Alison Craig
also likely need to buy an additional license for my copy of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard. FM9 does everything I need and I'd rather not deal with upgrading to FM 11 right now as my deadlines can't afford to take a hit if things need to be massaged in any way. Alison Al

RE: "Click-and-drag" or just "drag" -- ?

2012-10-25 Thread Alison Craig
o keep consistency in mind. Both for clarity and for cost. Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com/> [cid:image001.gif@01CDB2B7.C3AC4A20] ---

"Click-and-drag" or just "drag" -- ?

2012-10-25 Thread Alison Craig
o keep consistency in mind. Both for clarity and for cost. Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com/> [cid:image001.gif at 01CDB2B7.C3AC4A20] -O

Printing paragraph styles

2012-10-03 Thread Alison Craig
tware.com/index.html Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com/> [cid:image001.gif at 01CDA176.3BC1EC70] -Original Message

RE: save as... FM 8 Mif

2012-09-28 Thread Alison Craig
k in the least. They just upgraded to FM9. Alison Craig  Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mail

save as... FM 8 Mif

2012-09-28 Thread Alison Craig
k in the least. They just upgraded to FM9. Alison Craig? Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mail

RE: More bad news on TCS4: no longer includes Photoshop

2012-09-26 Thread Alison Craig
One of the reasons I never seriously looked at the TCS was because it included Photoshop (which I almost never use) but excluded Illustrator (which I use frequently). As it couldn't replace my go to program in CS 5, it was a non-starter. As for editing images, even though I have CS 5, most of t

RE: Localization Process with FrameMaker 10

2012-09-26 Thread Alison Craig
reate translated manuals with specific changes required by Regulatory bodies (the SFDA in the People's Republic of China is particularly demanding) Hope this helps, Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508

Localization Process with FrameMaker 10

2012-09-26 Thread Alison Craig
reate translated manuals with specific changes required by Regulatory bodies (the SFDA in the People's Republic of China is particularly demanding) Hope this helps, Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508

More bad news on TCS4: no longer includes Photoshop

2012-09-26 Thread Alison Craig
One of the reasons I never seriously looked at the TCS was because it included Photoshop (which I almost never use) but excluded Illustrator (which I use frequently). As it couldn't replace my go to program in CS 5, it was a non-starter. As for editing images, even though I have CS 5, most of t

Is there a video demonstrating Word vs Framemaker?

2012-09-24 Thread Alison Craig
they can see the productivity gains (add in a single sourcing demo, if applicable), they?ll be convinced. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.

RE: Document revision control

2012-09-21 Thread Alison Craig
e on this list use Subversion as well, and have said good things about it. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com/> [cid:image001.gif@01CD9805.90B9

Document revision control

2012-09-21 Thread Alison Craig
e on this list use Subversion as well, and have said good things about it. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead 604-279-8550 | fax 604-279-8559 | toll-free 1-866-437-9508 Ultrasonix Medical Corporation | www.ultrasonix.com<http://www.ultrasonix.com/> [cid:image001.gif at 01CD9805

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