Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-19 Thread Alison Craig
Version: FM9 (9.0p237) OS: XP Pro with SP3 I've been creating a new User Manual based on an existing Book (originally created by a consultant). I want each Chapter to have a minimum of 2 pages (Right and Left sides, like any regular book). I know I'm missing something simple, but with a virtual

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread David Schor
Hi Alison, Where is your End of Flow marker located? On each page of the document, do a Select All On Page (Ctrl+A) to see if any additional elements (e.g. graphics frame with invisible border) are on the pages. Check whether there is an additional text flow in the doc (perhaps you have an empty g

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Baruch Brodersen
Hi Alison, Open the individual files in your book file, then right-click each file in succession and choose Pagination. Try applying "Read from File" in the 1st page Side drop-down. If that fails, change it to Next Available. If that doesn't work, try deleting extra pages with Special > Delete Pag

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Fred Ridder
Responding to Alison Craig, Baruch Broderson wrote: > Hi Alison, > Open the individual files in your book file, then right-click each file in > succession and choose Pagination. Try applying "Read from File" in the 1st > page Side drop-down. If that fails, change it to Next Available. If that > d

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Mike Wickham
> Note that the unselected option "Pages: x to x" lists First Page as 1 and > Last Page as 4, so FM is acknowledging that there are actually 4 pages in > this document - even though there should only be 2. > If I recall correctly, when you assign a custom master page to a page in a document, and

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Kristen Abbott
Hi Alison, Is it possible the consultant used conditional text that is hidden? I've seen FM leave "empty" pages in a file when you turn off conditional tag display, because the text is still there but the pagination is not updated when it's not visible. I'd turn on all conditional tags in your fi

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Fred Ridder
Responding to Alison Craig, Kristen Abbott wrote: > Is it possible the consultant used conditional text that is hidden? I've > seen FM leave "empty" pages in a file when you turn off conditional tag > display, because the text is still there but the pagination is not > updated when it's not visib

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Kristen Abbott
OK, fair enough. Implementation detail. But I have seen Frame not reduce the page count, even after saving the file with the tags turned off. -Kristen

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Bill Swallow
This is likely an applied master page issue and has nothing to do with the implementation of conditional text. Special > Delete Pages is your friend when dealing with rogue empty pages. On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Kristen Abbott wrote: > OK, fair enough. Implementation detail. But I have se

Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-19 Thread Alison Craig
Version: FM9 (9.0p237) OS: XP Pro with SP3 I've been creating a new User Manual based on an existing Book (originally created by a consultant). I want each Chapter to have a minimum of 2 pages (Right and Left sides, like any regular book). I know I'm missing something simple, but with a virtual

RESOLUTION: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Alison Craig
il: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alison Craig Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:15 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue Versi

Re: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-19 Thread David Schor
Hi Alison, Where is your End of Flow marker located? On each page of the document, do a Select All On Page (Ctrl+A) to see if any additional elements (e.g. graphics frame with invisible border) are on the pages. Check whether there is an additional text flow in the doc (perhaps you have an empty g

Re: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Baruch Brodersen
Hi Alison, Open the individual files in your book file, then right-click each file in succession and choose Pagination. Try applying "Read from File" in the 1st page Side drop-down. If that fails, change it to Next Available. If that doesn't work, try deleting extra pages with Special > Delete Pag

RE: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Fred Ridder
Responding to Alison Craig, Baruch Broderson wrote: > Hi Alison, > Open the individual files in your book file, then right-click each file in > succession and choose Pagination. Try applying "Read from File" in the 1st > page Side drop-down. If that fails, change it to Next Available. If that > d

Re: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Mike Wickham
> Note that the unselected option "Pages: x to x" lists First Page as 1 and > Last Page as 4, so FM is acknowledging that there are actually 4 pages in > this document - even though there should only be 2. > If I recall correctly, when you assign a custom master page to a page in a document, and

Re: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Kristen Abbott
Hi Alison, Is it possible the consultant used conditional text that is hidden? I've seen FM leave "empty" pages in a file when you turn off conditional tag display, because the text is still there but the pagination is not updated when it's not visible. I'd turn on all conditional tags in your fi

RE: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Fred Ridder
Responding to Alison Craig, Kristen Abbott wrote: > Is it possible the consultant used conditional text that is hidden? I've > seen FM leave "empty" pages in a file when you turn off conditional tag > display, because the text is still there but the pagination is not > updated when it's not visib

RE: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Kristen Abbott
OK, fair enough. Implementation detail. But I have seen Frame not reduce the page count, even after saving the file with the tags turned off. -Kristen ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages t

Re: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Bill Swallow
This is likely an applied master page issue and has nothing to do with the implementation of conditional text. Special > Delete Pages is your friend when dealing with rogue empty pages. On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Kristen Abbott wrote: > OK, fair enough. Implementation detail. But I have se

RESOLUTION: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue

2010-01-20 Thread Alison Craig
ail: alison.cr...@ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alison Craig Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 6:15 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Even/Odd Page Layout Issue Version: FM9