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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| fetching linked graphic files | 12/16/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I’m using FM 9. I need to use linked images and then save the completed book and graphics to a ... A: Chris - There is not any way that I know of to have FM "auto" update the new location of graphics ... | ||
| fetching linked graphic files | 12/15/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I’m using FM 9. I need to use linked images and then save the completed book and graphics to a ... A: Chris - I am assuming that you have imported your graphics "by reference." Which means they have not ... | ||
| changing section header numbering in a document | 12/9/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I inherited a FM 7.2 file whose Header1 numbering begins at 3, but I want it to begin at 5. How do ... A: Carmelle One of 2 things can be causing the paragraph to start numbering at 3. Make a copy of your ... | ||
| linker | 12/9/2011 | Neal Ziring |
| Q: 1. if i click the page then will show me that page 2. after create Table of Contents & index then ... A: Hoo - I don't understand your question. It sounds like you want to make a list or table of web ... | ||
| Equations in Framemaker | 11/15/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Wayne; If I have equations in a FM document and I refer to those equations in the text, when I ... A: Domingo - You didn't indicate what version of Framemaker you are using - but for Frame 7.0 This is ... | ||
| how to import Word into Framemaker? | 11/14/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Wayne, I have Framemaker 7.2 and Word 2003 at work. I need to convert a 370 page manual done in ... A: Michael Try the following: Save your Word File as an RTF file and then import it into your Frame ... | ||
| Windows 7 FrameMaker 10 CMYK Printing | 10/4/2011 | Neal Ziring |
| Q: The FM to PDF process will not convert my Pantone CMYK process colors accurately. Pantone within ... A: Patricia, I'm not all that expert at color separations and color models, but I know this has been a ... | ||
| page become black, unavailable fonts | 8/9/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I'm new with FM 9.0, I got problem after generated PDF. I'm import a table from excel file into the ... A: Nids - I cannot give you much help, because I donot have Frame 9, only Frame 7. To stop the 'MISSING ... | ||
| Configure custom master page to show as last page in document | 8/1/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: and for sharing your expertise. I've created a template in FM 8.0, and need to add a custom master ... A: Mary - As I don't have Frame 8 - the information is from Frame 7. There are 2 Solutions to your ... | ||
| Figure and Table autonumbering | 7/19/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I am using an existing, inherited template. Currently, the template is re-initializing the ... A: Lori - You can setup autonumbering to continue from the previous document in a book, however I think ... | ||
| unable to generate | 6/27/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I have a framemaker manual that was initially produced by some writing company for my employer. it ... A: Curt - I can answer the first question Missing Fonts: Start Framemaker, (you do not need to have a ... | ||
| FM crash when open opening document with missing file | 6/13/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Morning, could you help on this problem: When I open a file in framemaker, a Missing File Warning ... A: Grace You have not mentioned what version of Framemaker and what operating system you are using. ... | ||
| Framemaker Autoconnect Not Working | 6/9/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Autoconnect is on for 4 master pages. Recently this has stopped working. Now, when adding more text ... A: Karen - One of the the selections with Frame 9 is you can "save as" Frame 7 or "save as" a mif file ... | ||
| Framemaker Autoconnect Not Working | 6/8/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Autoconnect is on for 4 master pages. Recently this has stopped working. Now, when adding more text ... A: Karen - Without seeing your document, I am only guessing. My best guess is some how you have ... | ||
| Inserting STX (ASCII character) in FrameMaker 6.0 | 6/7/2011 | Neal Ziring |
| Q: I am working on a document (using frameMaker 6.0) where I need to enter an ASCII character for STX ... A: Priyanka, Sorry this answer is so late, I missed the e-mail that AllExperts generated for your ... | ||
| numbering within LOT, LOR, and TOC | 5/6/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Autogenerated docs like the above in ver 7.0 do not have the chapter numbers incorporated into the ... A: Curt - I am not sure what you really want to do without seeing a sample of what you currently have. ... | ||
| Frame vs Word | 5/2/2011 | Neal Ziring |
| Q: can you please point me to a discussion on how well conditional text is implemented in Word? I ... A: Bill, Well, Word does not have a conditional text facility built in. So it cannot match ... | ||
| Total page count in a book | 5/2/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I have a book that has multiple chapter. I need the total page count to reflect the full content of ... A: Bobby. Make sure you are on the "Master Page" and there has to be a "text area" where you have your ... | ||
| Total page count in a book | 4/28/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I have a book that has multiple chapter. I need the total page count to reflect the full content of ... A: Bobby Try the following with a copy of your book and files. 1. With your book open setup your first ... | ||
| FrameMaker 7 Table Footnotes | 4/25/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I cannot figure out how to adjust the space between a table and table footnotes that are set ... A: Dudley If you are using table footnotes and putting them in a Table Cell. Try the following. Select ... | ||
| Framemaker 9 LOR | 4/20/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I'm trying to create LORs for images in various files. The results are incomplete: in one file, all ... A: Karen - I am sorry - but I cannot duplicate your problem as I do not have Frame 9. Does LOR - mean ... | ||
| Pagination | 4/14/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Is there an easy way to change a FrameMaker file which has 1 table per page (portrait)to two tables ... A: John - If I understand your question you want to have 2 text columns to fit the table into. Go to ... | ||
| Framemaker 9 conditional text | 3/29/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I would like to create conditional text that changes the color of a block of text rather than ... A: Janelle This is very easy to do. 1. Open a Frame Practice File 2. Go to the Menu Bar and Select ... | ||
| Framemaker 7.1 TOC | 3/24/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: When I generate a TOC, I get numeral 1's at each Chapter TitleTOC, when I would rather have a space ... A: Terri I can't quite envision what you want. Please send me the following: 1. A copy of your TOC, (as ... | ||
| FrameMaker page numbering | 2/23/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: How do I delete the page number from the back cover of a book? A: Ven - 1. Open the file that creates the "back cover" of your book (i.e. the last file in your ... | ||
| Tricky indexing | 2/22/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I'm trying to create an index for a library of books. Each book and chapter files are contained ... A: Sue Sue: There is only 1 solutions to your problem that I know of: Due this with a copy of your ... | ||
| Book footer problems | 2/14/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I am new to FrameMaker, so I apologize if this is a simple question, but I am having inconsistent ... A: Rachel Without viewing your document, my guess is: You need to make sure that you are using the ... | ||
| Creating learning documents with FM | 1/22/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I want to create a FM 9 User Guide. But--asfar as i can tell--FM will not allow me to create two ... A: Dan You can open multiple instances of Framemaker. Just double-click on the first document you want ... | ||
| Installing FM 9 and 10 | 1/21/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I have FM 9 installed. If i buy the upgrade to 10, is there a way to keep both versions on my ... A: Dan When I have upgraded from 6 to 7 both copies worked Ok on the same computer. Framemaker didn't ... | ||
| Indexing | 1/19/2011 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I have FM 9. Suppose the word Salt occurs throughout a 100 page book. How do I create an index so ... A: Dan I am using Frame 7 - but the following should work for you: Go to the Frame Menu Bar - Select ... | ||
| Cross Refs Between Books - PDF | 12/20/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I'm fairly new to Framemaker and I'm using FM 7.2 in Windows XP. I want to cross reference between ... A: Julie If you do a cross-reference outside of the book - each chapter has to remain as it's own ... | ||
| adobe framemaker 9 - Book to PDF | 12/1/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I'm new with using FM 9 on my project. Before i had no problem to use it (editing + formatting ) but ... A: Nids It looks to me that you are useing "AutoNumbering" in your document and this is causing the ... | ||
| Adobe Framemaker 9 | 11/24/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: Can we install Framemaker 9 along side Framemaker 8 or does it uninstall all previous versions? A: Cathy - I cannot answer directly about Framemaker 9, but I have run Frame 6 and 7 together on the ... | ||
| Imported Format Not Overwriting Exisisting Paragraph Formatting | 11/19/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: After upgrading to FM 9.0, when I import my FM doc format into an existing FM doc, it doesn't ... A: Willa - I don't have experience with Frame 9 - but I have run into the same problem when I have ... | ||
| splitting a book chapter | 11/11/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I have formatted a book in Framemaker and created cross references throughout as well as index ... A: L.B As soon as you give the file a new name, i.e Chpt 1, Chpt 2, Chpt 3, etc., the Frame generated ... | ||
| Copying all of a Framemaker 9 document | 10/21/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I need to be able to select all of the data inside my Framemaker documents and paste them. When I ... A: Laurie With Frame 7 I am able to do a "select all" within a text frame and everything copies. What ... | ||
| 'Save copy as' of a .fm but retaining information in the file | 10/15/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I have created a large manual that covers arrange of products. I am now tasked with dividing the ... A: Gareth What you can do is when you open the file and Framemaker cannot find the file it will give ... | ||
| FrameMaker keeps adding blank pages | 10/8/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I've tried to solve this problem for two weeks and it's maddening. Frame keeps adding blank pages to ... A: Charles The error message you are getting "a new column layout in [filename] seems to ovelap other ... | ||
| Adding PDF files to a book | 10/1/2010 | Neal Ziring |
| Q: I've come across a book file that has pdfs and frame files. Is it possible to save or print a book ... A: Mark, I'm sorry, but I didn't think you could even put a PDF file into a Framemaker book. I doubt ... | ||
| Generating TOC in Frame maker | 8/29/2010 | Wayne Johnson |
| Q: I want to generate the TOC(Table of Contents)in frame maker 7 with the source text should be in the ... A: Sagar I am almost 100% sure that you cannot use the "Header" of the Master Page for the TOC. You ... | ||
Wayne Johnson
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Expertise
Basic set-up of books, master pages, generation of List of Effective pages (LEP), Indexing, auto-numbering. Various ways to import graphics, including advantages and disadvantages of importing into a text frame or importing into a "blank" page. Using a "book" to generate PDF files, with hyperlinking. Customization of function keys, currently setup for Frame 7.0 i.e. change F1 to turn "Change bar" On and Off, F2 to "Cut" a selection, F3 to copy, F4 to Paste, F6 to set line to "TOP OF PAGE" and Shift F6 to start line "anywhere" these can be easily your current config files and if you do not like them - old config files can be restored. I have no expertise in Structured Framemaker, (i.e. XML or SGML).
Experience
10 years working with Framemaker, all version through Version 7.0
Primarily writing to Aviation ATA spec 100. Currently responsible for maintaining all company published maintenance documents in Framemaker and PDF and making them accessible through the company intranet.
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