AboutWayne Johnson 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.
Expert: Wayne Johnson Date: 1/23/2008 Subject: Apply Master pages automatically
Question Wayne. First of all, Thanks for your service. When version 7.0 came out, the "apply master pages automatically" was a new feature. I have never been able to get it to work. We are set up with three page templates, left, right and landscape. The landscape pages are only used for sample reports which use our set up "body report" paragraph tag. I have followed the manual instructions carefully but something must be missing. I have completed the "unstrucMasterPageMaps" table as follows: "Body Report" (under paragraph name tag), "Landscape" (under right-handed...), "Landscape" (under left-handed...), and "Single" (under Range ind.) When I try to re-apply the master pages, I get the error, "No Master Pages applied because the MasterPageMaps Table contains no mapping information." Can you help?
Answer Lee - Do you have a paragraph style named Body Report?
Accomplish the following first.
1. Go to Format - Page Layout - Pagination - then in the box make sure "Double-Sided" is selected if you are using Left and Right Master Pages.
2. You cannot manually create the "unstrucMasterPageMaps" table - Frame has to create this. This is explained in the search that is accomplished in Situation 2.
Then try the following:
Situation 1
1. Under paragraph styles you need to set the your "Body Report" style to "Start at Top of Page" this setting is found in FORMAT-PARAGRAPH-DESIGNER then select the pagination tab. Save the style
2. Then do the following - Choose Format > Page Layout > Apply Master Pages, and then click Yes to override manually applied master pages.
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Situation 2
Try just a simple file to set this up using the following instructions.
Use the Frame (located on the Menu Bar - ONLINE - HELP)file - I was able to set-up something like your scenerio very quickly.
1. Select Search- then enter master pages - then select Assigning master pages to body pages containing paragraph tags.
2. Make sure your paragraph has the "Start at Top Of Page" pagination selected.
In the instructions - there is a note that says the paragraph style name and Master Page name are "case sensitive."
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Situation 3
If the above doesn't work send me 2 frame files as follows:
1 file to show me how you want your document to work.
Make it a minimum of 3-4 pages with a statement something like "Auto-Left, "Auto-Right," and then "Body Report"
2. Send me a document with the Master Pages you want and I will take a look at it.
email me at the following
wayne.johnson@alaskaair.com
Regards, Wayne
