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: 1/15/2008 Subject: some links don't work while converting framemaker to pdf
Question Hi, I have a FrameMaker book where links work perfectly, there are no error messages; I have saved and updated the files. But some links don't work when I convert to a pdf.
Answer I am not sure what types of links you are trying to use.
Go to the HELP menu and select SEARCH - and paste the following into the search box: hypertext commands in HTML and PDF Documents
Then select the item with the same words as your search. This will tell you what will work and won't work when you convert to pdf.
You might also try printing the file to postscript first and then converting to a pdf.
Use the below listed instructions to print as .ps file first.
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1. Open FILE – PRINT
2. Check the “Print to File” box, next to the box is a name of what the file will be saved as, change the .prn to .ps.
3. At the bottom of the screen – next to the printer name Select “Setup.”
4. Next Screen – Next your current printer name, from the drop down menu look for Acrobat Distiller, then – select “Properties.”
5. Next Screen, Select the “Adobe PDF Settings” Tab, make sure you UNSELECT the “Do not send fonts to Distiller” check box.
6. You might also select “Edit Conversion Settings” as this option allows you to set some color conversion. If you make changes here you will be prompted for a “Settings File” Name. Just give it a name to save your settings.
7. Click OK, Click OK again – you should now be back to the Main Printer Screen.
8. Click Print.
9. Now find your file and you should just be able to double click it and it will convert to a pdf file. If it doesn’t make sure the extension name is .ps.
Just doing a quick look at the Conversion Settings – you might have to do a little experimenting to solve your problem, or it might be solved by printing to file first.
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If you have any more questions ask again.
You can also send me the following frame documents that are giving you the problem
The files you want link from and the file you want to link to and I will take a look at it.
Be sure to put Frame in the Subjet Area.
Email is waynejohnson2@comcast.net
