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About 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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Framemaker 8 - index links8/29/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I have created a book that includes lists of figures and tables (imported from word). Each figure or ...
  A: Todd - Please send me a copy of one of your generated list and a copy of the one of the documents ...
FrameMaker 8 Conditional files in books8/28/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I have a book that contains multiple files of identical conditional text settings so that I can ...
  A: Carol - I have not worked with Frame 8 - so my information is from using Frame 7. I would work with ...
framemaker 7 and 88/27/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: My biggest issue right now is I am trying to update a book in which I have added revised pages to, ...
  A: Lauren - That is one of the problems with Framemaker it is not very forward compatable. What you ...
FrameMaker Maste Page error msg8/19/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: When attempting to reapply Master Page to a page in this document, get message "One or more master ...
  A: Betsy, I have not been able to reproduce this behavior or find this error message. So, my response ...
Poor imported images in FrameMaker 7.18/13/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: Whenever I import a gif into FrameMaker 7.1, it looks pixelated. Even if I import at 300 dpi or 150 ...
  A: Paula First off - changing the dpi - when you import it into Framemaker only makes the image larger ...
How to link to file attachments?8/13/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I want to create a document in FM with hyperlinks to other documents (embedded attachments?). Then ...
  A: Jules You can create the links directly in Framemaker to go to another document, but you have to ...
Printing Pages to PDF8/8/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: One day I lost the ability in FrameMaker to print to Adobe PDF. I can save an entire book or file as ...
  A: Amy - If you can currently print a Book or a File to pdf then you should be able to also do a page ...
Framemaker8/8/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I'm doing translation/setting up a new manual. On my desctop I've got: Adobe Reader 7,0; Acrobat ...
  A: Mary Adobe Reader - Is the "free" program that allows you to read "BUT NOT CREATE" a pdf file. ...
Framemaker8/8/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: Please, help me! How do you set up new headings/basicly the heading's style? I need white letters on ...
  A: Mary - You have not read my answer to your first question - please read the answers before asking ...
cutting and pasting cross-referenced paragraphs8/8/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: Using FM8.0 on Windows. I have cross-referenced paragraphs throughout my document. For most ...
  A: Ian, Yes, I know what you mean about moving stuff that includes cross-references. It can be very ...
Framemaker8/7/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: Again about my correcting the surveying thing. When it comes to describing the sequence how the ...
  A: Mary, > > When it comes to describing the sequence how the instrument > works, there is no way to ...
Adobe Framemaker8/7/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: When I've to change the chapter's number/title the old number won't dissappear. So,- I get "24.25 ...
  A: Mary - What I need you to do is send me a copy of the document so I can see what is going on with ...
Adobe Framemaker8/6/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: I'm making corrections /translating for the new manual. And will it be easier to print up the whole ...
  A: Mary, > > 1. Frame maker opens only some chapters, the others > (old versions for the ...
Adobe Framemaker8/6/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: If I'm to set up a new manual for a surverying instrument. Can I type the text without "programming" ...
  A: Mary If you have just installed Framemaker on you computer - then the Default Mode is "Structured ...
Adding change bars to graphics8/5/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I am trying to add a change bar to graphics that have changed. When I select the graphic & add the ...
  A: Heidi You are not doing anything wrong - your "graphic" is not "text" therefore Frame doesn't put a ...
Framemaker Help.8/1/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: I have several files in a directory "DIR1". I want to create a Framemaker file, which imports all ...
  A: Mahidhar, I'm not sure there is any simple way to do this. The add file to book dialog only lets ...
Table and Figure Numbering7/29/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: The numbering of tables and figures is automatically set by chapter. Can we set them to follow the ...
  A: Tamara - Sorry there is no way I know of to do it automatically. You could do the following: Go to ...
File path issue with FM 6.07/28/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: Hey, I have an issue with FM. I have one document which keeps on searching for a file that does ...
  A: Ceddy For the following assume, File A is the one you are opening, and File B is the one File A is ...
Special text symbols7/23/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to get a less than or equal or greater than or equal to ...
  A: Jessica - Find the following pdf file on your computer. For Frame 7 the file is named ...
link problem7/22/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I have a minor problem with links in bullet lists in FM 7.2. I select a word to link to, apply the ...
  A: Manny I am not really sure what you are trying to do: Do you just the one or two words to be ...
link problem7/21/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I have a minor problem with links in bullet lists in FM 7.2. I select a word to link to, apply the ...
  A: Manny If you want to just "highlight 1 or 2 words in your sentence - then I would try using the ...
FM 7.1 is removing all cross-references in a file7/15/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: Strange problem, it's happened to me 2x in past 2 months (once running v7.1p114, and now again, ...
  A: Trish - These intermittent problems are always hard to try and figure out. Are you sure your ...
PDFs from FrameMaker 7 using Acrobat 87/15/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: on my PC running Windows XP I used to generate PDFs from a FrameMaker 7 via the 'save as' command. I ...
  A: Francis - I would use the Windows program to uninstall Acrobat 5.0 and 8.0 - then find the Acrobat ...
Table design: How to specify the paragraph tag for the Table Title7/14/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: I am very experienced with Frame, but this is stumping me. I am configuring a new set of templates. ...
  A: Roseanne, This is a tricky one, and I don't have a copy of Framemaker in front of me at this moment ...
Text Symbols7/1/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: Is there a legend for Text Symbols? I have a doc that uses a symbol (<) (opposite tab (>)). I have ...
  A: Jim - The following is from Framemaker 7.0, as I don't have Frame 8 installed. If you have the Hard ...
List of Effective Pages6/26/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I am using LEP Tools to generate a LOEP from the book level for my manuals. I am able to generate ...
  A: Ken - When you go to the Reference Page you should see something like the following, (usually ...
can't generate an updated book file6/18/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I am working on an inherited FM 7.2 book file. For some unknown reason the chapter numbering went ...
  A: Alice: If you go to the Frame Help menu and then in the "Search" Box - enter "unavailable fonts." It ...
Body text writing over master page images6/18/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I'm trying to create a template with a full page image on all left hand pages and text on the right. ...
  A: Meaghan - What you need to do is send me a copy of following: File 1 - Indicates what you want. File ...
FrameMaker 8 - How do I merge two tables together into one table?6/13/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I have two tables (imported from MS Word - RTF format) and I am trying to bring two tables together ...
  A: James - If each table has the same number of columns then you shouldn't have to "insert" a bunch of ...
Cross references6/13/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I am trying to figure out how to reference a text within the chapter for example: Go to Figure 51 ...
  A: Vidya - There are too much variable to give you all of the info - but I can get you started. There ...
cross-referencing tables6/13/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: Maybe this is a stupid question, I don't know enough about framemaker to know if it is but I have to ...
  A: Jen You can use the Cross-Reference Function to have text appear in muliple areas of your file. With ...
Frame to PDF error6/12/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I am using the 'Print Book' option in FM 7.1, and my first file in the book has two Visio images. I ...
  A: Chris - As I am not familiar with Visio - I would try the following: 1. Remove the Visio Drawing ...
FrameMaker and PDF security6/11/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I use FrameMaker 7.1 and Acrobat Professional 8. After creating a PDF from FM, another person using ...
  A: Adi - Your problem has nothing to do with Framemaker - it is a setting in Adobe Professional. As I ...
Reference graphics positioning on body pages6/5/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I am relatively new to Frame. When using reference graphics I am unable to to get them to position ...
  A: Ron - When you insert graphics into the body page "no matter" how you do it - the graphic is ...
Conditional Text in FM7.26/4/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: I am using FM 7.2 (unstructured). Now I had a book with 10 chapters in it. These chapters are again ...
  A: Krishna, > These chapters are again individual blocks of information, > so there is a copyright ...
How to delete a gap at the start of a table FM7 or 85/30/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: Our custom master page has three columns with .25 gap. On the body page (with that master page ...
  A: Bob - If you send me a copy of your "Master" page - I can "modify" it for you and send it back to ...
Change name of referenced image5/29/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: Is there any way to change the name of a image file that has already been imported into Framemaker. ...
  A: Ken, There is no simple way to change the reference to an image file, unfortunately. You can ...
TOC Leaders Formatting (in Ref Pages)5/28/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I am having trouble getting the formatting right on my TOC leaders. I have a book of files which ...
  A: Callie You do not need to setup the formatting on the reference page. The only thing I use the ...
Index Leader Dots5/23/2008Wayne Johnson
  Q: I'm trying to format my index with leader dots between the entries and page numbers, but I can't ...
  A: Liz - I need a couple of questions answered before I can give you the answer: 1. Is your Index ...
Frame Maker5/19/2008Neal Ziring
  Q: How to convert FrameMaker document into online helpfile using FrameMaker options?
  A: Rakhi, Converting Framemaker to on-line help will depend on what help system you are using. ...

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