Adobe Framemaker/Adobe Framemaker 9

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Expert: - 11/24/2010


Question
Can we install Framemaker 9 along side Framemaker 8 or does it uninstall all previous versions?

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Cathy - I cannot answer directly about Framemaker 9, but I have run Frame 6 and 7 together on the same computer.
I would do the following:
When you install Frame 9 - I would make sure it goes into a different folder then the default which would be something like the following:
C:\programs\Adobe\Frame.
I would do something like:
C:\programs\Framemaker9.
If you have any kind of a restore program - then I would set some type of restore point.
The worst case would be you would have to uninstall both progams and reinstall the Frame version you want to use.
The only thing you "might" have a problem with is Adobe Acrobat working correctly with both versions, but again I didn't have any problem when I installed Frame 6 and 7 on the same computer.

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Wayne

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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).

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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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