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Expert: - 12/20/2010


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I'm fairly new to Framemaker and I'm using FM 7.2 in Windows XP. I want to cross reference between books that will be printed to PDF and posted to a website. Is it possible to set up the cross references so they will still work when the book goes to PDF and posted to website?

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Julie
If you do a cross-reference outside of the book - each chapter has to remain as it's own chapter and the path name will have to be the same on the server.

Example. The book is named MasterBook and has the following chapters: File1, File2, File3.
If you do a cross-reference to a file (File3)outside of the book the file will have to stay as (File3.pdf). It cannot be part of the MasterBook.pdf.

It is probably not an easy thing to control as a pdf - especially after you post it to a website.
What I would do is practice with some small files.

Regards, 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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