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Expert: - 8/9/2011


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Page become black
Page become black
Hi Wayne,

I'm new with FM 9.0, I got problem after generated PDF. I'm import a table from excel file into the frame maker page. But after generated to PDF the table become black.

Another question, i always face problem with unavailable fonts such as "symbol bolded". Eventough, when i check into the font pod, there is no kind of fonts that i'm used in the document. It always happened when i updating the document.

Please help. Thanks

Answer
Nids - I cannot give you much help, because I donot have Frame 9, only Frame 7.
To stop the 'MISSING FONT" error message you can turn it off by doing the following:
Got to FILE-PREFERENCES-GENERAL and uncheck the "REMEMBER MISSING FONT NAMES" box.
As far as the Excel File - what I would recommend you try is:
Open your Excel File
Select the stuff you want to copy - copy it to the clipboard.
Go to your Frame Document and place your cursor where you want it to appear.
Right click your mouse and select "PASTE SPECIAL" then select "RICH TEXT FORMAT"
Now try saving your file as a pdf.

If the above doesn't work you might try the following:
You might also print the document to a file and then convert it to pdf.
In the Print Dialog box Select the PRINT TO FILE -change the .prn to .ps
Then at the bottom of the screen - there is a box with your current printer name.
Select "SETUP" then in the next screen Select ADOBE PDF - Then click OK.
You should now be back to the "main printer" screen - now select "PRINT."
Find your file and double click and it should convert to pdf, (remember you need a .ps (for postscript) on the end of your file name.
Hope this helps.
Regards, Wayne  
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Wayne 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.

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