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| Subject | Date Asked |
| linker | 12/9/2011 |
| Q: 1. if i click the page then will show me that page 2. after create Table of Contents & index then ... A: Hoo - I don't understand your question. It sounds like you want to make a list or table of web ... | |
| Windows 7 FrameMaker 10 CMYK Printing | 10/4/2011 |
| Q: The FM to PDF process will not convert my Pantone CMYK process colors accurately. Pantone within ... A: Patricia, I'm not all that expert at color separations and color models, but I know this has been a ... | |
| Inserting STX (ASCII character) in FrameMaker 6.0 | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: I am working on a document (using frameMaker 6.0) where I need to enter an ASCII character for STX ... A: Priyanka, Sorry this answer is so late, I missed the e-mail that AllExperts generated for your ... | |
| Frame vs Word | 5/2/2011 |
| Q: can you please point me to a discussion on how well conditional text is implemented in Word? I ... A: Bill, Well, Word does not have a conditional text facility built in. So it cannot match ... | |
| Adding PDF files to a book | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: I've come across a book file that has pdfs and frame files. Is it possible to save or print a book ... A: Mark, I'm sorry, but I didn't think you could even put a PDF file into a Framemaker book. I doubt ... | |
| Adobe framemaker PhD thesis templates | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: I am really looking forward to find a decent template for writing my PhD dissertation. Unfortunately ... A: Harsha, There aren't a lot of free Framemaker templates out there, as you've seen. There are a few ... | |
| public class for multiple threads | 11/14/2009 |
| Q: I have question about overwrite in multiple threads, I have to calculate the average of time that ... A: OMu, [This question arrived under the category "Framemaker", but I'm going to assume that it is ... | |
| Framemaker: Esc MP and caps lock | 6/29/2009 |
| Q: When I tried to position a figure, pressing Esc MP gave me a message about all Master pages being ... A: Lun, > When I tried to position a figure, pressing Esc MP gave me a > message about all Master ... | |
| Doubt | 6/27/2009 |
| Q: I Create PDF all font embedded in the PDF but character not display in the PDF file. I have which ... A: Arul, I've seen this kind of problem before, but have never found a reliable fix for it. First ... | |
| Timer between mulltiple threads | 6/3/2009 |
| Q: Can you help me please.. How do I implement a timeout using Java threads? Specifically, I want to ... A: I - First, I'm not sure why you want to write your own Timer class, because Java gives you a nice ... | |
| variables sharing between threads | 4/17/2009 |
| Q: Can you help me please in this: I have create report class to record the results: average response ... A: O - It sounds like you are having one of three problems: 1. measuring the time incorrectly 2. ... | |
| Pdf text files with crop marks | 3/26/2009 |
| Q: Wayne, Could you pls answer us that, How to make pdf text files with crop marks? A: Amitha, Um, is this a question about Framemaker? If you are creating your PDF file from ... | |
| manage figure numbers and references to figs | 3/24/2009 |
| Q: I'm new to Framemaker, having just installed a trial of version 9. I have a technical document in ... A: Alan, Yes, Framemaker has been able to do this since about version 3 or 4. It is a little ... | |
| Framemaker6 -> color Acrobat8 PDF | 3/14/2009 |
| Q: I have FM 6.0p405 and Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro V8.1.2 and am working with a document containing a color ... A: Paul, Yes, I should have said that: never use "Save As.." for PDF. It never worked right. The ... | |
| Framemaker6 -> color Acrobat8 PDF | 3/13/2009 |
| Q: I have FM 6.0p405 and Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro V8.1.2 and am working with a document containing a color ... A: Paul, Hmmm, this is a very tricky situation. Certainly PDFs can contain color images, and print ... | |
| Convert word files to framemaker | 11/28/2008 |
| Q: Can you tell me how to convert word documents(.doc) to framemaker. A: Ramya, Framemaker can import Word documents (.doc) files, and then save them as Framemaker files ... | |
| Black 100% + Pantone 118 CVU tint in FrameMaker | 11/25/2008 |
| Q: While creating pdf all tint colour is showing instaed of black+Pantone118 CVU A: Rajesh, (Your question is rather unclear. Are you getting tints when you wanted black? Or were ... | |
| How to enter a smaller than & equan sign? | 11/5/2008 |
| Q: Could you please tell me how to enter a smaller than & equan sign? Thanks, Wuyan A: Wuyan, > > Could you please tell me how to enter a smaller than & equal sign? > On American and ... | |
| Abode Framemaker | 10/22/2008 |
| Q: How do you get The framemaker? A: Bob, Framemaker is a commercial product, sold by Adobe. It is a professional-grade system, sold ... | |
| Wierd page numbering in Framemaker 6.0 | 10/19/2008 |
| Q: I've written a book that has about 10 chapters. I have 'added' all the files to the 'book' and done ... A: Tom, That's very strange behavior! In the several years I used Framemaker 6, I don't think I ever ... | |
| Font errors after coverting from Frame 7 to 8 | 10/6/2008 |
| Q: We have converted from FrameMaker 7 to 8. Now all the cross references are incorrect. What we can ... A: Birgitta, I am not well-qualified to answer this question, as I have not used Framemaker 8 yet. ... | |
| FrameMaker Maste Page error msg | 8/19/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| cutting and pasting cross-referenced paragraphs | 8/8/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| Framemaker | 8/7/2008 |
| 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 Framemaker | 8/6/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| Framemaker Help. | 8/1/2008 |
| 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 design: How to specify the paragraph tag for the Table Title | 7/14/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| Conditional Text in FM7.2 | 6/4/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| Change name of referenced image | 5/29/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| Frame Maker | 5/19/2008 |
| 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. ... | |
| Generate a TOC in structured Frame | 3/8/2008 |
| Q: I have a book file, whose chapters are structured FM files that were converted from unstructured FM. ... A: Jeff, I've never seen this particular issue, but then I've not worked much with Structured FM ... | |
| Frame maker Table of Contents | 2/29/2008 |
| Q: How do I create definition in the table of contents? I need all the heading1 to be bold and I need ... A: Alex, Sorry this answer has taken me so long to get to. I was swamped with question on my Java ... | |
| About Bookmarks | 1/18/2008 |
| Q: Neal I have some troubles on Bookmark, could you give me some advice? Operating System: English ... A: Richi, I have not observed this particular problem. There are known problems with PDF and ... | |
| FrameMaker crashes when performing find/replace | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: I have FM 7.1p116 on a Windows XP platform. FM regularly crashes (Internal Error 7104, 6063074, ... A: Bruce, Well, Adobe actually does mention a find/replace problem: ... | |
| CMYK images issues Framemaker 7.1 | 10/30/2007 |
| Q: When importing CMYK images (jpg's) into Adobe Framemaker 7.1, they are displayed on screen in ... A: Joost, I've never seen this exact problem in Framemaker, but I've only used CMYK images ... | |
| table numbering advancing through chapters | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: My tables start at 1 every chapter. How to make them start at the number from the previous chapter? ... A: I - > My tables start at 1 every chapter. How > to make them start at the number from the > ... | |
| LEPs | 9/12/2007 |
| Q: Do you have any tips on creating and maintaining an LEP in unstructured Framemaker 7.2 please? ... A: Mario, I haven't had the need to maintain Lists of Effective Pages myself. However, I know that ... | |
| Page numbering problems | 8/19/2007 |
| Q: I recently scanned a 300-page document, opened it in Word, and then imported it to FM, cleaning up ... A: Mindy, I've never heard of this exact problem. It sounds pretty strange. I can think of a few ... | |
| Learning Frame Maker | 8/2/2007 |
| Q: Wayne, I am very much interested in Technical Writing and i have been writing Userguides in ... A: Pasyanti, Adobe does not provide free versions of Framemaker. The only good way to learn it is to ... | |
| Frame Templates | 4/25/2007 |
| Q: Where can I purchase FrameMaker Templates specifically tailored to ATA Spec 100? I would like to ... A: Jon, Well, there are some professional templates available for download from Adobe here: ... | |
| colors converting from CMYK to RGB | 1/12/2007 |
| Q: Does it matter whether or not youre using a PC (which i am) or a MAC. We use Framemaker 7.0 and ... A: Leslie, > Does it matter whether or not youre using a PC > (which i am) or a MAC. We use ... | |
| colors converting from CMYK to RGB | 1/11/2007 |
| Q: aftter setting up a document, using color definition to create CMYK colors for main_heads they ... A: Leslie, So, you defined some colors using the CMYK model, and during printing or distillation they ... | |
| question | 11/21/2006 |
| Q: comparison between Framemaker and microsoft Word A: Deshpande, Compare Microsoft Word and Framemaker? That is a big question. The products have some ... | |
| Equation superscript | 9/29/2006 |
| Q: I am creating equations that require text such as "flow rate in m3/h" and I cannot get the 3 to ... A: Kate, I cannot tell from you letter whether you are using the Frame equation editor or just ... | |
| MS Word version to Book version | 10/21/2005 |
| Q: My friend, who is pretty much computer illiterate--has written a book using MSWord. He is ... A: Steve, Well, if a Word document is written correctly, it is possible to create typeset-ready PDF ... | |
| framemaker document format | 3/31/2005 |
| Q: I am working for a translation company. We got client's document in framemaker file. I understand I ... A: Minli, Wow, that's a strange question. If you have Framemaker 7.1, and you have the document in ... | |
| symbol for 1/8 | 11/14/2002 |
| Q: I've been looking for the symbol for 1/8. I've looked in the online FrameMaker characters sets and I ... A: Barbara, I don't believe a symbol for 1/8 exists in any font I know of. There is a standard ... | |
| page numbers & figure numbers wrong | 1/8/2001 |
| Q: I fear I've somehow made a mess. I am new with FrameMaker 5.5.6 for PC; I'm editing an existing ... A: Joan, Well, I've seen this kind of thing with Framemaker before, but never quite as severe as ... | |
| Hello: #1 I work for a translation... | 12/15/2000 |
| Q: #1 I work for a translation company and we use Frame maker. We are having a difficult using it. We ... A: Yvonne, Well, I don't think I totally understand your question. Framemaker is not easy to use at ... | |
| purchase vrs. Quark | 7/7/2000 |
| Q: I have many years experience with Quark version 3.x, but am considering the jump to FrameMaker. I ... A: John, Well, Quark and Framemaker are pretty different, although the tasks they are each good at ... | |
| Editing in frame | 6/5/2000 |
| Q: 2 Questions: regd. Frame5.5, PC 1.Adding or deleting a word in a paragraph while updating a book ... A: M - > > 1.Adding or deleting a word in a paragraph while updating a book > changes the lines. Eg. ... | |
| ZapfDingbat fonts not printing | 3/30/2000 |
| Q: I am running FrameMaker 5.5.6 for Windows NT 4.0. I am also running Adobe Type Manager Lite v. 4.0. ... A: Mike, Well, I won't be able to check this on a Windows NT machine until tomorrow, but I'll take ... | |
Neal Ziring
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I`ve been using Frame to write and edit technical documents since 1990. Experienced with versions 4, 5, and 5.5 on both Unix and Windows.
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