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I'm trying to open some old FrameMaker 8 structured files using FrameMaker 15, and keep the structure. Is that possible, or do I need to employe some type of workaround? Thanks.

Of course, given a free hand I'd rewrite the titles … but in a regulatory context, that's just what I haven't got and can't do. Here's what I can manage by naughtily editing the generated ToC and adding a soft line-feed after "skimming": but I was wondering whether someone might have tips for a more elegant solution.Thanks in advance for any hints and tips!

For any FrameMaker application, an Element Definition Document or EDD contains element definitions, attribute definitions, formatting rules, and other supporting information governing insertion of elements. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) store the formatting information for the elements. Most advanced users are comfortable working with CSS to define the styling and formatting information for their content. FrameMaker gives you an enhanced CSS import feature that lets you import styling information directly from CSS. With support for the latest CSS 3 standards, you get more control over your content's style and presentation. In addition, you can import these CSS 3 formats directly into your structured document's EDD to create more presentable and good-looking documents.   For more information, see XML with Cascading Style Sheets. See a video on CSS3 styling support.    

Whenever you migrate content from one platform to another, the first challenge after importing is to chunk the migrated content. Chunking of large documents could take you a long time. With the latest release of FrameMaker, you can do this complex task in minutes. Once you have your content imported into FrameMaker, launch the document splitting feature from File > Utilities > Split Current Document to easily split your long documents. This feature lets you work on one file at a time, which gives you more control on how the splitting process works. You can choose to split your document on the basis of markers or paragraph formats. There’s a preview feature as well that shows you how the final output will be generated. If you are not satisfied with the suggested structure, you also have an option to merge or split topics. This gives you more control on how you want your final book and chapters to generate.   For more information, see Split large documents. See a video o

Hi, although I have all the Helvetica fonts installed, when I open my files it's reporting them as missing in the console, and the fonts definitely don't look right. Help? I'm using FrameMaker 2015 on Windows.

Hi I am working on a book that was written by a german company in English but all the paragraghs, table designs and loads more are all in German.  Is there a way to change everything to English?

I am using FM 2019 for generating HTML5. In the generated HTML5, there is an extra line in the graphics which is not there when pdf is generated or when HTML5 is generated using FM 2017. I can share an example: PDF output of the image   HTML5 output of the same image where there is a grey line in the 6500 NE box.  Please assist me in resolving the issue. 

Hi,  I had to do some work while I was on vacation but didn't have my work PC so I opted to download a trial version of FM15 and asked a co-worker to send over the files I needed.  Now, back at the office I cannot open the .book created in FM15 in my purchased version of FM12.  The options I tried were to Save as: Document2019 (.*fm), MIF 2020 (*.mif) and MIF 7.0 (*.mif) For each, when I attempt to open in FM12 I get this error message: "Although [this file] appears to be a FrameMaker document, it can't be opened with this release of the product." Please help 🙂 I'm going on maternity leave on Friday and can't leave my replacement with this mess 🙂  I am sure there must be a way to bipass this because when we receive documents from our translators, I often see a message stating that the document was prepared in a newer version of FM and that some features may not be available or something of the sort.  Thank you

A Structured FM file uses Chapter and Section variables to create page numbering e.g 00-01-1, where 00 is the chapter variable, 01 is the section variable and the 1 is the page number. These have been set in a file master pages using Format > Document > Numbering.When a book is created, that file is used to import the Element Definitions for the structure of the book. No problems so far.When the file is added to the book and the book is updated the "sectionnum" variable gets stripped out leaving the numbering of the file as "00--1".When selecting the file in the book and using Format > Document > Numbering to correct the numbering error, only the Chapter variable and Page are editable. The section and subsection edit area are grayed out?What is the fix please? What should be set that would appear that has not been set Thank you Bob  

After decades as a happy and committed FM user, and slightly longer (though not continuously) working with structured content, I keep thinking "really ought to have another go at using FM for DITA". Triumph of hope over experience? Here's this afternoon's brick wall: File > New > Dita > map gives me a new map where I can't even work out how to set the title =8-/ click? double-click? right-click? none of the above …It's bad form, of course, to draw direct comparisons … but in my day-to-day DITA environment, File > New  > Map and the cursor is ready for me to start typing the title.So, what am I missing? give me some hints on how to set the title for my new map, and then I can go wild trying to insert a couple of children.

I had FrameMaker 2017. It used to run. Then it started crashing on startup and I could never get it to run.My company just upgraded to FrameMaker 2020, so I downloaded it. I am on Windows 10.I uninstalled FrameMaker 2017, restarted the machine, and installed FrameMaker 2020.It crashes on launch.The error dialog says this:-------Adobe FrameMaker 2020 has stopped workingA problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Please close the program.->Close the Program->Debug the program-------This is the only window that appears. FM doesn't appear to get very far, and there is no information on what might be causing the problem.I renamed this folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\SLCache and it didn't help.Any ideas?Thanks,Melanie

Hi All,We are using Structured FrameMaker 2017 and planning to move to DITA. Can we have some automated sctipts to create DITA topics (Concept, Task, Reference) using the existing FrameMaker Chapters.Thanks for your support in Advance.

Hi. Not a FM newbie, but coming back after a long absence. Using 16.0.0.754 (2020) on Win10 1909. I'm importing a Word doc that is loaded with endnotes -- 75 of them in 14 pages. The Word doc appears to me to be "clean" -- that is, endnotes are formatted as endnotes in the Word doc and they all appear at the end. For compatibility, I've saved the Word doc as a) rtf, b) a .doc file, and c) its native Word 365 format, .docx. Using File | Import in FM (and trying each of my saved formats in turn), I select the corresponding paragraph formats and import. The text of the doc comes into Frame just fine, but all the endnotes appear as footnotes on the pages where they appear. They also have lost some of their internal formatting -- hyperlinks, italics, and boldface, for example. Perhaps I am doing something wrong... The big issue is that they appear to have come in as footnotes, not endnotes. However, before the upgrade (when I was still using Frame 2019, I imported a similar d

I am making a book and I noticed that all of the files show the heading text for the "chapters" of the book except for one of them. All the chapters have the same paragraph style/heading to start the book chapter but the title in the book view is different. see attached images it is not creating any issues with book creation or cross-references alike but I am wondering if there are any things that I have not checked in the highlighted document that I can look for to make them match.        

I connected above 20 chapters to a book file for different language. whenever im opening book file a particuar chapter only asking to reconnect all the graphic files but rest of the file graphics connecting automatically. now my question is why the particular chapter asking to reconnect all the graphics?? if anyone knows the answer please tell me. i placed image for that i just ignored all the imagesNote: im using unstrucutred frame maker 2019thanks in advance

In the past, FrameMaker has always kept the last-used styles as defaults.Now, the last-used settings for my graphics tools do not take effect until I change the setting to something else, then change it back again.Example:For lines, I use Arrow at Head for the end style. Normally, when you set an end style, it becomes the default every time you draw a line. Now, even though the tool icon shows an arrow as the default, when I draw a line, there is no arrow. Clicking on the arrow icon produces no result. I have to change the style to something else (such as double arrows), then change it back again, to get the desired end style.I'm having similar experiences with Line Width, Pen Pattern, Fill Pattern, and Object Style (custom frame).Hoping someone else may have run across this and found a fix.Version 15.0.6.956

We use a number of single-row Table Styles for product navigation and notes. Depending on the instance, a specific Paragraph Style is used, e.g. the NAV Paragraph Style is used for product navigation whereas NTS is used notes and tips. Each also have a corresponding Table Style of the same name. Is there a way to automatically apply a Table Style based on the Paragraph Style used? I.e. the user creates a table of any style and enters the relevant text using the correst Paragraph Style. The Table Style is automatically updated to the correct/matching Table Style. (Similar to how Master Pages are applied based on Paragraph Styles)

I added a new Figure to a chapter in a book file. How do I update the list of figures? I tried "update book" and that didn't work. I tried right-clicking on the file, and it doesn't give me an option.  Also...how do I really move an anchored frame? 

I have downloaded the trial version of Adobe Framemaker 2020, I have the License key, but i dont see the option where to enter the License key. Please help..I am the first time user earlier working on Madcap flare.

Hi, I'm trying to print document as pdf when the Element boundaries are turned on. The square brackets are printed in pdf (they should't appear in printed document). I'm using an FDK function but it doesn't work in all cases. When the document is opened changes are made Element boundaries are turn on and a document is saved it works but document must be opened. When the document is not opened it doesn't work. In FM10 and FM12 F_ApiSetInt(FV_SessionId, fm_docId, FP_ElementBoundaryDisplay, FV_ELEM_DISP_NONE) works but in FM19 don't. Any suggestion ?Than you for your replies. 

well i have been trying to deal with a cross ref format,the code goes likeSee <Cross Reference>Section<$chapnum> <$paratext><Default ¶ Font>the issue is that <Cross Reference> character tag gives a blue color at the rest cross,but first word, "See" that i need to be in black keeps on turning into a magenta one,i have tried entering an extra tag after it, or changing spaces or whatever,but update keeps on returning them to magenta and then the blue,what is going on?this has become a headache for a day at least,,, 

I am using FM2019 to publish to HTML5 output. I see the skins have a glossary option and I now wish to build that glossary within my FM doc so that it is published into my Help. I am confused with the markers Glossary and Glossary Term, and how to associate a definition with a glossary term. The online Help instructions say: [In the document, place the pointer in the paragraph containing the definition of the term.]; I do not have a place in the content doc that shows a definition, that is why I am creating the glossary in the first place. I could use a clear step by step for this task, I hope someone in this forum can help. Thanx,Bill

I just realized that Adobe decided to take away perpetual licensing and their new model would prevent us from using the software we paid money for if we stop our subscription. I'm wondering how does the Framemaker community feel about this?  As a writer, I can afford to pay for a perpetual license every few years but cannot afford a yearly license.Am I in the minority here?  

Hello,  Were currently using MIL-STD 40051-1C to develop a new IETM, we're having difficulty applying the XSL stylesheets to display the published style. Here's a link to website that has our official 40051C_v6_4 stylesheets for reference. https://www.logsa.army.mil/#/MILSTD40051A From some of the resources we’ve used, it looks like one would simply paste the XSL stylesheet reference just below the XML version. We’ve tried this and it’s declaring it a valid document, however, not displaying the style. We’ve also tried declaring the XSL stylesheet reference in the EDD with no success. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you,  Tayler  

When I try to update FrameMaker 2019 from the Help menu, I'm directed to Microsoft store to look for "auphd" link or app? When I go to MS store, no such link or app can be found. Cannot update FM. I'm stuck. Can anyone help please? Thanks. (I'm a monthly subscriber to TSC and never had this error before.)