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In FrameMaker 9, how do I insert text into a body page text box?

I imported a Word doc for a client into FM 2015. Then he had me make changes  and save as a revised doc and wants to see the changes. when I try to compare I get a dialog that says documents need to have uniquely named flows. How do I do that so I can compare the two?

Having just finished editing an HTML version of a recent FM book (using VIM,) I was pleased with the blue color of all the cross references. This lead me to wonder how I might color all the cross references in my FM files so they appear distinctly blue.Perhaps this is an ignorant question, and cross ref coloring is simply a matter of identifying the paragraph tags used throughout the text and changing the font color. I guess I'm wondering if I can safe some work and do this in book mode. Thanks in advance. ~Don Spencer

Per my supervisor's request and as a part of continued education credits, I am searching for a training class on how to structure manuals. Specifically orations and procedures manuals. I have yet to find one in my search. I have already taken classes for FrameMaker as well as a technical writing class. The technical writing class was more geared towards the business side of technical writing, such as proposals, memos, etc.If anyone knows if such a class exists, please let me know. I thought someone here might know. I appreciate the help. Thank you.

I recently had to replace my HD as it died. I need Framemaker 9 on my computer but no longer have the disc. Are there any downloads on Adobe.com or elsewhere?

I have installed adobe framemaker 2017 trial but it is asking for adobe id. How can I use it, I don't have adobe id?

Freshly upgraded to FrameMaker 2017, my trusty fudging-fix tool of "Special/ Delete Page" seems to have been, itself, deleted.Plenty of articles about deleting master pages or blank pages -- Can anyone tell me how to delete a non-empty body page?[The specific circumstances:I've copied a group to dozens of pages, consisting of a table nested within a text frame nested within an anchored frame.So, some weird botch has it all messed up on one particular page.Yet, when I delete all the items, then insert them again (whether by pasting or entering manually), it pushes the group one page down, so that the following page is always empty, then the dozens of pages picks up again.I just need to delete the wretched botched page, so I can proceed.]

When I resize my browser window, the content of the HTML does not resize. Is there a way to do this?

Hi, I have a book file. In chapter 8 there is a list of references used within the book. Within the book there are cross-references to each paragraph in chapter 8.My question is, does anyone know of a plugin or tool that will check for "unused" references in chapter 8, meaning the paragraphs that are not linked to a cross-reference.Thank you!

I have a document where I have rotated the page clockwise to be landscape because I want to fit some tables into it. My problem is the text and the table are now aligned incorrectly, I want to flip them by 90 degrees but still keep the landscape setting. When I try and do this now it just mucks the layout up.See attached screen shot.

I have some tables that are too wide to put in portrait mode, so I am inserting a horizontal master page to cope with this. I have looked up a tutorial and it takes me through the steps to rotate the page clock wise, then it says to delete the existing frame so I can insert a new one that will have the text flowing in the correct direction.My problem is I can't select this text frame. I have no idea why. In the tutorial I am watching she does this effotlessly. I don't even get the indicators (little black boxes), that I indicates that I can select it.Do any of you have any ideas why I can't select this? I've checked that my document isn't locked (the padlock button next to the printer).

Has anyone used this software? Someone sent me the link and I have tried the demo. I have Interleaf (QuickSilver) files that I want to convert to FM files. I continue to get errors and have yet to make a file at all. Yes, I have made it an asci file, I have saved as version 5, 6, and, 7.Right now I am saving my files out as interleaf 5 and opening them in FM, but there is quite a bit of clean up and of course I have to get every graphic out by opening a pdf in illustrator or photoshop, cleaning up the graphic and saving them as the appropriate file. Was hoping Filtrix might be a miracle tool...lol!!!Anyone know of this software or a better way of converting from Interleaf to FM?FM9XPAll available patchesThanks,ls

Adobe FrameMaker 8 is not working on windows 10 OS. Please help us to resolve the issue. We have already try some setting like compatibility mode but no luck.

Hello, all.I am using FM 2015 in a Win 10 environment.Here is a detailed explanation of a table format using a paragraph tag that employs "frames" in a wonky way, icons, and the reference page. The explanation leads to this question: why do certain warning icons disappear from my .chm output?Our documents contain notes, cautions, and warnings. Each has an associated icon:The Note, Caution, and Warning formats are actually tables:Each table is a separate table format.The Note, Caution, and Warning icons are integral to three paragraph formats: zzNote, ZZCaution, and ZZWarning. Each of these paragraph formats employs an icon graphic that is stored on the Reference page. These icons are treated like "frames," even though they are in fact graphics.As an example, the Warning table uses the zzWarning paragraph format in the left-hand cell. It supplies the hand graphic as a frame. It is called "Warning" and is named "Warning" on the reference page:On the Reference page, the Warning "frame" is

I'm trying to create a simple Framemaker file that has a title page as its first page. I do not want the footer I create on the master page to display on the title page. Is there a way to do this?

My HTML5 and CHM TOCs list each item with a nested item underneath.  How can I eliminate this?

Hi All,I searched and could not find help with what I am trying to accomplish. I have been experimenting with trying to place tables side by side. Is there any easy way or something better than what I have done here? Currently I have used four text frame boxes and I have inserted the tables there. What I would like to do is create a table, add a row and make this row blank. I would then insert my next table there. Top image is what I currently have. It works, just looking for a better way to do this.Bottom image is what I was thinking of doing. Seems like this is easier to manage if I wanted to update the all table. I just could not get a center column to work right. Delete it and the tables connect. Try to hide the straddle the lines and hide the header rows and the whole table changes.

Hello,FrameMaker 2017 doesn't start on my computer. When I select FM in the Start menu or launch FrameMaker.exe, nothing happens, even the splash screen doesn't appear. I tried to completely remove FM, restart the computer, and install FM again, but it didn't help.Any help is appreciated.Thanks,Alex

Hi there!I have a book with several files and want to change the content of a user variable across all of them.I read some ways to do that in this forum but none of these work for me: - Doing a MIF snippet doesn't work because I'm using FM 2017 and when I load the MIF, FM automatically adds all the system stuff.- Importing variables from other file is the same case: it imports all variables (system & user)- I found FrameMaker Super Find / Change Reloaded script but it only change the first ocurrence of the variable in each file. I don't know why.Is there any way to do this task?Thanks a lot for your time

Can someone help me understand why my index is coming out like this:When it should be coming out something like this:I have an index from another manual that I can import but no matter what I do it won't pick up the references to create the index correctly and I don't know how to do it. I tried creating it from scratch but no luck. Lil help? Much thanks. Brett

East-Asian languages have line breaking rules of their own. Does FrameMaker support these different standards? I use Framemaker 12 to create various documents in English that are then translated into many languages. I'd like to make sure that line breaks are dealt with properly in those languages as well as in other languages, especially Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Thai.I'd like information on which languages are supported and for which versions of FrameMaker.Thank you!

When dealing with a regular Element Container in my EDD, in order to achieve some flexibility, I have frequently resorted to inserting attributes' value into Container's Prefix rules as follows Prefix:<$attribute[myattribute]>.Now I am in a TableCell Element and the typical Container's rules (e.g. Prefix, Suffix, First/LastParagraphRules) are not available.Any suggestions on how populate a TableCell with an attribute value are appreciated!

How do I preview FrameMaker thumbnails in Windows Explorer? We have a lot of text insets and need to preview them before we import them. Alt+P didn't work. Is there a setting somewhere? I can see Word, Excel and PDF previews, but not FrameMaker.

All of a sudden, my system (Win 7, 64 bit, Build 1709) is now unable to create a postscript file using the Print to File option with the Adobe Printer selected. Although I  have not changed any Adobe PDF printer settings since the cows came home, the message that I am receiving is the long forgotten and improperly worded issue about relying on system fonts and not using document fonts:When you create a PS file, you must rely on system fonts and use document fonts. Please go to printer properties, "Adobe PDF Settings" page and turn OFF the option "Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts."I went and checked and in BOTH places where this option should be TURNED ON is indeed turned on. (Adobe PDF Printing Preferences and Adobe PDF Printer Properties > Advanced > Printing Default.) I have had this option checked in both places on multiple systems (Win 7, Win 10) for both FM 10 and 13 and now, all of a sudden, this single Windows 10 system on which the function has be

Please can someone help, I am having problems inserting a cross reference.I am using Structred Framemaker version 10.I have gone to the element that I want to use for the cross reference and selected Assign ID to element. I know it does assign an element as I did this twice and it prompted me that one was already assigned and did I want to replace it.Then, when I click the text that I want to use to refer to this section and select the Special menu – Cross reference, the ID is not displayed in Element data list in the Dita Cross-Reference dialog: What am I doing wrong?