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When my FrameMaker2015 creates an AcrobatDC PDF, the output is sprinkled randomly with multiple blank pages, sometimes several in a row. How can I prevent this?

Hi,I am facing problem in inserting Xref in the document that Xref is linked to the Figure in different document. I am not getting the logic how this can be established using Extend Script. Please guide me how this can be done. If possible, please share the example Script.Thanks & Regards,Lohithkumar

I work in Framemaker 2015. When I convert a document to pdf, some of the insertion points come across to pdf as tiny black dots. These only show up in the pdf document, not the FM file. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to get rid of this? Right now I can highlight each point and change it to plain text to get rid of it, but if there is nothing there in FM it gets frustrating to have to randomly get rid of black dots that might show up in the pdf. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hi everyone. When publishing to Responsive HTML5 in Framemaker 2015, I am only achieving a flat TOC. The TOC levels work fine in Framemaker and when saving out to pdf, and the reference page appears to be set correctly. Any tips or advice?

I'm currently using the 30 day trial for FM 2015, and when i create a pdf, postscripts come out as normal size (circa 300mb), around what i would get from FM 11. If i need to do any changes in the pdf through Acrobat however, and need to run a postscript (embedding bits etc) again, the file size inflates up to around 4GB, taking about half hour-45 mins to generate. Sounds like a acrobat issue at first but i've done the same using a FM 11 file and all works as nomal, leaving me to believe its a FM15 issue. Print settings file has been carried over from 11 to 15 as well, and all settings seem to mirror each other, and when doing a usage audit in acrobat everything seems to line up.Any ideas?

When will the whole ATCS (2015 release) be compatible with Windows 10?As far as I know, now only RoboHelp is working on Windows 10. How about other tools?When trying to install the whole suite or Captivate or FrameMaker separately, I receive the following error:Restarting does not help.

I make changes in master page of a dita topic file, but whenever I restart FrameMaker2015, all the changes disappear, why? Anyone please answer!Mehjabin

Hi.I have created a Master Book, see example below, containing all the resources needed for our publications.The idea is to have the Master Book open and simply drag the source needed, as an inset, onto an empty page to create a new book.The process should be the same as the following steps, File>Import>File and then navigating to the source.Is this possible? At this stage I can only copy and drag a file from the Master Book to the new book. But the problem is that the files are still separate files.RegardsStephen

The Excel charts are saved as PDF and then imported into FrameMaker 2015, into pre-made frames. The frames act as placeholders until the PDF pages are imported. Is there a way to automatically scale the PDF pages to fit into the pre-made frames upon import?

In FrameMaker Book, what's the difference between Save as PDF vs Save Book as PDF ?

Good Morning,Since there are two ways to make a TOC:a. Add TOCb. Special TOC for documentOur component manuals have a cover, toc, body, and back cover.Our product manuals are set up by section, and have the toc, and body. Of course a cover and back cover.So my question is what is the difference in using one or the other toc:? We also have to have bookmarks and links in the toc?Just thought I would get the real reason behind which one is used for what.Thanks,LS

In Swedish we have 3 letters at the end of the alphabet, å, ä and ö (in that order). If I make a table and ask FM to sort it for me, all letters come in the right order. But if I create an index FM treats ö as an o, and å and ä as a.Is there a way to fix this? We use FM 7.2

I am working on a frame maker script and flowing from first Pgf to the last Pgf in search of selected PgfFmt. When I found the required PgfFmt I need to list the page number in which page the Pgf is present. Using Scripting I can able to find the PgfFmt but I cant able to find the actual page in which it exist.Thanks & Regards,Lohithkumar

I am generating responsive html5 output from FrameMaker. How do you add the tag <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow"/> in FrameMaker so it appears in the <head> area of the .htm files in responsive html5 output? So far, I can't find a way to do it in the FM UI. Is Find/Replace in another tool , such as Notepad++, my only option?

HI All,I have a document with 4 Master Pages.Left, Right, Wide Left and Wide Right.How can I import Master Pages from one document to another document.Thanks.

I have a problem with opening a chapter. Whenever i try to open it, Framemaker stops responding, and i have to close it. I tried opening the chapter from book and individually as well. please help

With FrameMaker 2015. When I generate the TOC from a new .book, I get blank pages between each page of the TOC, They are completely blank not even a text frame. I click Add> Create standalone TOC. I keep the default settings. And this is what I end up with.I can get rid of them through Special> Delete Pages. But I never had to do that before the 2015 version. I have tried with older files that generated fine in Frame 10; same thing. Has anyone encountered this?

So, I've been able to fight my way up to a point to where I can search for a string, apply a para format, then replace the found string. Works great!  Thanks, Russ, for the assist...Now, does anyone know how to enter a carriage return as part of a find/replace? I've tried to just use "\r" and several combinations of that but can't figure it out. I need to find a specific text string, go to the end and enter a carriage return.Also, along similar lines, when using the find function in the UI, you can put \P (for beginning of the para) and other criteria (like \t for tab stop). Does anyone know how to use those features in script?Below is what I'm using for the search and apply formatting, just for sharing purposes, it works fine, just looking to extend features. It could probably be done a bit more elegantly, but if it works...//This is the chsubpara5 search and tag    var doc=app.ActiveDoc    var docStart = doc.MainFlowInDoc.FirstTextFrameInFlow.FirstP

Hello,I'm evaluating Framemaker 13 to use as a DITA publishing tool. Is there a way to add comments to the XML files through the WYSIWIG view or is that only possible through the XML view?Thanks!

Is there a definitive list of which versions of the Tech Comms Suite are compatible with Windows 10?I'm currently running TCS 4 on one machine and TCS 2 on another (both Windows 7, currently). It seems every other bit of essential software I own is now compatible with the exception of TCS... but I can't upgrade to TCS 2015 at the moment on both (it may happen ... I keep nudging) as the decision is up to my clients, not me. As an aside - I went to a training course with TCS4 on a laptop that had been upgraded to Windows 10, and for the short amount of time I used it there, it seemed fine...Any guidance appreciated.Alison

I have several problems using the background color of a paragraph box in FrameMaker 12.1. Sometimes, but not always, when a paragraph continues from the bottom of the first column to the top of the second, the color stops about 3/4", more or less, from the bottom margin. The last three or four lines are on a white background.2. If I color the background of two or more sequential paragraph boxes a thin uncolored line separates them. This is most obvious when I feather the columns, since the spaces between paragraphs may increase.3. If I set a line above or below a paragraph, marking it off, the color does not reach all the way to the line.4.When I place a figure in an anchored frame, and the frame is set to be placed at the top of the column, it is likely to appear in the middle of a paragraph that continues from one column to the next. If that paragraph box is assigned a background color, the color also appears as a sort of frame around the figure and as a background to the caption.I w

Using FrameMaker2015, I created a DITA 1.2 topic and create a document but whenever I generate a pdf file from DITA-OT output, the headings always comes with underline like this:How to ignore those underlines? I tried all that I can in master page view, but couldn't ignore it. By the way, If I only save the doc in pdf mode, then underlines disappear. Please help by giving any clue. Thanks a lot in advance!!MehjabinAny answer from anyone?

Using FrameMaker2015, I created a DITA 1.2 topic and create a document but whenever I generate a pdf file from DITA-OT output, the headings always comes with underline like this:How to ignore those underlines? I tried all that I can in master page view, but couldn't ignore it. By the way, If I only save the doc in pdf mode, then underlines disappear. Please help by giving any clue. Thanks a lot in advance!!Mehjabin

I Am using section numbering in the footer and it looks great. When I generate the table of contents it is returns to a blank. The variable is there but it is empty. ‌

Is there any way to mitigate SVG files becoming corrupted in FrameMaker 2015?