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I see a lot of confusing information about how to create a link in your structured Frame file to a pdf file. I've tried several different approaches and none seem to work. One topic mentioned inserting a hypertext element in a prepared area, but I can't find any information about how to prepare that area, nor could I find information about when a hypertext element is available and valid for use. I also tried inserting as an xref with a relative path, and attempted to add the pdf to the ditamap and other embarrassing ideas. What is the best, easiest way to have an external pdf open from a pdf generated from structured frame file?

Hello all,I don't know why, but for a week now FrameMaker has been changing my indentation automatically sometimes when I bring in new content or change content. While this normally would not be a big deal, it will not led me change it back (at least not by dragging the arrows on the ruler, which is how I'm used to doing it). The only way I have been able to fix it is to start from scratch all over again on whatever document it does it, which is obviously a big waste of time. So, two questions:1) How do I fix it when this happens2) How to stop it from happening.Thanks in advance.EDIT:  Closed FrameMaker to do something else and when I reopened it, it was fixed. Is this simply a bug that can be fixed by restarting FrameMaker?  If so, I wish I had known that before I redid a whole document last week...

Does anyone know of an enhanced Find/Change plug-in available for FrameMaker 12? I used to use a tool called SuperFind back in the FrameMaker 7 days. With SuperFind, you could load a text file with any number (hundreds or even thousands!) of search and replace terms and run them all in series on a document or book. It worked incredibly well, and it saved us innumerable hours in our edit reviews. Thanks!

Hello.I'm wondering if anyone knows about an existing script that does a find/replace by list like the script "FindChangeByList.jsx" that comes with every InDesign installation.This consists of tow parts, the script itself with the functionality and a simple textfile where you have simple one-liners capable of find/replace with regex.the Textfile://FindChangeList.txt//A support file for the InDesign CS4 JavaScript FindChangeByList.jsx////This data file is tab-delimited, with carriage returns separating records.////The format of each record in the file is://findType<tab>findProperties<tab>changeProperties<tab>findChangeOptions<tab>description////Where://<tab> is a tab character//findType is "text", "grep", or "glyph" (this sets the type of find/change operation to use).//findProperties is a properties record (as text) of the find preferences.//changeProperties is a properties record (as text) of the change preferences.//findChangeOptions is a properties rec

I used a program called webworks ePublisherPro to create browser-based online help. When I access the output in IE it looks fine, but when accessed in google chrome, all the fonts and tables are messed up. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I'm not able to select and bold text. I used the conventional methods as I did in the last few Frame versions, but the text is not bolded. Any suggestions? We may need to leave Frame - this is a fairly big deal.

With so many development teams adopting the Agile process, documenting these features that are being worked on in parallel (often by multiple teams, even though the writer is tasked with incorporating all their work!), I need a way to work on separate branches of docuemntation of the same book (and sometimes the same chapter file in a book) so I can also work in parallel, but incorporate, generate and release changes sequentially.Am I the only writer with this problem or am I just not using the right search terms?

All,1) With FM 2015 available, does (will) Adobe still support FM11?If yes, is there a known end-of-life date?2) Are FM11 licenses available through Adobe?If not, is it possible to purchase FM2015 licenses, and have them modified to work with FM11?Some software companies have done this in the past.Thank you for the assistance!

I have a table with 10 columns and 2 body rows. Before the script is run, cell 1 in the first table row (which contains text) is straddled over all cells in the row (cells 1-10). My script so far deletes the second row then unstraddles the top row and restraddles it over cells 1-7, leaving 3 cells unstraddled (cells 8,9 & 10)I then want to straddle these 3 cells together (straddle cell 8 over 8, 9 and 10) and shade them. Below is the script I have so far which gets me as far as selecting the three cells to be straddled and shaded. Is it possible to straddle and shade a selection? Also, would someone please advice me for future posts how I post as code just to keep things tidy?Thanksvar doc = app.ActiveDoc;var tbl = doc.SelectedTbl;        //Delete Row        var row = tbl.FirstRowInTbl.NextRowInTbl;        row.Delete ()          &nbsp

I have downloaded the trial version of Framemaker 2015 and have come across a couple of problems using Arabic language support in structured Framemaker.1) You cannot select the Arabic language for the spell checker in the font properties when writing the EDD rules. It is there if you manually select it from the paragraph designer, but the bottom two languages are not available in the select menu when creating the EDD.2) Text flow, works fine if you want the whole paragraph to flow from left-right or right-left, but what if you have a couple of English words separated by a space that you need to flow left-right in a right-left paragraph (e.g. a company name). By having the paragraph flow on a separate tab in the paragraph designer is is not accessible using the character designer to override text properties using an inline element.Nice to see that you can now box out a paragraph of text with a highlight color.ThanksTony

I want to use Roman Numeral page numbers in the preface, but normal numbers in the document (not book).  How do I set up a "first pages" section for Roman Numerals?  Using FM 10I have  Mastering the Basics of (and More) of Adobe FM 10, by Janet Underwood, but cannot find anything in there that helps. Yours, Earle Fox

Hi,I have framemaker 12 and i'd like to do different page numbers in the same document. Example, in the same document I want:Chapter 1.1= page numbers 1.1-1, 1.1-2........to 1.1-XChapter 1.2= page numbers 1.2-1, 1.2-2.......to 1.2-XNow, I have two solutions:1) Two different Master Pages2) Continuity Page numbers. Example:Chapter 1.1=page numbers 1.1-1, 1.1-2......to 1.1-XChapter 1.2=page numbers 1.2-(X+1)....So, Can I have different page numbers in the same document with the same Master Page?thanks for the answers

HelloI am using FM 11 on some pre-existing files I inherited.These had some two-column tables (no header) with unique colors defined for left and right columns, to be used as a heading on a page.The original author used CMYK color definitions throughout which ended up looking extremely bright in PDF.I have since defined new colors with web-safe RGB values and updated the table definition to use these in the table designer.Existing tables will not accept/display the changes in color when I "Update All".  I can't even change to some other color and Apply. I can't even set the shading to None and have it turn off. Nothing happens to that table.New tables that I insert using the same table format show the new color definitions and accept changes Applied to them if needed.I do not believe I have any overrides on these tables except forcing a few to appear at the top of a page, or setting the row height to minimum value. Is there a way to force all the overrides to be exposed/removed? U

I created a condition tag called FISH, and applied it in many places in many files. Now I wish it had been named DOG.Is there an easy way to change FISH to DOG in all files?I thought of doing this:create a new condition called DOG in one of the files,import conditional text tags from that file into the many other files,apply DOG to some text, then copy an instance of a DOG condition by Edit>CopySpecial>ConditionalTextSettings.Search the entire book for instances of ConditionalText = FISH, and Change By Pasting.Would that work?If it would work, FISH would remain, and I'd have to delete it from every file. Is this still the best way of doing it?Thanks, people.

I have a table that is breaking to the next page, thus leaving blank page. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Hi, I am working in Adobe FrameMaker 11 (unstructured). Is there a way to place a text frame and have that content populate into the header area of subsequent pages?  In other words, if I have a Publication Date:______ and Publication Number:_______ in two different areas in two text frames on my cover page and (whatever I put in there) I want that specific date and publication number to auto-populate to a header in subsequent pages, is there a way to set that?  If so, is it set in the master pages or can that be created directly in the body pages?Thank you for any help that could be provided.Brad

I publish technical books for customers using Framemaker 12, converting the file to .PS, then distilling to .pdf. For books that are too large, I use the Aerialist Plug-In to split the chapters for faster web viewing. Recently, some customers have installed Acrobat DC and now cannot open the chapters of the split books (the "book" loads, but when they click on a bookmark/chapter, it does not allow them to view). Our customer service team is instructing those customers to reinstall Acrobat XI which has solved the problem, but it's unfortunate they have to do this.Any ideas of a workaround for the DC users to successfully view my split books without having to re-install XI? Is there something else I can do in my process?

I have been searching all over the Internet.I am trying to add a variable that would do a total page count of the full document.. while this is not unusual for a request, the book is not a continuous numbering system.For my cover I need a total number of pages included in the book. However each chapter has its own unique set of numbering.For example:Cover- 1 pageTOC- 2 pages       Where the page number generation for this chapter would be done under numbering, using the "First Page #: 1 Format: Roman (xi)"Chapter A-  this has 10 pages total, but the page numbers are a supplement to a previous edition, and would be pages 13-23. Where the page number generation for this chapter would be done under numbering, using the "First Page #: 13 Format: Numeric"Chapter B - This has 11 pages total, same as above, but would start at page 40.  Page number generation for this chapter would be done under numbering, using the "First Page #: 40 Format: Numeric"If I add

This has been very annoying.  Something as simple as putting a video into a framemaker document shouldn't cause me such a hassle!  I loaded a video into framemaker 12 (it was a Windows Media file).  I converted it to FLV.  I set the graphic name.  I set the poster image.  Below the video I typed the word Play and set the link to graphic as play.  Then I clicked return and typed the word Pause and set the link to graphic as pause.  Then I clicked return and typed the word Rewind and set the link to graphic as rewind. Then I clicked return.When I saved as PDF, the PDF document did not play the video, nor did the play, pause, rewind functions work!!  I got a message that my flash player is not up to date (but it is!!).  I reinstalled flash player again anyway and it still didn't work!!!  Then I wasted 2 hours on the phone with two different Adobe guys who couldn't figure it out either!!!When published as a WMA, it plays, but the user

Adobe FrameMaker error on the other computer in our dept where the fonts appeared to install: The "Univer LT Std 45 Light font is not available, "UniversLTStd-Light will be used in this session. Try to update book and it will not update due tho this issue!

Anyone know if there is a way to export Change Bars and other unstructured styling to XML via processing instructions? I've set OutputAllTextWithPIs in my Application, and I see track changes annotations, but no change bar PI's. Seems like this would be essential to roundtripping, but I haven't found any way to do it. Any help is greatly appreciated!-bpopp

Hello,In Framemaker 12, I try to create a template with a Flow A on the right page and Flow B on left page.But when I want to open my XML file (a valid XML file), FM refuses to open it and tells me:The template, doesn't contain a main text flowXML open abortedI tried with both Flow (A and B) on the same page and it works perfectly but not when it's on different pages.Does anyone know why FM refuses to open my XML files?Hoping some can help Thanks in advance,Philippe

I would like to run FM12 on an MS Surface Pro 3 laptop, but the appearance of the menues and buttons is far too small on this high resolution screen. Is there any possibility to customize the appearance of tool bars and menues in FM12?Thanks in advance!Gert

Using Framemaker 12.0.1.331 all publish operations crash if the document contains a UserString of 1 or more characters in a table element.  We use UserStrings in this way to hold metadata about tables such as database keys and effective dates.The Mif looks like this:  [We would normally have an xml fragment here but this is enough to produce a crash] <Tbl   <TblID 10> <UserString `A'>  <TblTag `Format A'>  <TblFormatIncidently a zero length UserString doesn't result in a crash.Looks like a bug to me.regards,    Colin

Hello!I am new to framemaker and have just started using it recently.  I have noticed that anytime I make an adjustment with the margins/tabs on the ruler, framemaker freezes and I needto close the program completely and reopen it, losing whatever changes I have made since my last save.  I am not sure if anyone else has had this issue but if anyone has anysuggestions or needs more information please let me know.