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As a new user to Framemaker, I have had great success with these forums in the past. So, thank you.First off, I am using Framemaker 12.I have had no problems in the past, but now when I save a file to .pdf it will not produce all the images with it. I saved the same files two weeks ago before reviews began and nothing was missing then. I have not changed anything with the files between then and now besides some textual (i.e. grammar) changes. Any suggestions?

I am running into an issue with the Pagination changing when I update my book.  I have set the Pagination on both the book and problem page to "Don't Change Page Count".  I'll save the file and book, close them and re open.  The pagination is still  "Don't Change Page Count".  Once I Update the book, the Pagination changes in the problem page and book to "Make Page Count Odd".  What is causing this issue and how can it be fixed?

Hello everyone,I am trying to adjust page numbering in a chapter.More specifically, I am trying to insert pages as point-pages (e.g., page 1-1.1).My master pages use the Current Page# variable (<$chapnum>-<$curpagenum>).Currently, if I insert pages, the page count increases accordingly. I'd like the counter to stop and remember the present count, then pick up the count after the point pages are inserted.Any help is appreciated,Fernando

Hi, Frame usersWhat is your opinion on using Graphics with PDF-format when authoring DITA content, as I'm not sure that PDFs are supported as Graphics-format in DITA?Reason for this is that I'm trying to switch from using grapics with WMF-format (exported from cad) to SVG-format, but I have experienced some problems when importing Graphics with SVG-format to FrameMaker.Sómetimes it works, but not always, for example "the filter encountered a problem and could not complete the translation".I have also tried checking if the files are valid with the W3C online validator.Best regardsRonny

Hi,Would appreciate some help on this one, as I can't seem to figure it out.How do you create a frame or box to surround an element, for example when using Hazardstatements.The only way I can think of is to use tables, but is there any other way? Example:DangerSome warning textSome warning textThanksBest regardsRonny

I inherited a book from a previous writer that has two conditional tags defined: 1) Instructor view, 2) Student view. The instructor text condition is defined to display in orange. This works perfectly in all chapters of the book except one, and yet the condition definitions are identical in all chapters/files. Am I missing something really obvious? This is my first time using conditional text. I'm version 11. Thanks for any help.

Hi,I would like to know as to how can I add links to open xml and csv files stored in another location? Please advice how to place links in my frame maker document?Kindly advice.ThanksPriya

When I use the URL hypertext function and type in mailto:<email address> and save it as a pdf. When bringing the pdf up in a smart phone and tapping on the link, it will bring up email to that person. Is there a FrameMaker version that also does this for a phone number and what is the text that needs to be typed in? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!!

I bought and Installed Adobe FrameMaker 12 licence version with Adobe Acrobat Plugin.I want to know will this consider as two seperate licence.(One for FrameMaker and One for Acrobat) or as a single licence for FrameMaker 12  together with Acrobat plugin.

A new patch (12.0.3) has been released for FM12. It is available for direct download at: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5847It is not yet available through Help > Updates in FM.

When I attempt to generate a List of References for imported graphics in Frame 12, all I get back are the PDFs and PS files. Why no SVGs or TIFs, or other graphics formats? Is there a setting somewhere that determines which types of graphics files will be listed?

Some of my documents are 5000 KB up to 7000 KB. Most of them are around 200-300 KB. I have a lot of graphics, but they are linked (not embedded). These graphics average about 25-60 KB in size. Even if I had 20 graphics, that would still not account for the large size..would it???Does anyone have an idea how to minimize these files sizes?I am using FrameMaker 11.Thanks

I am trying to apply a character format to a single character.I have tried :MyDoc.SetTextVal(myrange,Constants.FO_CharFmt ,"RoundFont")and var charFmtId = MyDoc.GetNamedObject(Constants.FO_CharFmt, "RoundFont"); var myprops = MyDoc.GetProps(charFmtId) MyDoc.SetTextProps(myrange, myprops);  neither work unfortunately - I have been trying for two weeks!I know the "myrange" is Ok because I can delete characters in the range correctly and add a character instead.

Hi guys,I'm struggling here with some very strange behavior of FM11.I've got a book (unstructured) with multiple FM binaries (structured).The first book component is the front cover with some inlay pages including a self generated TOC (out of cross references to the start and end pages).This book needs to be printed and contains 48 pages total, including the cover as the first and last book component.Now the first component contains 3 pages and a double sided layout using several self defined master pages (I know there's an issue with deleting surplus pages with no left/right MP).But that's not exactly my problem. The problem arises when I try to refresh the book. There's a blank page being created in the first book component, which I got rid of in the first place.That wouldn't be much of a problem since I can delete that page manually (and it keeps being deleted if I don't refresh anything).But the real issue is, that the references are updated AFTERWARDS, meaning all page references

I missed the deadline for participating in the feature survey that Adobe sent me recently, so I put up a post on my blog about things I'd like to see in FrameMaker 13. Some of them are extensions of what I wanted to see in FrameMaker 12 (only a few of which were taken care of). The post is on the long side so I'm just going to link to it here:http://www.soltys.ca/blog/2014/03/suggestions-for-framemaker-13.htmlI will summarize my three major requests:Seamless import and export of Microsoft Word files and content. Word is dominant in offices today and has been for years, but using content provided in Word format is a nightmare.Better marker handling. Marker handling in FrameMaker is primitive. We need exapndable/collapsibe markers, editable in place, and a proper marker editing dialog.A snapshot feature akin to that in Thirty Six Software's SmartDocs Word addin. Set variable values, conditional text settings, input and output directories and output formats and save them as a single objec

in Structured Frame, is it possible when a table splits across pages that the last cell at the bottom of a page has extra space below the cell content and the first at the top of the next page has extra space above the cell content? If so, how.

I have never run into this before. I jumped into my FrameMaker installation directory, because some things in maker.ini are not available in the copy in my profile path (such as paste preferences), and I was blocked from saving changes because I lacked permissions.Why do IT departments lock that down?I mean, clearly programs can install there, so a virus or malicious code could still do harm, but why do they lock me, the local admin, out? Any thoughts.Also, let's pass along to Adobe the need to move all those ini settings somewhere else.Cheers,Sean

Hi All,I have created two styles for image captions:1. The first image caption, for which i have added the following content in the Numbering tab:F:Figure <n=1>2. The second image caption, for which i have added the following content in the Numbering tab:F:Figure <n+>My first chapter has only one image, so i just apply the first image caption. No problem there.The problem i am facing is that the image captions do not update when i apply the second image caption to the first image in the second chapter. So all the first images in the subsequent chapters start with "1" and do not auto-update from the previous chapter.Appreciate the help. I'll be happy to provide more details regarding the problem.Thanks in advance!

Upgraded from Adobe Tech Comm Suite 3.5 to 5 on Win 7 64-bit computer. V3.5 was not listed in Control Panel so I did not uninstall it first. Now I have duplicates of everything. How do I uninstall v3.5?

Hi,I want to map the same master page to be used by four different tags. Must I create a new row in the mapping table for each or can I separate the tag names by a comma and a space, for example, "Body, Bullet, Heading1, Note"?I tried the latter and expected it to work, but it did not.Thanks,Sean

I have more screens at work than at home. When working from home I can't see/access dialogs which were last displayed on the additional screen at work. Is there a shortcut key to move the dialog to the primary screen?

Hi,I'm very new to DITA, I understand XML but am looking to create more documents using it and DITA/Framemaker seems the way to go.Is it possible to create a document that looks through all of the topics in a folder then creates a new topic from those (essentially a summary), pulling out certain elements?I'm looking at a timesaving mechanism, so that I can have lots of folders with subjects in each (ie - several topics) then be able to quickly create either summary sheets or note sheets from that contentMany thanksJohn.

HiI am creating a documentation using FM11. In this, I have used quite a few terms. Though I have given their definitions as a separate section within the FM file, I also want the definitions to be available a rollover text. Is that possible? For example, when the learner moves his mouse over a term called "Project folder", a tooltip-like text should appear with the description of "Project folder".If not, can I give the description as a pop-up window that will work in PDF? Worst case scenario, I will have to go with "Jump to Named Destination" feature in FM to take the learner to description section and ask him to use "Previous View" (in PDF) to get back to the position where he came from.SreekanthP.S.: I have read that Shlomo Peret's Timesavers can do the job for me. But, for now, I am not looking to buy anything.

How can I move paragraph formats from one document to a new one?

Hi,Still finding my way around Framemaker! I'm trying to save as a pdf but exclude some XML elementsI have used DITA for the files (chapters) but seem to have ended up with a framemaker TOC and book format (.fm), but if that will work, that's k for now.BUT I have cone to save as PDF, then under tags excluded 'note' and 'related links' but they still appear in the pdf output.Can anyone give me some advice?Many thanksJohn