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 Hi, I want to include "Chapter" in the number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (top left in the book). Please someone suggests how can I do this.

I generated at TOC and all the content is there and formatted correctly, but its skipping every other page -- The left side pages (pgs 2 and 4) are blank.  What am I doing wrong.  The master page is there. 

Hello,I have imported a Word file into an FM document, so in the ruler at the top I have a lot of tab stops. To remove all these tab stops, what I have done is : I put my cursor on the first line of the first paragraph and with the mouse I remove manually all the tab stops in the ruler for this line. Then I create a paragraph style. Then I select all the document and apply the created paragraph style to all the document.Result : all the tab stops are gone in the ruler at the top. Is it a good way to do it like that ? Or do you know a better way ?

Hello,I have tried to do a FM structure, and would like to modify the selected  "Title".  So I have opened the "paragraph designer" to change the font size, but I have an alert message saying me that if I do that it "can lead to unexpected global changes ". Do you think there is a risk if I do this change by using the "paragraph designer" ?What is the best way to modify the formatting of an element in a structured document ?  

It has been years since ARM processors were released. When can we expect FrameMaker for ARM? 

I am very new to frameMaker, I know that you can create a file, add it to several books, and when you change the file it also will change in all the books. I also know you can reference to a single picture in several books and do the same. If I want to write up a small section that is used throughout multiple books (NOT as a whole page, just a paragraph or so) OR if I type up an Equation that I want to use in several books that I may have to edit later on, and want to automatically update, can this be done? Can I save them somehow as stand-alone files and not as a whole page and have these pull in as references in FrameMaker?

Hi All, We are pleased to share that the Update 3 for FrameMaker (September 2022 release) with (Version: 17.0.3.546) is now available.   Update 3 of FrameMaker (September 2022 release) adds support for Unicode characters in the AEM connector, includes fixes for bugs related to the AEM connector and the Microsoft SharePoint Online connector, and a few library updates.   For more information, visit the What’s New article.  For a complete list of fixed issues, visit the Fixed issues article.   Note: If you get an error code 183 message during the installation of Update 3, download the installer shared in the Known issues section of the FrameMaker Fixed issues article.   Updated Documentation - User Guide - HTML | PDF   Please let us know in case of any questions/issues.   Thanks, FrameMaker Team

Hi there, I am running Structured FM 17.0.2.431 and have a request to replace the default font used by Framemaker (which is Calibri) with a specific proprietary font.The new font is PxC GillAltOneMT, V2.000 and its format is .OTF. I tried to change the font type in the FrontMatterTpl.fm but the change is not implemeted after publishing. I reviewed the maker.ini file but I can't find where it can be changed. Would you please help me with some information about how to do it. Thanks a lot! Zornitza Doneva  

Hi, Yesterday I switched from FrameMaker's PDF engine to Acrobat Distiller, and promptly a few differences were noticed: The font size of my figure labels is 7.98 pt with Distiller and 8 pt with FrameMaker. With certain zoom levels in Acrobat the 8 pt font appears bold. This does not bother me much, but the font size is different. The title of the PDF in Acrobat is the file name in Distiller and the file info content in FrameMaker. I would like to be able to control this myself. I did not find an option for this in FrameMaker. Probably I will create an action in Acrobat. Best regards, Winfried

Hi folks,Using Framemaker 17.0.2.431 (latest version), structured.The subject publications contain numerous instances of subscript content, applied by wrapping in an element.  Problem is, none of this content is captured in my generated lists (TOC, LOF, LOT). It all presents as upper case vice subscript. Yes, I can apply subscript directly to the list items in Frame, but when I do *whoosh* goes most of the hyperlink(s). Presumably, I'll then have to post-process the PDF and 'extend' what's left of the affected links in Acrobat Pro.Is there a more elegant way to do this? I've tried unwrapping and applying character tags in lieu, but this approach fails to fix the issue at the authoring level.

Hi,I am trying to write a script where all cross-references in general can be identified in all textinsets within the entire book. I have already posted this question last week (see previous post) but due to modifications in my script, I was advised to create a separate post. I tried to break down my goal into subtasks / functions to make the script more readable.  It should go through the entire book first to identify all textinsets. Then it should identify all XRefs and MTexts in all textinsets through the entire book. I also intend to open the original files of the textinsets by including a request at the end.  However, the script does not work yet and I still need a lot of practice and insights from someone who is more proficient than me. Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance. main(); function main() { var bookComponentsPaths = [] var textInsetsPaths = [] var xRefPaths = [] var mTextPaths = [] var sourcePaths

Hi,I am trying to write a script where all cross-references in general can be identified in textinsets within the entire book. My approach is: first, identify all textinsets and second, identify all XRefs and MTexts in all textinsets through the entire book. I also intend to open the original files of the textinsets via scripting. However, my script does not work as planned, in particular, the insetDoc cannot be opened and also all cross-references outside the textinsets are mistakenly counted instead, so maybe I might miss something? main(); function main(){ var bookComponentsPaths = [] var textInsetsPaths = [] var xRefPaths = [] var mTextPaths = [] var sourcePaths = [] var book = app.ActiveBook; if(!book.ObjectValid()) { book = app.FirstOpenBook; } var comp = book.FirstComponentInBook; while(comp.ObjectValid()) { comp.ComponentIsSelected = true; var compType = comp.Compon

Is this possible? I just opened FM 10 for the first time and and it crashes every time I open an existing document.

Deleting a master page, the pages that it was applied to remain in the document. How do I delete a master page and delete all pages in the document that had the specific master page applied? Is this possible? or do I have to manually delete all the pages?

How to delete all blank pages from Adobe Frame Maker Book. While saving the book, I noticed that there are several unecessary blank pages in the book . Please guide to supress those blank pages.  

I have been using Swiss Greek for many years in FrameMaker. However, since Swiss Greek is no longer supported, when I open my files, I get corrupted fonts and therefore unreadable content. This, can be solved (temporarily) if I install Swiss Greek again on my pc, which makes the content in the file readable (although underlined with red lines). The problem is that I can not replace that font with another legit, supported font. Replacing the font through the Paragraph Designer > Font, does not work. The font becomes corrupted again. Any idea of how replacing an unsupported font is done, would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi there, I would like to have a simplified TOC in my pdf documents. I am running Structured Fm 17.0.2. Right now, my TOC looks as below.I would like the TOC to looks like shown below. I modified my ditafm-output.ini in the section  [BookWithFM-TOC]. My reference was: https://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/using/using-framemaker/user-guide/frm_generating_output-multichannel-format-toc.html The mofified output is:ParaTags=title.0|title-index I updated the ditafm-output.ini in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2022\fminit and C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2022\fminit\ditafm.I restarted FM and published my ditamap again. However, the published output in the TOC was not changed. Would you please help me to figure out what I am doing wrong. Thanks a lot!Zornitza Doneva  

I have been searching for a solution to this problem. I have had IT uninstall, redownload, and reinstall FM2020 to my system twice. I cannot upgrade to 2022. Here is my issue:  I attempted to generate a TOC for a book and it gave me an internal error 16054. That is when I did the above troubleshooting. However, even after doing this, I cannot open any books in any projects, whether I made the original book or not. I also cannot create a new book based on the files from the original books. Attempting to create a new book doesn't generate the fatal error. Attempting to open an existing book does. I have read the forum post suggesting changing the file name in C:/Users/[user name]/AppData etc., but no folder called AppData exists in my user profile. There are not that many posts with solutions to this issue, especially current ones in for this version of FM.  Something about generating the ToC for a book triggered an internal error that is now causing me major iss

I am trying to align a Frame Above Paragraph graphic with following text as per the instructions given here: Runaround with 'Frame above paragraph' setting. The problem I'm having in Frame version 17.02 is that putting negative spacing in the Above Paragraph and Below Paragraph fields has no effect in this instance.  It does work on plain body text, however.This is what I have: The graphic is in a Frame Above Paragraph setting in a paragraph style called Note and the text is in another paragraph style called NoteText. (The left margin in NoteText has been adjusted to get the proper horizontal spacing against the graphic.) I am trying to get the text and the graphic to align using negative spacing below Note and negative spacing above NoteText, but I cannot get it to work. I'm pretty sure I'm missing something very obvious here, but I'm at a loss.  Thanks in advance,Bill 

Hello. I have a PDF generated in Framemaker (version 17.0.2.431) using Save As PDF  that won't take a watermark in Acrobat Pro (version 2023.006.20360.) FrameMaker indicates that the PDF was created successfully and the resulting PDF opens normally. However, when I start the watermark procedure in Acrobat, the little watermark bar graph at the botton right of the screen comes up, says it's scanning for watermarks, and then the process stops without further ado. Sometimes if I start over and regenerate the PDF using Save As PDF the watermark procedure works fine, but not always. Grasping at straws, I tried printing the book to  a .ps file and then going through Distiller. To my great surprise and delight, this works. I was also thrillled to see that cross references made it through the process. So I have a solution, sort of, but I'd like to know what gives with FM's Save As PDF routine. Thanks in advance!Bill

Hi everyone,I'm creating a table using the "anchor frame" and "text frame" tools that have content that needs to be hidden, but the problem is that when hidden, the table will have unnecessary extra space. Is there any solution to solve this case? Please suggest.Best regards,Quan

Hello, In a FM book I have succeeded to create a Table of Contents, but I see that in the generated TOC the page number (1) is next to the text (see red line in the screenshot). I would like that FM automatically put the page number like this : "chapter number .................................................................  page number" So, I would like FM add automatically the "dots" and put the "page number" at the right. How to do this ?  

Hello, I need help to make the font of cross-references blue. I've looked at other posts related to the issue and have attempted the steps but for whatever reason, my cross-references remain black.1. In the character catalog, I create a new style:2. In the cross reference pod, I click on the building block labled 'hyperlink_blue' and add it to the cross reference I'm trying to create3. When I click on insert, I get the following. The font remains black, not blueIn other posts, some say to go to View>Colors>Views to see if the color blue is hidden. As far as I can tell it's not.Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you,  

Hello. I have a book with several chapters. I have set the footer numbering to be bold and it works in all but one of my documents (see below.) I have tried reworking the paragraph style in just the one offending document and, while the paragraph designer shows everything the way I want it to be, the actual footer isn't correct.  FM version 17.02.431, font used is Arial.I have even tried deteting the footer frame and recreating it, to no avail. Thanks is advance for your help.Bill

Hi,I am currently working on a script for FrameMaker which should directly jump to the orphaned target markers (MText) inside the book. To identify them in the first place, I have already written a code where I collect all cross-references (mainly the ID numbers), both source markers (XRef) and target markers, to match them. This works for me so far. However, I am a bit stuck with the part where the according book components of the orphaned target markers should be directly accessed. I was thinking of running through the entire book again while trying to match with the ID numbers of the target markers but since I collected them all in an array, this does not work properly. Maybe my approach is not that elegant.main(); function main() { var numXRefTextPaths = [] var numMTextPaths = [] var book = app.ActiveBook; if(!book.ObjectValid()) { book = app.FirstOpenBook; } var comp = book.FirstComponentInBook; while(comp.ObjectValid())