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About STL Orca
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‎May 07, 2013
‎Jul 17, 2021
STL Orca
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‎Jun 30, 2021
08:40 AM
Hello Jane, Thanks for the reply. I followed your steps and at first it didn't work. Finally, I got it to work by deleting and recreating the caption entirely. Thanks for your help.
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‎Jun 22, 2021
09:37 AM
Hey gang,
I've got a weird problem that's driving me to distraction. I have a set of Microsoft Word documents that need to be converted to PDF for our customer. Each document has a TOC, list of figures, and list of tables that are saved as bookmarks. No problem so far, right? All of these bookmarks work...except for the last bookmark created. When the TOC and list of figures are created, the last bookmark in the LOF turns into a hyperlink instead of a bookmark, which I then have to edit so it becomes a proper bookmark. All of the other bookmarks are A-OK.
TL;DR: The last bookmark created in the PDF is a hyperlink pointing to a temp file instead of the referenced page. (See the pic below.)
This is what it looks like:
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
-terry-
Windows 10 Professional, 64-bit
Microsoft Office 2016
Adobe Acrobat Professional 2017
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‎Oct 10, 2019
09:32 AM
1 Upvote
I've found that Jeff and Russ above are generally correct; there is no simple way to actually do it, but you can simplify your process somewhat. In my case, I had to find a way to wrestle 3500 pages of data spread across 49 Word files. These files had been updated and maintained haphazardly for several years and were as a result were unstable and prone to crash. There was no way I was going to continue to use Word to fix that, not if I wanted to retain what was left of my sanity. This situation is precisely what FM is good for. It took the better part of a year, but I got it under control...for a given value of "control". As a result, my workflow looks a lot like CarolineTa's above. Depending on the data changes, your process may be simple or complex. I would never ask the engineers to learn FM; they don't need it and it would just lead to dogs and cats living together--mass hysteria! (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters) For simplicity's sake, I generally work as follows: 1. I ask the engineers to submit their changes in Word with change tracking turned on and a comment noting what changes have been made. (This also helps with QA review in the document release process.) 2. I copy and past the changes into the FM document. (I can usually get away with pasting as plain text. Your mileage may vary, of course.) If the changes are large enough, I import the Word file into FM and reformat as necessary. 3. Instead of embedding image files, I link to them; then I can simply replace the file in an online repository and update FM later. 4. Once the changes are added and formatted, I create a PDF of the FM file and submit for review. The engineers and QA are happy with this arrangement as it captures all changes; I'm happy because I don't have to stay until two o' clock in the morning trying to get Word to print without losing my mind. Hope this helps! -terry-
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‎Jun 21, 2019
02:52 PM
I'm using the Acrobat Ribbon "Create PDF" because I need to carry over the clickable hyperlinks in the source document.
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‎Jun 21, 2019
01:49 PM
Hey gang, Whenever I save a Word 2016 doc to PDF, I get small text blocks in front of bookmarked text. It looks like a period at the front of the caption or heading, but it's a 3-5 character string in 1-point font. I've attached a screen cap to show what I mean. See the dot at the start of the captions? That's what I mean. It doesn't appear when I print to PDF, only Save As. Wat do? I'm using Acrobat 2017 and Word 2016 on a Windows 10 laptop.
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‎Jun 09, 2018
09:01 AM
Hey gang, I have a document with a multi-page table that needs to be inserted as a change page. The table starts at Sheet 4 and runs through Sheet 9. Is there a way to edit the <$tblsheetnum>variable to start at 4 rather than 1, or do I have to insert a text block with an autonumber style in the caption? Can any of you hoopy froods help a brother out? Thanks in advance, -terry-
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‎Sep 26, 2017
09:08 AM
Hey gang, I've got some long equations that need to be broken up due to frame size. The "Insert Manual Line Break" command (Equations > Positioning > Line Breaking > Set Manual) doesn't insert a line break at all. The keyboard shortcut (!mbs) doesn't work either. Wat do? Any ideas? -terry-
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‎Sep 07, 2017
08:27 AM
Hey gang, I've got another esoteric problem. Specifically, it's this: I need to insert a line break at a specific character in a word while keeping the entire word searchable with the Find command. Normally, I would just insert a soft return (Shift + Enter) to force a line break; however, Acrobat turns the soft return into a hard return, breaking one word into two. Wat do? TL;DR: In this example, I need this... ...to look like this, with "consectetur" remaining searchable as a whole word. As it stands, Acrobat finds "con sectetur", but not the entire word. I use Illustrator CC 2015 and Acrobat XI Professional. -terry-
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‎Aug 24, 2017
08:58 AM
Hey gang, I have to create technical illustrations that are fully text searchable when converted to PDF. I start in Illustrator and print to PDF. The object in question is a circuit breaker panel with fifty or sixty circuit breakers on it. Each circuit breaker is labeled with its value as well as descriptive text. There is no problem converting to PDF; however, when I search for the circuit breaker value, Acrobat highlights multiple instances rather than one at a time. This is only some of the labels; others are highlighted one at a time. For example, searching for "5" highlights anywhere from 2 to 12 labels at one time depending on the area of the document (see below). TL; DR -- Search highlights multiple items at once instead of one at a time. Wat do? -terry- Windows 7 Professional, Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, Adobe Illustrator CC
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‎Mar 16, 2017
12:00 PM
That's what I was thinking, but I thought I'd ask around first.
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‎Mar 16, 2017
10:47 AM
Hey gang, I have a multi-page, multiple-column table that needs to have a blank row inserted after every 10th row. Is there a way to do this automatically? It's a real pain in the tuches to do this by hand when you have 1000+ rows in a table, not to mention the risk of error. Thoughts? -terry- FM12, Windows 7
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‎Feb 09, 2017
10:40 AM
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Thanks, Barb. I'll give it a go and let you know how it turns out. You are awesome and a genius! Mahalo, -terry-
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‎Feb 07, 2017
10:35 AM
Hey gang, I've got a document that has roughly 100 tables in it of varying lengths. Is there a way to highlight the table text and automatically format it by selecting a table format? Say I store a table in the reference pages and click on the Table catalog? Also, how do I store a table in the reference pages? Mahalo, -terry-
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‎May 24, 2016
11:43 AM
Hey gang, Is there a way to create a custom fill pattern for FrameMaker? I'm working on an emergency procedures manual and the pages have a heavy diagonal line pattern framing the content around the border of the page. FrameMaker's diagonal Fill pattern is what I want, but with a 10-pt stroke (see below). I don't know any way to do this other than to create the frame I want in another program and import it as a graphic. Any ideas? -terry-
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‎May 04, 2016
07:09 AM
OMG. That worked beautifully. One more question: What if I need to start the numbering at something other than .1? I have insertion pages marked .6, .9, .3, etc. Please tell me there's an answer. I bow before your superior Framemaker skills, sir.
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‎May 03, 2016
05:17 PM
That's correct--the change pages get the point numbering so the original number sequence isn't changed. No variables, eh? Is there a workaround (other than the problematic Point Pages)? -terry-
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‎May 03, 2016
09:28 AM
Hi gang, I've got a simple question that is oddly vexing. I have some page inserts that need to have a "dot number" added to the page number, e.g., 1-1.1, 1-1.2, 1-1.3, etc. I currently use the <$chapnum>-<$curpgnum> for page number; I just need to add .1, .2, etc, to the end. There has to be a simple variable for this, right? If not, how do I create a variable that does it? Thanks in advance, -terry-
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‎Mar 09, 2016
08:59 AM
Arnis and Mike, Thanks for your help. Arnis' solution works in the short term, and I'm working on Mike's solution for the long term. As for you, Adobe...little help here? I can't be the only person worrying about this. Thanks again, guys! -terry-
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‎Mar 08, 2016
09:39 AM
Hey gang, I've got a document that requires me to place mathematical symbols in text. Some of these symbols don't have a Unicode component, e.g., the letter "V" with a vector arrow (→) over it. In Word, for example, you would type a letter, add the four-character Unicode and press ALT+X, or use the "Insert Symbol" dialog box. This doesn't seem to exist in Frame. Am I overlooking something? TL;DR: Is there a way to combine diacritical marks in Frame to replicate this, or am I stuck using the Equation Editor? Regards, -terry- FrameMaker 11 Windows 7 (64-bit)
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‎Dec 11, 2015
09:58 AM
Well, sadly, the character formatting is the same as the other heading levels, but you've given me an idea: 1. Change the font size for Heading 7 to something unique via the Paragraph Designer > Update All button. 2. Perform the actions you described for each of the three keywords. 3. Change the Heading 7 font size back to the original size. 4. Profit! Thanks--that's a great tip. That ought to save me a bit of time (there are over 100 instances each of those three words.) -terry-
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‎Dec 10, 2015
10:59 AM
Hey gang, I know about the Paragraph Tag option in Find and Replace. How do I narrow that to only certain instances of the given tag? Here's what I want to do: 1. I have a number of headings with paragraph tag "Heading 7". 2. I want to find text of paragraph tag "Heading 7" and containing only the text "Inputs", "Processing", or "Outputs". 3. Then I want to change the paragraph tag of those specific headings to Heading 8. Any thoughts? -terry- FM11, Windows 7 Professional
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‎Sep 10, 2015
12:37 PM
Hey gang, In FM11, is there a way to turn off automatic parentheses when editing equations? I know that FM automatically checks the equations and breaks them into chunks it can understand; I just don't want that to happen until I tell it to. Adding parentheses when I didn't tell it to does nothing but break my workflow, because now I have to go back and remove all of the parentheses from a statement and then put the ones I want back in their respective place(s). My most common thought when working with FM equations is, "Did I tell you to put that there? Then WHY DID YOU PUT IT THERE??" Any help is sincerely appreciated. -terry-
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‎Jul 07, 2015
10:49 AM
Closing the loop: Bob's answer was the correct one. The auto-numbering for the book and for the chapter were different. Once I went through and reset the numbering sequence and then updated the book, everything was groovy. Page numbers, table and figure numbers all flow smooth like a gravy sammich. I also went through and made sure the numbering had the same level and style of indenture as the numbered headings. (For the record, these files need nine(!) levels of numbering.) Thanks for your help, guys. I really appreciate it! -terry-
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‎Jun 30, 2015
10:32 AM
Hey gang, I've got a multi-file book in FM 11 that requires that page, paragraph, figure and table numbers be sequential (3.1-1, 3.1-2, etc.) across files. The page and paragraph number issues were fairly simple: Format > Document > Numbering, continue numbering from previous chapter, update the book and Bob's your uncle. Now, the relevant paragraph numbering is as follows: H:<$chapnum>.<n+>.< =0>< =0>\t The figure and table numbers are tougher; using the following format H:Table (or Figure) <$chapnum>.<n>< >< >-<n+>\t I can get the paragraph numbers to work out, but the individual figure/table numbers restart at 1 in each file. The issue is that there's nothing telling FM to continue numbering the tables or figures from the previous file in the book, but I can't figure out how to do it. Any ideas? Regards, -terry-
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‎Aug 28, 2014
01:15 PM
Sorry--I get "x-x/[empty space] blank"
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‎Aug 28, 2014
12:54 PM
Thanks for your help, Error7103! I'm still working on it--I get the blank page to show up and the autonumbering works perfectly (skipping blank pages), but I'm still stuck on the second #-#. I'll try it again, more slowly this time and make sure I haven't skipped any steps. By the way, the first thing I tried was "<$pagenum+1>". GMTA
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‎Aug 27, 2014
12:16 PM
Well, we're talking about a government spec here; that's why it doesn't make sense. Ideally, you could put "THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK" on the blank page and not worry about it, but nooooo...
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‎Aug 27, 2014
09:59 AM
The blank page is blank. No header, no footer. (I might put in a blank text box to maintain continuity for paragraph numbering.)
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‎Aug 26, 2014
11:13 AM
Hey gang, Yes, I'm back with another question. How do you show the current page number and next page number on the same master page? Our style guide requires that blank page numbers be noted on the previous page, e.g., "2-1/(2-2 blank)". Showing the current page is easy: <$chapnum>-<$curpagenum>. How do I show the second page number? I'm assuming it's some variation on <$chapnum>-<$variable>. Thoughts? -terry-
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‎Aug 20, 2014
08:22 AM
Thanks for the explanation. Actually, Esc+Tab does exactly what I need! After several failed attempts to find the tabs using Ctrl + F, I put the cursor in the cell and hit Esc+Tab. Stepped right through every tab in the cell as if it had been designed that way. (Go figure.) I think from here on out, I'll just use your multiple-column solution, though. As my grandpa used to say, "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want."
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