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Cross references lose formatting on book update

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March 6, 2013
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Good morning! I hope this will be an easy one, but you never know!

When I insert a cross reference into my FrameMaker 10 doc, and then Update the book, I lose my Italics formatting. I can then go back to the cross reference, double-click, click Replace, and the italics reappear.

Does this have something to do with my settings when I update the book? My Update Book dialog box has the Numbering, All Text Insets, All Cross-References, and OLE Links check boxes selected.

Any thoughts on this are greatly appreciated!

Tom

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How are the italics being applied?

I presume a named Character Format.

Is the cross-reference file-to-file?

Does the named Character Format exist in both files?

th72Author

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Hi there,

Yes, a character format:

<Italic><Blue Text><$paratext><Default ¶ Font>, beginning on page\ <$pagenum>

This is happening both within the same file and across files, although the cross reference format appears in all files.

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> <Italic><Blue Text>

Actually, you have two Character Formats there.

Are you absolutely sure they are set to "As-Is" (or blank) for all attributes except:

<Italic> Angle: Italic

<Blue> Color: {whatever your blue color name is}

<Blue> could easily be stomping <Italic>