exporting PDF, out of order "Contents"

9 replies
666 views
Translate

When i export to pdf and open the document in microsoft edge the contents is out of order, i am trying to correct this. My 130+ page document uses disconnected pages. I use stand-alone table of contents in the document. Any help is apprichiated.

Mircosoft Edge & Chrome Screenshots

This topic is closed to new replies. Start a new post to keep the conversation going.

frameexpertCorrect answer

Community Expert

The PDF bookmarks are going to basically follow the order of the FrameMaker TOC before you rearrange things. When making the TOC and bookmarks, FrameMaker processes one flow at a time. While your disconnected pages may have the same flow name (for example, A), they are internally considered as separate flows. Instead of disconnected pages, you may consider using separate documents and a FrameMaker book.

I can script the TOC so it is always in the correct order, but if you are using FrameMaker 2019 or higher I can't script the bookmarks.

www.frameexpert.com

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

Has this worked before for you? If so, what's changed? If not, then further drilling down will be necessary to figure out what's going on.

Translate

B

beau5CC8Author

Known Participant

No, its been out order always i believe, i am typically copying and pasting the text frame on each page instead of assigning master pages. Maybe the alterting to the toc make it impossible to have the correct order when viewing the contents?

Translate

frameexpert

Correct answer

Community Expert

The PDF bookmarks are going to basically follow the order of the FrameMaker TOC before you rearrange things. When making the TOC and bookmarks, FrameMaker processes one flow at a time. While your disconnected pages may have the same flow name (for example, A), they are internally considered as separate flows. Instead of disconnected pages, you may consider using separate documents and a FrameMaker book.

I can script the TOC so it is always in the correct order, but if you are using FrameMaker 2019 or higher I can't script the bookmarks.

Translate

www.frameexpert.com

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

Ok, so you're manually mucking around making up a TOC (why, when FM's so good at building them automatically?) - what's the "Final TOC" image from FM look like in the PDF?
OR, what's the section you show out of order in the PDF look like in the FM TOC?
Always helps to look at apples to apples to spot what might be going on. You still haven't explained why you use disconnected pages - what is it accomplishing for you? (never needed to ever use them myself)

Translate

B

beau5CC8Author

Known Participant

i have to "muck" the table of contents this way because of the way i am displaying the text. my toc always appears in order with no problems.i find it off that random sections are appearing before the section 1, and when i open each section its highly inaccurate. I use disconnected pages due to the way i construct the documents and mass deletion of pages without interferring with a huge workflow. Hard to explain.. hoping there is a easy fix for this.

Translate

Jeff_Coatsworth

Community Expert

What's your FM TOC look like (and why the disconnected pages?)

Translate

B

beau5CC8Author

Known Participant

I use these for the descriptions on top of the page.

Section 1=Body Section

Section 2=Body Title

Section 3=Body title Tag

I modify the section 3 body title tag to include "1-1" before it. Because safety is simple the section description. if this makes sense. then my take of contents begins to look like this.