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Nick5E84
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Apr 21, 2021 8:37 PM UTC
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how do I update font in structured document?

I am moving a structured FrameMaker11 file into FrameMaker2019. The font that is currently in use, is not in the base font package of FrameMaker2019. That is fine, we will use a font that is in the new system. BUT....
When importing the file from FM11 to FM19, it askes to display the file to a font that looks similar. This works, but the settings in the file still reflect the old font from FM11. How do I convert the whole document to the new font in FM19? 

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Lynne A. Price
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Apr 21, 2021 9:41 PM UTC

Nick,

   Depends on how your structured templates were configured:

  1. The font may have been applied through one or more paragraph and character formats. If so, you'll just need to change those formats in your templates and existing documents.
  2. Or the EDD used for the project may have explicitly associated the font with specific elements. In that case, you'll need to change the EDD and import the modified element definitions into your templats and existing documents.

Do you have the EDD? 

         --Lynne

 

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    Nick5E84Author
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    Apr 22, 2021 5:54 PM UTC

    Yes, I have an EDD.
    Do you know where I change the font specificaly in the EDD? before I import it into an existing document. it mentions Fonts everywhere and im not sure what ones to change, or if I change them all to say "times new roman"?  (thats the new font). 

    Nick

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    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
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    Apr 27, 2021 8:15 PM UTC

    Hi Nick, within the EDD, locate the Element you're looking to modify.

    Within that Element definition, you'll find text formatting rules for one or more contexts. Identify which contexts need changing, and update either the paragraph tag associated, or the font family specified in the element definition itself.

    Once that's done, use File>Import>Element Definitions to import your modified EDD back into your content documents.

    For details on modifying the EDD, including setting up context formatting based on attributes and relative positioning, check out https://techcomm.tools/struct-edd2020

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