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apuwdm2
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June 22, 2019
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How to find and change paragraph tags in a Framemaker Book

  • June 22, 2019
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Hi All,

Does Framemaker allow 'find and change' of paragraph tags at a book level?

For example, can I replace 'Heading1' with a different paragraph tag like 'Heading 1 with indent', throughout the book?

The Find/Change menu,  in the drop-down menu under 'Find' section, allows selection of Paragraph Tag along with a text line where one can specify the Tag. However in the 'Change' section of the Find/Change menu, one cannot find a similar drop-down selection for the new Paragraph Tag.

So how are paragraph tags changed throughout the book?


Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards


Apurva

Correct answer LinSims

FrameMaker can't copy table styles for use in the Find / Replace by Pasting routine described by Barbara.

 

You have two choices:

 

  • Use Find (Table Tag: your table style name) to find each table of that style, then use the Table Catalog to apply the new style.
  • Buy Rick Quatro's FindChangeFormatsBatch plugin, which lets you change lots of things automatically.

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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May 19, 2020

Apurva: wouldn't it be quickest just to redefine the table style to remove the table title? Then you can import the new table style defintion into the other book documents. 

 

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    K
    Ken27394707dkz1
    Inspiring
    January 14, 2023

    Check out Silicon Prairie add ons. I have the Paragraphs tool and it does an amazing job of replacing of replacing styles.

    Basically you set up a conversion document in Framemaker with a table. The left column lists the tag to search for and the right column lists the tag to replace it with. It is well worth the $10 investment!

     

    Hoping its okay to put in a plug for the software.

      Barb Binder
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      Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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      June 22, 2019

      Hi apuwdm2:

      If you'd like to stay within the FrameMaker feature set, you can.

      1. Assign 'Heading 1 with indent" to a single paragraph
      2. With your cursor still in that paragraph, choose Edit > Copy Special > Paragraph Format
      3. Edit > Find/Change:
        1. Find Heading1
        2. Change: By Pasting
        3. Look in: Book

      Because so many things can be copied to the clipboard, By Pasting greatly extends FrameMaker's Find/change capabilities.

      ~Barb

      ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
        apuwdm2
        apuwdm2Author
        Inspiring
        January 8, 2020

        Hi,

         

        How to find a particular table style and replace it with another table style?

        I have a book full of tables that have a 'table title' on the top, but I need a table style without any title. So, how do I find the old table style in the book and replace it with another?

         

        Thanks in advance for your help.

         

        Regards


        Apurva

         

        LinSims
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        LinSimsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        January 8, 2020

        FrameMaker can't copy table styles for use in the Find / Replace by Pasting routine described by Barbara.

         

        You have two choices:

         

        • Use Find (Table Tag: your table style name) to find each table of that style, then use the Table Catalog to apply the new style.
        • Buy Rick Quatro's FindChangeFormatsBatch plugin, which lets you change lots of things automatically.
          Be.eM
          Be.eM
          Inspiring
          June 22, 2019

          Apurva,

          this extend script from the TechComm Blog will do what you need.

          Bernd

            Bob_Niland
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            Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
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            June 22, 2019

            It actually appears to be here: FrameMaker Super Find / Change Reloaded

              Be.eM
              Be.eM
              Inspiring
              June 22, 2019

              Ah… thanks. Not the first time I posted a broken link in this forum because of that pre-entered "http://" content in the link entry field which isn't automatically overwritten when pasting a link.

              Bernd

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