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CCarterz*01
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May 7, 2013
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Is there a way to use Object Styles to modify a graphic's margin settings...

  • May 7, 2013
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...when importing a FrameMaker 11 book into a RoboHelp 10 HTMLHelp project?

Instead of mapping my styles, I am using a template based on my FrameMaker template but modified for use in RoboHelp. In FrameMaker, I have imported all of my graphics by reference into anchored frames that have the Anchoring Position set to "Below Current Line" and the Alignment set to "Left." My graphics are then offset from the left anywhere from .75" to 1.00" depending on the paragraph style in which they appear.

In my RoboHelp project, though, I want all of my graphics to have a left margin of 0.00". I have created an object style that allows me to do this from one FrameMaker doc to another FrameMaker doc but the modified settings are lost once I import the documents into RoboHelp. RoboHelp doesn't seem to see the revised Object Style assigned to my graphics using my RoboHelp-FrameMaker template, though it picks up all of the other changes that I made in that template.

This is my first time to try to use the single-sourcing capabilities of FrameMaker and RoboHelp so I may be missing something very simple.

Thanks for your help!

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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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May 8, 2013

Instead of mapping my styles, I am using a template

What do you mean by template? There are no templates in Rh. I'm guessing the problem is because you are not mapping, that is what tells Rh how you want things when you import or link. Mapping occurs regardless of what you do, it's just that the mapping will be to whatever Rh thinks is right.

The process is the same for Fm as for Word and there is a page on my site about importing and linking.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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May 8, 2013

@Peter - the OP may be referring to a method of using a FM template to run all your FM content through before bringing it into RH. Matt Sullivan often recommends using this technique to overcome tricky situations that don't translate well. But I believe you still have to do your mapping of FM paragraph and character formats to RH styles - it just makes the process easier.

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CCarterz*01Author
Inspiring
May 8, 2013

Yes, Jeff. Thanks for clarifying. That is exactly what I am doing. When I couldn't figure out how to change the margins on my imported graphics using the mapping process, I tried to do it using Object Styles in the Framemaker template that I created specifically for use with RoboHelp. I'm still trying to figure it out. If you know of anyone that might be able to help, please send them my way. Thank you!

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