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julietarll
julietarll
Participating Frequently
June 21, 2018
Question

Enable Automatic Change Bars (Was "AVIATION MANUAL")

  • June 21, 2018
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Hello,

I began using framemaker because I couldn't add automatic revision lines with indesign, but now I'm a little puzzled as to how to manage all of the content.

My project is quite large and has had many revisions, but where to start to set it up so it changes automatically when adding new information.

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THANKS.

Julieta.

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julietarll
julietarllAuthor
Participating Frequently
June 21, 2018

I’m thinking I would have to use structured FM in order to keep updating as different documents become available.

The manual was given to me to translate, but I’m expecting more work and I wanted to set it up in FM for easier access in the future.. *sigh* not sure where to start!!

Thanks

Matt-Tech Comm Tools
Community Expert
Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 21, 2018

You'll be best off working in whatever format they've given you...conversion to another style of writing (like S1000D or ATA iSpec aviation formats) will be prohibitive if not converted by your client for you.

I've worked with aviation clients for (many) years, and I'm happy to discuss options and strategies with you.

-Matt

-Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
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FieryPantone
Legend
June 22, 2018

I only worked with one, the government agency DGLV here in Belgium. Never trusted automatic change-marking… but marked changes by hand (conditional text) once I'd thought about them and used the markers to generate a What's new in this release page. This kept them happy for the thirty or so releases I was involved with :-}

Barb Binder
Community Expert
Barb BinderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 21, 2018

Hi Julieta:

To activate automatic change bars (that appear as you edit):

Format > Document > Change Bars and enable Automatic Change Bars.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
Jeff_Coatsworth
Community Expert
Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 21, 2018

I always thought that the aviation industry used Structured FM with some S1000D standard thingie? Are you trying to manage all that with Unstructured FM?

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