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fm997
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September 17, 2009
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header autonumbering help needed

  • September 17, 2009
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I am using FrameMaker v7.1p114 and I would like to create headings and subheadings within book chapters that have auto numbering such as the following assuming that this is Chapter 5:

5.1 Main heading 1

5.1.1 Sub heading 1

5.1.2 Sub heading 2

5.2 Main heading 2

5.2.1 Sub heading 1

5.2.2 Sub heading 2

I believe that I have the main heading figured out by using a paragraph format that uses the autonumber format as follows: <$chapnum>.<n+>iu

However, in order to get the desired autonumbered sub heading, what is a good method?  One method that should work, but that requires me to create a lot of paragraph definitions, and that is not a completely autonumbered solution is as follows:

* create as many paragraph definitions as sub headings needed

* just put the <n+> on the end

For example, I could create a subheading #1 as: <$chapnum>.<n=1>.<n+>

a subheading #2 as: <$chapnum>.<n=2>.<n+>

a subheading #3 as: <$chapnum>.<n=3>.<n+>

The problem is that if I insert/move one of the sub headed sections, I would have to manually change the paragraph format and then go through the document and correct any text referenences that mention the specific section that now has a new sub heading number.

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    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    September 17, 2009

    Have a look at this recent thread for one possible approach: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2240752#2240752

    Here's a link to a paper by Dan Emory on using the matrix method: http://www.microtype.com/resources/articles/AUTONUM_DE.PDF

    Another link to various auto-numbering papers: http://www.stc-carolina.org/tiki-index.php?page=FrameMaker+Autonumbering

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    fm997Author
    Known Participant
    September 17, 2009

    Thanks for the feedback.  Dan's paper looks like a good information source.

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    fm997Author
    Known Participant
    September 17, 2009

    I used Dan's paper to create a test file in about 10 minutes and believe that I have come up with a solution.  I crated 3 paragraph definitions and the code is as follows:

    5.1    main 1-1    H:<$chapnum>.<n+>< =0>
    5.1.1    sub 1-1-1  H:<$chapnum>.<n>.<n+>< =0>
    5.1.1.1   sub 1-1-1-1  H:<$chapnum>.<n>.<n>.<n+>< =0>
    5.1.1.2   sub 1-1-1-2
    5.1.2    sub 1-1-2
    5.1.3    sub 1-1-3
    5.1.1.3.1   sub 1-1-3-1
    5.1.3.2   sub 1-1-3-2
    5.2  main 2
    5.2.1  sub 1-2-1
    5.2.1.1  sub 1-2-1-1
    5.2.1.2  sub 1-2-1-2

    I should have been using FrameMaker years ago .

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