how to copy Frame Above - FrameMaker 10

[techsanna]

My apologies if I don't use the correct terminology. I use InDesign, but I need to lightly edit a FrameMaker file that was created in 2003 on a Mac. I'm editing it on a PC because that's the only version available now (FrameMaker 10).

I have been able to figure out how to make any edits needed except one. There is a "graphic" that is used as a section header that I need to replace with a "graphic" from another chapter. I'm calling it a "graphic" because there is clipart plus text that appears as a unit. When I highlight the paragraph above and below this "graphic," copy, and paste it into a new chapter, the "graphic" does not paste. If I select the paragraph below in the PARAGRAPH DESIGNER with the ADVANCED button selected, the FRAME ABOVE PGF button displays a selection named after the "graphic." If I change the selection in the FRAME ABOVE PGF button the "graphic" goes away, so I know that "graphic" is tied to that paragraph. The FRAME ABOVE PGF description I need to use is not available in the chapter I’m editing, so I can't just change that selection.

What I am unable to figure out is how to copy this "graphic" from another chapter and paste it into this chapter. The "graphic" doesn't reside in any of the job folders so it must be imbedded in the FrameMaker file instead of being linked. I am unable to figure out how to find it and place it into the chapter I'm editing. I hope my question is understandable since I really don't know FrameMaker well. Thanks!

Sharon

[Arnis Gubins · Accepted solution]

The graphic used in the frame above/below a paragraph is found on the Reference page(s). If it isn't showing in the chapter that you paste into, then you need to either add this "Reference Frame" to the Reference page of that file (see: Adobe FrameMaker 10 * Use reference frames on reference pages) or import the Reference pages only from the file where it resides to the file that also needs it.

To import the Reference page content, place the focus in the file that needs it and also have the file that contains the reference frame(s) open. Then File > Import > Formats. Select the from file to point to the file that has the required Reference frame(s). Deselect everything except for the Reference Pages and then Import.

[techsanna]

Thank you Arnis! I have been working on that problem on and off for weeks. Easy answer, but I couldn't find it by searching anywhere. I appreciate your help immensely!

Sharon