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January 12, 2018
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.sts file has forgotten and I can't edit styles

  • January 12, 2018
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Hello. I am using FM 2015 in a Win 10 environment.

I had an .sts file that was working pretty well to convert FM output to HTML Help.

Now it has forgotten what it knew (it has lost the settings). Our PDF template uses a side column with right-aligned headers; our help output has one text column and headings should be left-aligned.  I set up the alignment using the "Block" setting.

Now that seems to have been erased from the .sts file (along with everything else) and when I select H1, for example, and click the Edit Style button, nothing happens.

Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks.

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    Correct answer Matt-Tech Comm Tools

    Yes, the first one shows you're working with Settings.sts

    That's the name of the default file.

    Did you ever do a Save to a directory, or (better yet, and highly recommended...) did you do a Save As with a different filename?

    If you didn't save with a different name, you might try to search your drive for Settings.sts, but if there's no file to be found, you're likely going to have to redo mappings, etc.

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    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
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    January 12, 2018

    Can you share a screenshot of the Publishing pod before you clicked on Edit?

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
    nancy33534756
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    Inspiring
    January 12, 2018

    Hi, Matt!

    Here's the pod:

    And here is the Settings page:

    Is one of those what you meant?

    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    January 12, 2018

    Yes, the first one shows you're working with Settings.sts

    That's the name of the default file.

    Did you ever do a Save to a directory, or (better yet, and highly recommended...) did you do a Save As with a different filename?

    If you didn't save with a different name, you might try to search your drive for Settings.sts, but if there's no file to be found, you're likely going to have to redo mappings, etc.

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
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