Table footnotes and connecting frames

[Half-Sane David]

Hi all,

My problem.  I'm trying to do a short (5 or 6 rows) two-column frame in the middle of a one-column text frame then place footnotes inside the two-column frame. 

Solution #1.  Make a table with no ruling.  This is what I would normally do, but this time I need footnotes to go to the bottom of the page instead of the bottom of the table.

Solution #2.  Make a new two-column text frame then connect the flows.  Unfortunately, this is pushing the flow into areas where I don't expect them to be.  Must be doing something wrong.

What I've been doing that doesn't work.

1) Making a normal multiple page flow.  Say, 5 pages.
2) Going back to (say) page 2.

3) Inserting a new two-column text frame.

4) Inserting text into the two-column text frame.

5) Connecting the two frames.

But this is feeding text that should be inside the two-column text frame down to below the point where I inserted the two-column text frame.  And reversing steps #3 and #4 don't seem to help, tho perhaps I should double check that. 

The only other thing I can think of to try is...

1) Splitting the original Flow A into 2 separate frames.

2) Inserting a new two-column text frame in between those two frames.

3) Connecting the three frames.

But I'm not sure this would work. 

Anyone know of a good tutorial that deals with this?  I used to be fairly expert with Frame..... back when I was using Structured Frame 7.... so don't like wading through 2 hours of video looking for a 2 minute fix.
While I'm not new to Frame, I've forgotten stuff or things have changed.  

Ah, the perils of getting old.  First thing that goes is your hearing, but fortunately I don't need my hearing aids to read comments here.  But I forget what the second thing that goes is....

[kglad]

what app?

[Half-Sane David]

Oops.  Sorry.  FrameMaker 17.0.5.

[John T Smith]

Moved to Framemaker based on other questions

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[Half-Sane David]

Yup.  Sorry about that.  FrameMaker 17.0.5..

[Matt-Tech Comm Tools]

Hi David, 

Start with a 2-column page, and create/apply styles to paragraphs that span columns for your single column content.

That way, your 2-column content is inline with the other content and footnotes will go to the bottom of the page in proper sequential order.

[Half-Sane David]

Great idea.  Wish I'd thought of it.  I'm not sure it'll work, tho as my section headers already use a run-in header (letting me stick another needed text component on the same line).  But it's worth trying plus gives me some other ideas.  

Thanks much!

David

[Matt-Tech Comm Tools]

The run-ins should respect the across all columns of the "host" paragraph.

[Half-Sane David]

OK.  I'll give that a shot.  Thanks!

FYI, my highest priority now is finishing my current chapter as I have lousy workaround.  After that,  then I'll experiment.   This is a HUGE project so I strongly suspect that this situation will occur again.  Thus, the issue needs to get nailed down because my boss needs a policy (I'm self-employed in my retirement but my boss is kinda a pain.)

Just as soon as I finish this next chapter....