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Hello, all.
I am using FM 2015 in a Windows 10 environment.
I am creating a template that has three master pages:
"Top" is intended to be self-contained. I want it to be obvious to any writer using the template for the first time, so they know where to put the title and doc type information. I tagged it separately as B, and did not autoconnect it. If a document title overflows the "Top" text box, I would expect to see a black line at the bottom of "Top" indicating that my text was too lengthy.
Instead, if "Top" overflows, FrameMaker inserts a new First page as page 3 of the document. The text overflow appears in the Top text frame of that new page. Even if I select and delete the excess text, the new First page remains. I have to use the Special menu to delete it manually.
How can I stop this from happening? Or am I taking the wrong approach?
Thanks for all suggestions.
--Nancy
Hi Nancy:
Thank you for sharing your file with me, I'll admit I was as baffled as you were—your settings matched mine but the behavior was quite different.
I ended up taking notes on the frame size and position, deleted it, and recreated it with your exact same settings. Silly computers.
I have no idea it wasn't working before, but glad to see that now it is.
~Barb
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I just keystroked it for you Nancy, and it works the way you want it to.
So, head back to the custom master:
~Barb
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Hi, Barb.
I have done just what you did, and I'm still having the same problem. I thought maybe I was having a problem because I'd created Top from the default heading text box that is provided on the Right page of the Portrait template. I deleted it and created a new text box and assigned it as follows; your settings and mine are identical:
The body text frames are flow A and are autoconnected.
I double-checked and am still getting the same problem ON THE BODY PAGE:
Is there some other element that accounts for the difference? Thanks very much for your help.
--Nancy
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Hi Nancy:
Perhaps I misunderstood the original question.
"Top" is intended to be self-contained. I want it to be obvious to any writer using the template for the first time, so they know where to put the title and doc type information. I tagged it separately as B, and did not autoconnect it. If a document title overflows the "Top" text box, I would expect to see a black line at the bottom of "Top" indicating that my text was too lengthy.
My first screen shot is the master, the second is the body—with the overset text. Here are larger screen shots that include the status bar so that you can see that for yourself:
Master Page (top frame settings are shown in my first reponse, bottom frame is using defaults):
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Body Page 1 (I pasted twice as much text as is visible—it is overset, shows the black line and did not generate a second body page.
That's what I thought you asked for. If I misunderstood, I hope you will accept my apology and the please clarify the question. If this is what you want and aren't getting it, please show me the object properties for both frames on the custom master, and what is happening on body page 1.
~Barb
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Oh, Barb, I'm afraid my all caps sounded like shouting. I should know better! I wrote that way because I realized I hadn't been clear, even in my own mind!
You've responded to my question exactly and I really appreciate it. I don't know what accounts for the difference ...
Thank you again!
--Nancy
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No worries! I'm not easily offended.
So is it working for you now? If not, please share the object properties. We can figure this out.
~Barb
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Hi, Barb.
No, it's still not working. It behaves as described; if the text poured into the top textbox on page one overflows, FM inserts a new "First" page on page 3 of the document and pours the excess text into that Top textbox.
The object properties for Top are these:
The properties for the body text frame for First, Left, and Right are identical:
--Nancy
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Hi Nancy,
Those match my settings.
Can you share the template file—or if that worries you for any reason—just blank document with these settings on the master page?
If you are ok with that, put it on dropbox and post a link here (public) or hover over my name and message me (private).
~Barb
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Hi Nancy:
Thank you for sharing your file with me, I'll admit I was as baffled as you were—your settings matched mine but the behavior was quite different.
I ended up taking notes on the frame size and position, deleted it, and recreated it with your exact same settings. Silly computers.
I have no idea it wasn't working before, but glad to see that now it is.
~Barb
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Thank you! I have no idea what it was, either, but am delighted to have a working template!
--Nancy