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HI @deniztech:   If the numbers match, you are fine. It's just a visual discrepancy.   But I would not use run into paragraph for the anchored frame property. I would either use the default anchor below paragraph, or anchor at insertion point, which aligns the bottom of the frame with the baseline of the hard return. That will illuminate all the extra returns you have to add to move the text under the frame. Both of these options allow you to use the paragraph spacing commands to control the space above and below the anchor frames. In publishing, we don't use returns for spacing—we use space above and below commands, assigned to our paragraph styles.   Anchored below current line   Anchored at insertion point   On that note, take a look at object styles which will make the process quicker moving forward. For more information on using Object styles, see  https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-framemaker-object-styles/    ~Barb ... View more

Hi @deniztech:   I have to confess that I'm at a very basic level on Framemaker. I couldn't find a way to create 2 separate anchored frames in a single text box. On the cover page, add a single hard return to create a new paragraph: ¶ Anchor both images to that same paragraph.  Initially, both images will be visible at the same time. Select each frame (the frame, not the image inside the frame) and assign the condition tag.  Now when you show/hide conditions, the anchored frames and their content will show/hide.   As for moving to the multi-language version: You could anchor additional cover page images to the paragraph (one for each language) with additional condition tags, or Illustrator supports layers—you can have a single image with multiple layers that you can hide/show in Illustrator. Create a layered .ai file: the artword on one layer, and each language on its own layer, then import and anchor as described above. To change the language in FrameMaker, just double click the image in FrameMaker to open up illustrator, and use the eyeballs in the Layers panel to adjust the visibility of the languages. Save the .ai file,  return the FrameMaker and the file will update.   But really, since you will need to various language tags for the rest of the document, I would recommend just creating the individual cover artwork for each language.    ~Barb ... View more

Hi @tekwrite1955:   Is Heading1 an incrementing heading number within a chapter, or is it the chapter number? If the former, use <n+> and not <$chapnum> because <$chapnum> can only increment between documents, not within a single file. If the latter, be sure the book numbering is set to increment the chapter numbers between files.   ~Barb  ... View more

Hi @Aoife5E96:   What version of InDesign are you using and what version of Excel?   This looks to be the same issue: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/65160/data-missing-when-importing-a-spreadsheet-into-indesign   Specifically, "The issue is not how to import it, but rather that I'm importing a spreadsheet with formulas in them. If the formula results in a number, the number is imported, but if it text, the cell will be blank. This is where I have the problem". The answer was to save the Excel file as .xls and not .xlxs. Let us know if that works.   ~Barb ... View more

Hi @Rob_German:   This is a puzzle. InDesign doesn't have a way to increment the numbers within a single paragraph style. For example, it can't produce Fig. 1–Fig. 2: using autonumbering. And it increments from the first number, it can't pick up from the second, if you try to force it.   The easiest option might be to generate 2 static captions—one for each figure—with the metadata set to collect "xyz (1 of 2)" and "xyz (2 of 2)" and then auto-number them.  Fig. 1: xyz (1 of 2) Fig 2: xyz (2 of 2)   That's all I can think of, working within InDesign's feature set. That said, scripting can accomplish all sorts of things that InDesign can't do on its own, so I'll add the scripting tag to your question. Maybe someone else has another solution for you.   ~Barb      ... View more