Can a table be made that has pre-populated heading rows?
I am using unstructured FM 11. I want to create unique Parts List tables. I want the heading rows to come pre-populated with Part Number, Source, Nomenclature (and others as needed). I create the table...
View ArticleAuto-generating chapter TOCs
I have been searching around on the Internet to find an automated solution to the following manual process: Generate and update an entire book.Manually generate each chapter TOC to get the page numbers...
View ArticleHow to best paginate a book
Hi, Here's what I have: A book comprising seven files. But, the files aren't so much chapters as chunks of content.What I want to do: If content in a file ends on an odd page, start the next file on...
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How to deactivate a FrameMaker license?
Hi, I have two licenses for FrameMaker 8. One of them is for the copy I have installed on my PC at work, which I use every day. I have no idea where the other license is. I'm on my third PC since I've...
View ArticleCreating a Responsive HTML5 book
Hello , I have started trying to publish my documents to HTML5 via FM11's Publish pod. The output is quite good but when I try and create a book, or more than one file, I just get X FrameMaker book...
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Trouble MIF washing FM 12
Okay, what am I missing? When I save my mif back as fm, I open the fm, I see the mif-text. 1) Save as MIF (for FM 12). I make sure the extension is .mif.2) File > Open. I select the .mif file and...
View ArticleActivation limit reached on FM10 with new computer hardware, unable to...
Installed new motherboard in computer and now FM10 says it needs to reactivate but has reached its activation limit. Had this problem once before a couple years ago and there was a phone number to call...
View ArticleI have a 32 inch monitor with a resolution of 3840 x 2160, Framemaker 12, and...
I have changed to the larger icon size in options. When I reduce the resolution to half its ok, but Framemaker is a design product and should be able to handle monitors greater than 22 inches. I have...
View ArticleThe request failed with an empty response
(Connecting FM11 to SH2010) While attempting to connect with Connection Manager, I get the response "The request failed with an empty response" Any idea what to inspect next? The SP2010 site connects...
View ArticleBridging Framemaker and Google Docs for team collaboration
Hello all, Our company uses Google docs extensively for all types of documentation. As the technical writer, I am the odd one out. Now, management tasked me with finding a way to bridge Framemaker...
View ArticleThe variable and the the *.fm extension
When you need the title of the document importing into a document, you can use the variable <$filename>. This is useful as you can have a template that changes its name with the name of the file....
View ArticleAnchored frames - "below current line" option after shrinkwrap
When you shrinkwrap the graphic anchored frames in FM, the anchor position moves to "at insertion point" instead of staying at "below current line". This was not the default behavior with previous...
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Frame maker for large documents
We have a document ( 140 Pages long), which has a fixed text , chapters and also need to be produced 100+ variations of that doc based on variables for each book. We are building a database of...
View Articlemass update master pages
version 7 - I have MANY pages that are booked. I just want to find a way to easily update the master pages all at once.
View ArticleParagraph tag with an anchored frame in it.
Is it possible to create a paragraph tag (Figure Title) that would automatically put an anchored frame above it that is 6.9 wide by 7.5 height?
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Design Suite CS6 Installed, Acrobat Installation Error
I reinstalled my design suite CS6 and everything worked fine but acrobat X pro hasnt been installed.Exit Code: 6 Please see specific errors and warnings below for troubleshooting. For example, ERROR:...
View ArticleHow to copy similar images from one FM book to another FM book?
Hi, I want to copy similar images from one FM book to another FM book. My creating this new FM book involves lot of image copying, and I do not wish to import files all over again. It is damn tedious....
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Am seeing "Do not have write permission" msg when trying to close FrameMaker...
Am seeing "Do not have write permission" msg when trying to close FrameMaker 12 file and file doesn't close. Any thoughts on how to solve this? Thanks.
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Framemaker 9 install failure on Win 7
I'm trying to install Frame 9 on a new Win 7 machine. I have it running on one Win 7 machine just fine. That machine is being replaced with a new Win 7 machine (same SP level). But, just as the...
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