what's hiding behind this marketing allusion?
A [spectacularly dull] document about FM and accessed from the Adobe site says, correctlyToday’s customer wants to give real-time feedback on digital content, such as reporting errors in documentation...
View ArticleThe "Zapfdingbats Regular" Font is not available
Hello All, I am trying to create new DITA topic as new task , getting following error on Frame Maker Console. Can some one suggest , what can be done here to avoid the error. Not getting required...
View ArticleFM 10 "Unusable Fonts"
Hello again everyone. I have a book with multiple documents and the ToC needs updating. However, when I tried to update the ToC, it says that one of my documents uses "unusable fonts". Here's the...
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Pod scrollbox issue
Hi, I have seen this issue for some time now, both with FM11 on Win XP and Win7, and FM12 on Win7. It is such an aggravating problem that I thought surely somebody else would have complained about it...
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I've recently installed Framemaker 7.1 and finding it an excellent ddp program. Using the table custom ruling and shading is giving me issues. When I apply a custom ruling to a cell, row or column,...
View ArticleCan't Save As PDF
I am working with DITA files in Frame 8, and am unable to save a generated Frame file as a PDF. I keep getting these errors:"To execute "Save as PDF" command you must have Acrobat Distiller version...
View ArticleHow do I create links from the middle of 1 PDF to another?
I have a collection of FrameMaker books that are delivered as PDfs, all installed locally in the same directory. I want to add hyperlinks/x-refs that enable users jump from, say, page 10 of...
View ArticleHow do I subscribe to Adobe Framemaker 12? I can't find a real link on the...
Hi;I'm trying to sign up for a subscription to Adobe Framemaker 12. There's a banner item with £29.30 per month Adobe Framemaker 12. Clicking on this takes me to Upgrade Guide | FrameMaker 12This has...
View ArticleThe 'Monitor Size' setting could do with an update
This isn't the most important issue in the world, but I did notice that the 'Monitor Size' setting in Frame 11 (Edit > Preferences > Global > General > Monitor Size) hasn't changed for...
View ArticleI've got the download for TC5 on my computer, but it won't install.
It asks me for a serial number, which I entered. Then the computer asks me to allow program to make changes to the computer, which I allow. Then nothing happens.
View ArticleFrameMaker Compatible with Mac in Future?
Is anyone aware if future versions of FrameMaker will ever be compatible with a Mac? I used to work on a Windows computer, and I really enjoyed using FrameMaker to create Install/User Manuals. I work...
View ArticleFAQ Suggestions and Corrections
This thread is available so you can recommend suggestions and corrections to the FAQ.Please add only FrameMaker FAQ related entries here.Please post software-related questions to the regular FrameMaker...
View Articlexsl:result-document not working ?
Hello all, I am developing a structured app in which I need to split my FM file into a number of separate XML output files. Using xsl:result-document works fine outside of FM, but when using the same...
View Articlebackground image on master page
marketing wants me to put a background image on all pages of our manual (a light swoosh on top and bottom of each page). i importing the image onto the master page. it comes in with an anchored frame....
View ArticleInsert a blank page in FrameMaker using Special > Page Break
I've been back in the Word world for the past couple of years. I have been trying to insert a blank page in FrameMaker using Special > Page Break and get no result. I took a look and checked the...
View ArticleDifference between RoboHelp and FrameMaker
Hello All, Can someone provide technical and functional difference between RoboHelp and Framemaker tool. Client want to move out from RoboHelp and need to implement the Content Management System like...
View ArticleFramemaker 9 How to show serial number
Hello, I need to find out the serial number of my installed Framemaker 9 (9.0 WIN UPG). Where can I find it? (It is not shown under HELP - About Framemaker like in Version 7...)Many thanks in advance.
View Article"Save As PDF" vs. "Print" as PDF
Is there any real difference? With "Save as" you get a txt file with a report that seems to be meaningless. Are there any hidden advantages or disadvantages to either?Thank youIan
View ArticleFM10/Acrobat X 10-use named destinations for PDF linking
My company wants our documentation to be accessible from a web page. No problem there. But they want to provide users with links that open the PDF files to a specific section.My books are in FM10. I...
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