FM10/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...
View ArticleIs it possible to display word count or character count in selected text
The Word Count utility counts all words in the document. Is there a way to count the number of characters or words in a piece of selected text?
View ArticleArial Black Bolder Font is not available
After upgrading windows XP with SP3 (Service Pack) the message [The “Arial Black Bolded” Font is not available. “Arial Black Heavy” will be used in this session.] is generate each time the file is...
View ArticleAnimated GIF in PDF output
Hi all,is it possible to hand an animated GIF to the PDF output (remaining animated)? FM10 and AcrobatX work together rather fine concerning other animation formats such as SWF or AVI. I am not sure...
View ArticleBookMIFWash example doesn't work in FM 10
Hello! I am trying to get the BookMIFWash example (available from C:\Program Files\Adobe\AdobeFrameMaker10\Samples\ScriptsAndUtilities\BookMIFWash) to work in FM 10, but I always get the following...
View ArticleTableDesigner in FM12
The table-designer does not work in FM12 . How do you creat a table without this option?
View ArticleHow to access the Publisher module
Does anybody know if the Publisher module is exposed to FM's Extendscript (or FDK)? I looked through all of the scripting info and the FDK info, .h and config files and couldn't find any references to...
View ArticleSuggestions for FrameMaker 13
I missed the deadline for participating in the feature survey that Adobe sent me recently, so I put up a post on my blog about things I'd like to see in FrameMaker 13. Some of them are extensions of...
View ArticleHow to fix Frame problems with fonts
When I try to "Save as book" to PDF, I get a font error that prevents the file opening for printing. When I view the file, I get: The "Myriad Pro Light" Font is not available. "MyriadPro-Regular" will...
View Articleinconsistent color definitions
Hi, all,I have a problem concerning inconsistent color definitions when I print a book file on the Linux system.The error message says:Color definition: Color8 is inconsistentThis may relate to the...
View ArticleDifferent page sizes when PDF a book - help!
I'm a fairly new Framemaker user. I develop tech manuals for a high-tech equipment manufacturer using FM8. I have no direct training in FM8, but decades of computer background in other products. FM8...
View ArticleRepeat Last Action?
I'm fairly new to FM9 and am wondering if this feature exists already (and I just don't know about it). Coming from MS Word, it has a great "repeat last action" function hooked up to the F4 key. As...
View ArticleCreating PS file with Adobe PDF very slow
Hallo Framers, I use FrameMaker 7.1 and Distiller 8.1.3 under Windows XP. As recommended in many posts on this forum, I have set Adobe PDF as my default printer. I use the Print To File setting and...
View ArticleSpecifying alphabetic sort order for other languages.
The alphabetic sort order differs slightly for other languages then the English one. I rewrite the alphabetics in the special text flow of the Reference Page of the index file, regenerate the index...
View ArticleHow to replace curved apostrophe with straight apostrophe?
How do I search/replace for curved apostrophe to straight apostrophe?How do I search/replace for curved open and close quotes to straight quotes? I have smart quotes turned off (which turns ON curved...
View ArticleImages from Ilustrator blurry when saved as PDF
I am new to FrameMaker and am having trouble with graphics that originated in Ilustrator. When I save the FM file as a PDF, the majority of my Illustrator graphics have artifacts around the edges of...
View ArticleCan't select some objects/text boxes
Hello, I'm very new to using FrameMaker. I'm editing an existing document, and some objects and text boxes seem to be locked. I can't select them even though I am double-clicking on them. What could...
View ArticleHow to type exponents?
New to FrameMaker, slowly making progress. I need to write an exponent, like 16 to the 5th power. Anyone know how to do this? I have searched and can not find an answer. Thanks!
View ArticleFlowing Tables into FrameMaker
I am importing an XML file into Structured FrameMaker that contains a table. When I created the table, I sized the table to fit in the text box. If I insert the table, it inserts with the correct size....
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Changes to the structured application settings via the Structured Application...
FYI. With both FM 11 & 12 saving a Structured Application via the Structured Application Designer leaves the structapps.fm file (%appdata%\Adobe\FrameMaker\[11|12]) with invalid structure, if the...
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