Im talking about graphs where both the horizontal and/or vertical axes have a linear array of marked values, and the axis lines extend across the graphic. In other words, the background of the graphic looks like a FrameMaker table in which , consisting of rows and columns in which all columns are of equal width, and all rows are of equal height, using the minimum row height setting in the Row Format dialog. All table cells are empty. Here's the procedure:
1. Create a new document in which the right master page has a text frame of the desired width and height. and super-impose on top of that text frame a background text frame, and create the table (as described above) in that background text frame. Be sure to include an extra appropriately sized column on the left side of the table. This column should straddle all rows, and be wide enough to later label the title of the vertical axis, as well as space to put in tick-marks and numbers for each horizontal line in the table. Similarly, create a straddled row at the bottom of the table high enough to later enter the title of the horizontal axis, as well as space to put in tic-marks and numbers for each vertical line in the table. 2. When you are finished creating the empty table, send the bacground text frame to the back. 3. Go to page 1 of the new document. The table you created in step 1 appears. 4. First, you use the FrameMaker text and line-drawing tools to enter the titles, numbers and tic-marks for the harizontal and vertical axes in the the column with straddled rows, and and the row with the straddled columns3. 5. Next, use the drawing tool dwaring tools (curve, polyline, or whatever else0 to draw the graph lines. and smooth or reshape them as needed. 6. Save the 1-page FrameMaker document as a PDF with an appropriate filename. 7. In Acrobat, open the PDF produced in step 6, and use the Acrobat crop tool to crop the page to the size of the graphic image. and then re-save it. 8. Within any document where you want the graph to appear, import the PDF produced in step 7 by reference or copy, as appropriate. Dan Emory & Associates FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.