Deirdre, Just because the text is in the position of a footer on a page does not mean it therefore has to be on a master page.
Cheers Alan On 2/07/2008, at 9:55 AM, Deirdre Reagan wrote: > Thanks all for these responses. > > The solution for my specific issue is to have multiple master pages. > > Because of the type of document I'm writing the date has to be in the > footer (so master page) and any page with a change bar has to have a > revision date (so, new master page). > > Deirdre > > > > On 7/1/08, Alan Litchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This is what I would be inclined to do, what Martin suggested. It >> strikes me >> as pointless having more master pages than the final document page >> count, >> when instead you can simply type the date the page was edited. >> >> From your post I think you want any edits on the page to be >> reflected in the >> date on which it was edited, not just edits to specific paragraph >> styles. Is >> it true that you want to have this function automated too? >> >> What I would do that is different to what has been suggested is to >> manually >> add the date to the affected page and then cross reference that in >> the >> revision table cell. Of course then you would the problem that new >> content >> will extend the page count and the edit dates may refer to changes >> that were >> made to content that have subsequently moved on and no longer on >> that page. >> Which then raises another question, what constitutes a change to >> content? >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> >> On 2/07/2008, at 5:37 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> An alternative would be to create a dedicated, named flow on the >>> master page with auto-connect turned off. This would result in a >>> text >>> field on each page that you could use to enter the issue or revision >>> date. >>> >>> However, some potential issues come to mind. Whether you use a >>> master >>> page or a text flow to track the dates, it is unlikely that the text >>> will stay in sync with the master page. As you add new text to the >>> document, the text will flow through as many pages as necessary to >>> format the document. >>> >>> An alternative might be to auto-number your highest level headings >>> and >>> include a table in the front matter that tracks revisions to the >>> major >>> sections in the document. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Martin >>> >>> Quoting Deirdre Reagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>> >>>> Hi All! >>>> >>>> FM 8.0, XP. >>>> >>>> I don't even know how to ask this question. >>>> >>>> Let's say you have a 50 page document, and each page has the date >>>> of >>>> original issue on it. The date of original issue is a cross- >>>> reference >>>> (I know, I know) on the master page. >>>> >>>> If you want to make changes to a document and you want the revision >>>> date to appear only on the pages that have been revised, do you >>>> create >>>> a new master page based on the old master page and change the >>>> original >>>> cross-reference to a cross-reference to the revision date? >>>> >>>> I think that is what to do. >>>> >>>> If so, if we have a document that ends up in 12 revisions, then we >>>> will have 13 sets of master pages (1 original and 12 revisions)? >>>> >>>> Is that correct? All those master pages are ok? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Deirdre >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> 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/martin.smith%40golehtek.com >>>> >>>> Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit >>>> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> 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/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz >>> >>> Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit >>> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >>> >> >> -- >> Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS >> AlphaByte >> PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140 >> http://www.alphabyte.co.nz >> >> >> >> >> -- Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140 http://www.alphabyte.co.nz _______________________________________________ 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.
