Ken, Updating the variables in one chapter, and then importing the variables into all other chapters in the book, should fix your problem. I work on documents for telecommunications equipment/software. Our template/EDD is developed around TCIF Guide which uses a separate file as a repository for all system/user variables. We make changes there and then import them to all chapters in the book. This way even variables used in headers/footers are updated.
David Spreadbury Sr. Technical Writer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Poshedly Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 1:48 PM To: Diane Gaskill; Combs, Richard; FrameMaker Users List Subject: Re: global header change? (FM 8.0 on a Windows Vista desktop) Wow, this thread goes back TWO months. Well, first, thanks, Diane, for the tip. I'll try your suggestion to see what I can get done on the existing manual I described at the time so that I can simply use that book for a modified machine with a different name (hydraulic excavator, drill rig, etc). Second, a few weeks ago, I finally delved into creating and defining a "ProductName" variable for the various section headers of a brand new manual and it (using a FrameMaker variable) works beautifully! One thing that I'm not crazy about, however, is that find-and-replace does not check headers / footers, thus preventing me from making any product name or other changes that way.. -- Kenpo in Atlanta _______________________________________________ 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.
