Here's a "what if" scenario to layer on top of the Letter vs A4 sizing issue (clever solution Nadine - I'll keep that in mind for my Service Manual)...
What if you also had to switch from US to UK spelling when you switched from Letter to A4? What would be the most straightforward way to handle that? Also, does anyone know the equivalent custom paper size "fudge" for switching between Tabloid (11x17) and the closest European paper size? Alison From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 8:44 AM To: Lise Bible; Post Framers Subject: Re: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book? You could try creating two separate templates (in FM files that are separate from the book and separate from each other). One template file is 8.5 x 11, and the other is A4. Both can contain all other attributes (paragraph styles, character styles, colour definitions, etc). Apply the first template when you want to create a PDF for the US market. Once that's complete, apply the second template to the book to create the PDF for the European market. Alternatively, you could use a processor that ignores your FM settings (that is, you would set up all your formatting in the processor), and then generate two different outputs. Nadine ________________________________ From: Lise Bible <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: Post Framers <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:57:12 AM Subject: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book? Fellow Framers, I'm mostly a lurker, but have found the wealth of knowledge shared by this list's members to be quite helpful! I have a manual (I'm on Frame 8) in which I've used conditional text to show/hide tables, text, parts lists depending on if it's for the American market or European. This manual originated for a US-made product so it started life with 8.5x11 (US-letter size) pages. And it didn't even occur to me that it might need to be A4-sized for the European market. Is there a good way to switch back and forth between A4 and 8.5x11 page sizes, depending on which version of a book you want to print? I have the sneaking suspicion that I will have to break this into two separate books, but I figured I'd ask to see if anyone had recommendations. Thanks, Lise -- Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Send list messages to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca Send administrative questions to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
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