Hi Beverly I'm not saying that it's a good idea, but you can make a PDF behave like context-sensitive "help". We have done this recently for one of our customers. The idea is that you insert "context hooks" (custom markers) in your FrameMaker files and then use those markers in the URL which points to that PDF file, for example:
http://www.datacard.com/documentation/user_guide.pdf#nameddest=M5.8.newlink.topicA This URL wil open the PDF file on the page where this marker (a "named destination" in the PDF file) is used, typically on a title. The problem with these named destinations, however, is that they also get a prefix, for example "M5.8", where "M5" refers to the fifth file in the FrameMaker book. So, if the content gets updated, and a new file is added to the book before this fifth file, the prefix will become "M6" and you will have to update all URLs. To avoid this, you can use MicroType Timesavers: http://www.microtype.com/TimeSavers/TimeSaversDlg.pdf It works, but still, PDF is not really an ideal format for context-sensitive help. But you're using FrameMaker 12, so why don't you publish to an HTML-based format? Kind regards -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu
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