John, I must assume you are looking at Unstructured FrameMaker users. In Structured FrameMaker, if you haven't accommodated your Character Tags with an Element, or Elements, both of the methods you list are blown away as soon as you reapply the EDD.
My answer is through a Phrase Element that has, as attributes, Bold, Emphasis (Italics), etc. -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+david.spreadbury=tellabs....@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+david.spreadbury=tellabs.com at lists.frameusers.co m] On Behalf Of John Wilcox Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:30 PM To: 'framers at lists.FrameUsers.com' Subject: POLL: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics? This came up as a possible style standards issue here. Please reply off-list, and I'll summarize the results next week. Thanks for your time! A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. _____________________________ Regards, John Wilcox, Technical Writer Zetron, Redmond ============================================================ The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs ============================================================