This a bit tricky. I haven't done it before, but I found instructions for it in the Adobe FrameMaker help. The topic title is
"Including the total page count of a book in a header or footer" The Page Count (<$lastpagenum>) variable ordinarily resets on a file-by-file basis, but you can make it do otherwise. Joe Tammy Van Boening wrote: > > > > Tammy Van Boening > Engineering Technical Writer > InsureWorx > 303-729-7733 > tvanboening at insureworx.com > *********************************************************************** > Keep Smiling - At least until you get your own way > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Tammy Van Boening [mailto:tvanboening at insureworx.com] > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:42 AM > To: techcomm-discuss at stcrmc.org > Subject: [techcomm-discuss] Continuous Numbering in framemaker > > > Oops - fat-fingered some numbers in my statement. see corrections > below. Thanks! > > > > Hi All, > > I am in the process of migrating existing draft documentation in Word to > final version documentation in Framemaker. The old Word documentation > was but a single file - the first page was reserved for cover > information, the second page was Word's TOC, and the remaining pages > were the content of the document. The old numbering scheme, beginning > with the first page was Page # of #, which for a single document in > Word, worked fine. In Framemaker, I have split up this large document > into three separate files - Cover File, TOC, and the Chapter document. I > have been asked to keep the numbering scheme the same - Page # of Total > Page Count. I know how to keep the numbering continuous across the > files, but the system variable that keeps total page count is obviously > on a per file basis. For example, the singe Cover page file has no > number, but the first page of the TOC says page 2 of 4 (because it is > the second page in the book, and there are four pages in the TOC total), > so the next page says Page 3 of 4 and the final page says Page 4 of 4. > When I open the document chapter, it says Page 5 of 19, because the > first page of the content chapter is indeed the fifth page in the book, > but there are 19 pages in the Content chapter. What do I need to do to > get this to number the same way as Word - if it's possible for files in > a book? I want the first page of the TOC to say page 2 of 24, the > second page to say page 3 of 24, etc. and I want the first page of the > Content Chapter to say Page 5 of 24, etc. > > TIA, > > TVB > > Tammy Van Boening > Engineering Technical Writer > InsureWorx > 303-729-7733 > tvanboening at insureworx.com > *********************************************************************** > Keep Smiling - At least until you get your own way > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as jmalin at jmalin.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jmalin%40jmalin.com > > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > >
