<< I have a document that uses conditional text to delineate between two different versions of the same basic product. Before I started this, there were two separate books for each manual, even though there is a LOT of cross-over text between them that is the same. I combined them into a single set of master files and am marking the conditional text, hiding what I don't want to see, and saving the resulting file for the two separate books. Now, I have three files for each chapter of the book: Master, Version 1, and Version 2. All well and good. However, I also have ALL of the text in all three files, albeit Version 1's text is hidden in Version 2, and vice-versa. Is there a way to permanently remove the text for Version 1 from Version 2, and vice-versa, while maintaining the master file? One of the reasons I need to do this is to remove the borders around cells in a table that are conditionalized. Currently, there are large colored borders around any table cells that are marked as conditional.
Hello Samuel, I get the digest, so perhaps someone else has already answered this. There's no need to maintain 3 versions of the chapters. 1. Create your book "A", add the chapters, and cover material. I keep a different cover for each version and my cover has the conditional text settings and variables I want for it's version. 2. Make sure you "turn off" the conditional text indicators, so the text and tables appear "normal" (no colored lines around the table cells or colored text). 3. Import the conditional text settings and variables to the chapters in the book. Check to make sure everything is ok. 4. Now, create the TOC and IX and finish the book. For Book B - you'll have the other conditional settings and variables in the cover, so when you create book B, with the same chapters, just remember that you have to import the settings from cover "B". Ellen Lebelle Technical Writer elebelle at gmail.com
