Susan, I'm assuming that from the book file you have right clicked on each of the chapter files: 1. In the first chapter file you have set the pagination to delete empty pages; and, 2. in the second file you have set the first page to "next available".
Cheers Alan On 7/03/2008, at 9:54 AM, Fred Ridder wrote: > > Susan Herrin wrote: > >> I have a chapter that is so large that it is causing FrameMaker to >> crash >> whenever I do an update. >> >> I've spit the chapter into two files, and so at least frame isn't >> crashing >> at the moment.... >> >> But I'm having problems with pagination and empty pages being >> inserted at >> the point where the chapter jumps from one file to the next. Anyone >> have >> expertise to share about this problem? > > You will *always* get a page break where a document spans two files. > The > only way around that would be to combine the two source files into a > single > book component using a text inset for the second part (or inserting > both > parts btext inset into an otherwise empty container file). > > If you're getting a blank page at the file break, you need to check > the > pagination properties of both files. The file for the first part > needs to be > set to "Delete empty pages", and the file for the second part needs to > be set to "Next Available". Note that this last setting *must* be made > from the book file. If you go to the pagination properties in the > file itself, > you will not find "Next available" as an option because it does not > make > any sense for an individual document; it only makes sense in the > context > of a multi-file book. > > -Fred Ridder > _________________________________________________________________ > Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! > http://biggestloser.msn.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. > > 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/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140
