Fred is right, of course. If you copy a TOC or other generated file to a directory for a different document and then add it to the files for that book, it becomes a normal FM file. It will contain all the same content, but will not change when the book is updated.
One powerful way to use this feature is to copy the formatting from a generated file in one book to a different book. Copy the TOC, LOT, or LOF file to the new directory, but don't add it to the book. Now go to the book menu and "Add TOC" or "Add List of..." and make sure the suffix is the same as the file that you just copied into the document's directory. You new file will be automatically generated with content from the current book, but with the formatting of the generated file that you copied from a different book. If you add a new generated file without a pre-formatted template like this, you get an ugly mess and have to set up all the formatting by hand. Clint Owen Technical Publications Crane Aerospace & Electronics 425-743-8674 ________________________________ From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:06 PM To: Owen, Clint; Frame Users Subject: RE: Ahoy! Question about autogenerated pages In responding to Dierdre, Clint Owens wrote: > The file icons in the book window are different for auto-generated > files. If the doc icons are all the same, then none of them are > generated. Just to amplify a bit on one point: The file itself will be no different if it was generated from the book or compiled by hand, with the possible exception that a hand-compiled TOC might not have hyperlinked entries. All the "magic" of a generated file is in how it is included in the book, either as a static content file (regular file icon in the book window) or as a generated file (special icon), that FrameMaker knows it has to generate or update whenever you do an Update Book operation. One possible clue is the filename, since the default filenames for generated files are of the form <bookname>TOC.fm. But since the user can override the default suffix, the filename alone is not definitive evidence. -Fred Ridder ________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! Learn more. <http://biggestloser.msn.com/> We value your opinion! How may we serve you better? Please click the below survey link to tell us how we are doing. http://www.craneae.com/surveys/satisfaction.htm Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us! Thank you for your time! ###################################################################### Attention: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files. This email was scanned and cleared by MailMarshal. ######################################################################
