I like Fred's solution for multiple para's. For a single para I modify as follows: -place cursor anywhere in the para -choose Copy Special > Paragraph Format -go to your destination document, place the cursor where you'd like the new format -choose Paste. -use Para Designer to add para format to para catalog
-Matt On Aug 21, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Tori Muir wrote: > Simpler still: Use Fred Ridder's technique: > > 1) Copy any paragraph of the desired format from the source file. > 2) Paste it into the target file. > 3) Use the Paragraph Designer to add the paragraph format to the current > file's catalog. > 4) Delete the pasted paragraph. > > -FR > > Tori Muir > tmuir at spot-on-creative.com | 650.430.8674 > www.spot-on-creative.com > > On 8/21/11 1:55 PM, Kristy Nolan wrote: >> >> Another way is to delete all but the "wanted" formats. Be sure not to save >> over (meaning either don't save or do a save as something else). Then in >> your target document, file, import, paragraph formats. >> >> Hope that helps! >> >> Kristy >> >> On Aug 21, 2011, at 3:50 PM, "Baruch Brodersen" <baruch at technitext.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Tim, >>> >>> Yes. You can do import single paragraph, character, and conditional text >>> formats with a MIF fragment. To do that: >>> >>> Save the FM file containing the paragraph format you want as a MIF file. >>> Use MIF Browse to locate, select and copy the paragraph format. >>> http://www.wideman-one.com/gw/tech/framemaker/mifbrowse.htm >>> >>> Paste that MIF code in a text editor. In addition to the paragraph format, >>> you'll also need the >>> >>> <PgfCatalog >>> <Pgf >>> >>> tags, as well as the >>> >>> > # end of Pgf >>> > # end of PgfCatalog >>> ## End of MIFFile >>> >>> closing tags >>> >>> In the text file, make sure to include a MIFFILE header is at the top of >>> the page. It should look something like this: >>> "<MIFFile 7.00> # Generated by FrameMaker 7.0p579" You can grab a MIFFILe >>> header from any MIF file and use that. >>> Save the MIF fragment, and then open it in FrameMaker. 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