Re: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
At 14:41 + 19/8/11, Harding, Daniel B wrote: FM10 (Win7 64-bit) I'm lost on this one: I want to import/copy a single paragraph style definition from one FM file to another. Just that one style, no others, and no content. How do I do this? Not a stupid question at all. In addition to Fred and other's responses, if you want to import a single (or multiple) style across a whole book or books, try this: . Copy the document that contains the style you want to propagate. This will be your 'seed' document for the new/revised style. . Open the copy and delete all the styles except the one of interest ('Delete' from the relevant palette). . Import across the book(s) from that document, choosing character, paragraph or table format import as appropriate (File Import Formats). . Discard the copied document that acted as the 'seed' for the new style definition. If the style doesn't already exist in the book(s), it will be added to the relevant catalog for each document in the book. If the style does exist in the book(s), the imported style will overwrite the existing style of the same name. Obviously you can do this as well for multiple styles. If you find yourself doing this a lot, SiliconPrairie's very reasonably priced plug-ins (Character Tools, PAragraph Tools and Table Tools) offer a command to delete all styles of the relevant type that are not used in a document. [These instructions are for pre-FrameMaker v 9 versions: I'm not sufficiently familiar with the new interface to know where you go to delete styles in v 10, but it'll be somewhere.] -- Steve ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
Or you can: 1. Right-click in any paragraph with the desired format in the source file and select Copy Special Copy Paragraph Format. 2. Go to the target file and select the paragraph you want to apply the format to. 3. Right-click and select Paste (or just CTRL-V without right-clicking). 4. With your cursor still in the paragraph, open the Paragraph Designer. 5. Click Apply, which causes the New Format dialog to appear. 6. Click Create to store the format in the paragraph catalog and reapply it to the selection. (You can deselect the Apply to Selection checkbox before clicking Create if you want to.) The same steps work for copying character formats, except: 2. Go to the target file and select the word or words you want to apply the format to. 4. With your cursor still in the word, open the Character Designer. 6. [of course you're storing the format in the character catalog] Regards, Dimi Dimi Everette, Sr. Technical Writer, Video Information Design 6500 River Place Blvd., Bldg. 6, Austin, TX 78730 | t: 512.372.6988 | f: 512.372.7001 [cid:image001.gif@01CC6020.0C5A82A0]http://www.polycom.com/ [cid:image002.jpg@01CC6020.0C5A82A0]http://www.polycom.com/company/news_room/media/index.html This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information of Polycom and is intended for a specific individual. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication, including any attachments without reading or saving them in any manner,and you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. [cid:image003.jpg@01CC6020.0C5A82A0]Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 3:10 PM To: dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? 1) Copy any paragraph of the desired format from the source file. 2) Paste it into the target file. 3) Use the Character Designer to add the paragraph format to the current file's catalog. 4) Delete the pasted paragraph. -FR From: dhard...@illinois.edu To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:41:09 + FM10 (Win7 64-bit) I'm lost on this one: I want to import/copy a single paragraph style definition from one FM file to another. Just that one style, no others, and no content. How do I do this? Thanks, -Dan ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as docu...@hotmail.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. inline: image001.gifinline: image002.jpginline: image003.jpg___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
I am sorry that you took my posting as an insult or some kind of personal atrack. It was not intended to be either of those things. I am sorry that I had a brain fade when I posted my procedure and named the wrong designer. The error was already pointed out and acknowledged on the list. And I am sorry that you found my simple and direct approach to getting the job done was juveinile. After more than a quarter century of tech writing I have these strange preferences for keeping things simple and for doing things in the most efficient way. -FR From: dimi.evere...@polycom.com To: docu...@hotmail.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:42:56 -0700 Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Dear Fred, Thanks for attempting to make me look like an idiot. J I appreciate that you think your way is the only way to accomplish the task, but then, your step 3 mentions the Character Designer, which has nothing to do with the original task. My feeling is that copying a paragraph that you only delete later is a bit juvenile, but, hey, that’s just me. I’ve never had a problem with my steps and I’ve certainly never screwed up an existing format by following my steps. Sorry, gang, but it’s early Monday morning and I just hate opening my email to find an insult. Regards, Dimi Dimi Everette, Sr. Technical Writer, Video Information Design 6500 River Place Blvd., Bldg. 6, Austin, TX 78730 | t: 512.372.6988 | f: 512.372.7001 This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information of Polycom and is intended for a specific individual. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication, including any attachments without reading or saving them in any manner,and you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:25 PM To: Everette, Dimi; dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Be careful with Step 6 (that's step 6 in the first procedure, the one with consecutive step numbers). As written, what you are doing is redefining an existing paragraph tag (the one that was applied to the current paragraph) to have the imported formatting characteristics. What I think was desired was to import a paragraph format along with its own tag name, and the easiest way to do that (and avoiding the possibilitiy of mistyping the name in the paragraph Designer) is to copy and paste a paragraph of the desired format, add its format to the paragraph catalog, then delete the paragraph. Anything else is just overcomplicating the process. -Fred Ridder From: dimi.evere...@polycom.com To: docu...@hotmail.com; dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:48:59 -0700 Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Or you can: 1. Right-click in any paragraph with the desired format in the source file and select Copy Special Copy Paragraph Format. 2. Go to the target file and select the paragraph you want to apply the format to. 3. Right-click and select Paste (or just CTRL-V without right-clicking). 4. With your cursor still in the paragraph, open the Paragraph Designer. 5. Click Apply, which causes the New Format dialog to appear. 6. Click Create to store the format in the paragraph catalog and reapply it to the selection. (You can deselect the Apply to Selection checkbox before clicking Create if you want to.) The same steps work for copying character formats, except: 2. Go to the target file and select the word or words you want to apply the format to. 4. With your cursor still in the word, open the Character Designer. 6. [of course you’re storing the format in the character catalog] Regards, Dimi Dimi Everette, Sr. Technical Writer, Video Information Design 6500 River Place Blvd., Bldg. 6, Austin, TX 78730 | t: 512.372.6988 | f: 512.372.7001 This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information of Polycom and is intended for a specific individual. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication, including any attachments without reading or saving them in any manner,and you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
Re: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
I don't see anything insulting in Fred Ridder's reply, and I also don't think Fred claimed that his way is the only way to accomplish the task. But, Fred's way is usually the best way, just check the hundreds of valuable contributions that Fred has made to this list. By the way, the insults are in your reply, Dimi, so you should apologize to Fred instead of he to you. Cheers -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
Dear Fred, Thanks for attempting to make me look like an idiot. :) I appreciate that you think your way is the only way to accomplish the task, but then, your step 3 mentions the Character Designer, which has nothing to do with the original task. My feeling is that copying a paragraph that you only delete later is a bit juvenile, but, hey, that's just me. I've never had a problem with my steps and I've certainly never screwed up an existing format by following my steps. Sorry, gang, but it's early Monday morning and I just hate opening my email to find an insult. Regards, Dimi Dimi Everette, Sr. Technical Writer, Video Information Design 6500 River Place Blvd., Bldg. 6, Austin, TX 78730 | t: 512.372.6988 | f: 512.372.7001 [cid:image001.gif@01CC609E.D00F3AA0]http://www.polycom.com/ [cid:image002.jpg@01CC609E.D00F3AA0]http://www.polycom.com/company/news_room/media/index.html This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information of Polycom and is intended for a specific individual. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication, including any attachments without reading or saving them in any manner,and you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. [cid:image003.jpg@01CC609E.D00F3AA0]Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:25 PM To: Everette, Dimi; dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Be careful with Step 6 (that's step 6 in the first procedure, the one with consecutive step numbers). As written, what you are doing is redefining an existing paragraph tag (the one that was applied to the current paragraph) to have the imported formatting characteristics. What I think was desired was to import a paragraph format along with its own tag name, and the easiest way to do that (and avoiding the possibilitiy of mistyping the name in the paragraph Designer) is to copy and paste a paragraph of the desired format, add its format to the paragraph catalog, then delete the paragraph. Anything else is just overcomplicating the process. -Fred Ridder From: dimi.evere...@polycom.com To: docu...@hotmail.com; dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:48:59 -0700 Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Or you can: 1. Right-click in any paragraph with the desired format in the source file and select Copy Special Copy Paragraph Format. 2. Go to the target file and select the paragraph you want to apply the format to. 3. Right-click and select Paste (or just CTRL-V without right-clicking). 4. With your cursor still in the paragraph, open the Paragraph Designer. 5. Click Apply, which causes the New Format dialog to appear. 6. Click Create to store the format in the paragraph catalog and reapply it to the selection. (You can deselect the Apply to Selection checkbox before clicking Create if you want to.) The same steps work for copying character formats, except: 2. Go to the target file and select the word or words you want to apply the format to. 4. With your cursor still in the word, open the Character Designer. 6. [of course you're storing the format in the character catalog] Regards, Dimi Dimi Everette, Sr. Technical Writer, Video Information Design 6500 River Place Blvd., Bldg. 6, Austin, TX 78730 | t: 512.372.6988 | f: 512.372.7001 [cid:image001.gif@01CC609E.D00F3AA0]http://www.polycom.com/ [cid:image002.jpg@01CC609E.D00F3AA0]http://www.polycom.com/company/news_room/media/index.html This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information of Polycom and is intended for a specific individual. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication, including any attachments without reading or saving them in any manner,and you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. [cid:image003.jpg@01CC609E.D00F3AA0]Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 3:10 PM To: dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? 1) Copy any paragraph of the desired format from the source file. 2) Paste it into the target file. 3) Use the Character Designer to add the paragraph format
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
I´m using the Frame Script SuperImportBundle which does exactly what you ask for. You can also import single formats as below: ImpSelMasterPage (Imports master pages) ImpSelRefPage (Imports reference pages) * ImpSelPgfFmt (Imports paragraph formats) * ImpSelCharFmt (Imports character formats) * ImpSelVarFmt (Imports variable formats) * ImpSelTblFmt (Imports table formats) * ImpSelColors (Imports colors) * ImpSelXRefFmt (Imports cross ref formats) * ImpSelCondFmt (Imports condition formats) * ImpSelRulingFmt (Imports ruling formats) * ImpSelMarkerType (Imports marker types) See http://framescript.natebus.de/index.php?navi=superimportbundle (in German, but the script is in English). It is worth every penny if you have Frame Script. Ragnar Hanas, MD Uddevalla Hospital, Sweden -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 12:32 PM To: Harding, Daniel B; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? At 14:41 + 19/8/11, Harding, Daniel B wrote: FM10 (Win7 64-bit) I'm lost on this one: I want to import/copy a single paragraph style definition from one FM file to another. Just that one style, no others, and no content. How do I do this? Not a stupid question at all. In addition to Fred and other's responses, if you want to import a single (or multiple) style across a whole book or books, try this: . Copy the document that contains the style you want to propagate. This will be your 'seed' document for the new/revised style. . Open the copy and delete all the styles except the one of interest ('Delete' from the relevant palette). . Import across the book(s) from that document, choosing character, paragraph or table format import as appropriate (File Import Formats). . Discard the copied document that acted as the 'seed' for the new style definition. If the style doesn't already exist in the book(s), it will be added to the relevant catalog for each document in the book. If the style does exist in the book(s), the imported style will overwrite the existing style of the same name. Obviously you can do this as well for multiple styles. If you find yourself doing this a lot, SiliconPrairie's very reasonably priced plug-ins (Character Tools, PAragraph Tools and Table Tools) offer a command to delete all styles of the relevant type that are not used in a document. [These instructions are for pre-FrameMaker v 9 versions: I'm not sufficiently familiar with the new interface to know where you go to delete styles in v 10, but it'll be somewhere.] -- Steve ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as ragnar.ha...@betamed.se. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/ragnar.hanas%40betamed.s e Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
1) Copy any paragraph of the desired format from the source file. 2) Paste it into the target file. 3) Use the Character Designer to add the paragraph format to the current file's catalog. 4) Delete the pasted paragraph. -FR From: dhard...@illinois.edu To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:41:09 + FM10 (Win7 64-bit) I'm lost on this one: I want to import/copy a single paragraph style definition from one FM file to another. Just that one style, no others, and no content. How do I do this? Thanks, -Dan ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as docu...@hotmail.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
Be careful with Step 6 (that's step 6 in the first procedure, the one with consecutive step numbers). As written, what you are doing is redefining an existing paragraph tag (the one that was applied to the current paragraph) to have the imported formatting characteristics. What I think was desired was to import a paragraph format along with its own tag name, and the easiest way to do that (and avoiding the possibilitiy of mistyping the name in the paragraph Designer) is to copy and paste a paragraph of the desired format, add its format to the paragraph catalog, then delete the paragraph. Anything else is just overcomplicating the process. -Fred Ridder From: dimi.evere...@polycom.com To: docu...@hotmail.com; dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:48:59 -0700 Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Or you can: 1. Right-click in any paragraph with the desired format in the source file and select Copy Special Copy Paragraph Format. 2. Go to the target file and select the paragraph you want to apply the format to. 3. Right-click and select Paste (or just CTRL-V without right-clicking). 4. With your cursor still in the paragraph, open the Paragraph Designer. 5. Click Apply, which causes the New Format dialog to appear. 6. Click Create to store the format in the paragraph catalog and reapply it to the selection. (You can deselect the Apply to Selection checkbox before clicking Create if you want to.) The same steps work for copying character formats, except: 2. Go to the target file and select the word or words you want to apply the format to. 4. With your cursor still in the word, open the Character Designer. 6. [of course you’re storing the format in the character catalog] Regards, Dimi Dimi Everette, Sr. Technical Writer, Video Information Design 6500 River Place Blvd., Bldg. 6, Austin, TX 78730 | t: 512.372.6988 | f: 512.372.7001 This communication (including any attachments) may contain privileged or confidential information of Polycom and is intended for a specific individual. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this communication, including any attachments without reading or saving them in any manner,and you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Please consider your environmental responsibility before printing this e-mail. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 3:10 PM To: dhard...@illinois.edu; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? 1) Copy any paragraph of the desired format from the source file. 2) Paste it into the target file. 3) Use the Character Designer to add the paragraph format to the current file's catalog. 4) Delete the pasted paragraph. -FR From: dhard...@illinois.edu To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:41:09 + FM10 (Win7 64-bit) I'm lost on this one: I want to import/copy a single paragraph style definition from one FM file to another. Just that one style, no others, and no content. How do I do this? Thanks, -Dan ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as docu...@hotmail.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. attachment: image001.gifattachment: image002.jpgattachment: image003.jpg___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
At 08:09 AM 22/08/2011, Fred Ridder wrote: 3) Use the Character Designer to add the paragraph format to the current file's catalog. -- Paragraph Designer -- ;-) H. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file?
Right you are. I was distracted by a rather intense thunderstorm that was just passing over. Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:47:54 +1200 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com From: hele...@iinet.net.au Subject: RE: Stupid question #843: Importing a SINGLE paragraph style from another FM file? At 08:09 AM 22/08/2011, Fred Ridder wrote: 3) Use the Character Designer to add the paragraph format to the current file's catalog. -- Paragraph Designer -- ;-) H. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as docu...@hotmail.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/docudoc%40hotmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.