Re: Formula for Tech Writing Lead Time?

2006-10-05 Thread Merry Foxworth
Reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon several years ago about measuring the productivity of tech writers. Merry Foxworth --- Courtney Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone aware of a formula for how many > words/pages a Tech Writer can produce in a given > period of t

Formula for Tech Writing Lead Time?

2006-10-05 Thread Merry Foxworth
Reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon several years ago about measuring the productivity of tech writers. Merry Foxworth --- Courtney Collins wrote: > Is anyone aware of a formula for how many > words/pages a Tech Writer can produce in a given > period of time? I am being asked t

Re: OT: Looking for an offshore headhunter

2006-08-16 Thread Merry Foxworth
Find someone local who works as an independent and who can do it direct. Your company will have no overheads such as recruiter costs, and the work will stay in this country. That person will probably do a better job because they should be able to come on site if needed to meet with those involved

OT: Looking for an offshore headhunter

2006-08-16 Thread Merry Foxworth
Find someone local who works as an independent and who can do it direct. Your company will have no overheads such as recruiter costs, and the work will stay in this country. That person will probably do a better job because they should be able to come on site if needed to meet with those involved

RE: Can't send FM file.

2006-07-21 Thread Merry Foxworth
ssing file, but I have no idea how to find such a thing. I even upgraded to 6 MB of DSL for an extra $10/month to send a 4 MB file. I faxed them a copy so they would at least have it in hard copy, but they need it electronically for their files. Merry Fox

Can't send FM file.

2006-07-21 Thread Merry Foxworth
ssing file, but I have no idea how to find such a thing. I even upgraded to 6 MB of DSL for an extra $10/month to send a 4 MB file. I faxed them a copy so they would at least have it in hard copy, but they need it electronically for their files. Merry Fox

Can't send FM file

2006-07-19 Thread Merry Foxworth
I tried to send a FrameMaker document attached to an e-mail and the intended recipient replied: The file is looking for a title.bmp and can't find it. What does this mean, and what can I do to be able to send this attachment?? TIA Merry Fox

Can't send FM file

2006-07-19 Thread Merry Foxworth
I tried to send a FrameMaker document attached to an e-mail and the intended recipient replied: The file is looking for a title.bmp and can't find it. What does this mean, and what can I do to be able to send this attachment?? TIA Merry Fox

adding pages in FrameMaker 5.5

2006-07-14 Thread Merry Foxworth
How does one add blank pages to a document in FrameMaker 5.5? Merry Foxworth ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- An excerpt from Robert Giddings "Musical Quotes and Anecdotes", published in Longman Pocket Companions: "There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced

adding pages in FrameMaker 5.5

2006-07-14 Thread Merry Foxworth
How does one add blank pages to a document in FrameMaker 5.5? Merry Foxworth ???)) -:?:- ?.?? .)) ((??.?? ..?? -:?:- An excerpt from Robert Giddings "Musical Quotes and Anecdotes", published in Longman Pocket Companions: "There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced

Re: FM - text boxes

2006-07-11 Thread Merry Foxworth
When I switch to Master Pages, the dotted boxes look different from those in Body Pages, so there is no point in even trying to change them. I have no idea how one works with them. As someone pointed out, 5.5 is a pretty old version and doesn't have the same level of support. > First, back your

FM - text boxes

2006-07-11 Thread Merry Foxworth
When I switch to Master Pages, the dotted boxes look different from those in Body Pages, so there is no point in even trying to change them. I have no idea how one works with them. As someone pointed out, 5.5 is a pretty old version and doesn't have the same level of support. > First, back your

Re: FM - tags and text boxes

2006-07-11 Thread Merry Foxworth
Karen, Thanks for your reply, but no, I am not asking about how to change the look of the dotted lines, because they don't show up on the final copy (at least I don't think they do). I am asking about how to manipulate, i.e. resize, them. I would rather see them so I know where they are. I wil

FM - tags and text boxes

2006-07-11 Thread Merry Foxworth
Karen, Thanks for your reply, but no, I am not asking about how to change the look of the dotted lines, because they don't show up on the final copy (at least I don't think they do). I am asking about how to manipulate, i.e. resize, them. I would rather see them so I know where they are. I wil

Re: FM - tags and text boxes

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
Again, thanks to several of you, especially those who told me about Ctrl - M. As you all can probably tell, I am new to FrameMaker. Another issue I have is the text boxes outlined by dotted lines. How does one change them? I would have thought it was possible when you switch the View to Maste

FM - tags and text boxes

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
Again, thanks to several of you, especially those who told me about Ctrl - M. As you all can probably tell, I am new to FrameMaker. Another issue I have is the text boxes outlined by dotted lines. How does one change them? I would have thought it was possible when you switch the View to Maste

Re: FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
e for the tag you are IN!! > In FrameMaker 5.5, is there an easy way to see what > the formatting selections are for a given tag once > it > is created? > Merry Foxworth > > ´¨¨)) -:¦:- > ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- > > An excerpt from Robert Gi

FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
e for the tag you are IN!! > In FrameMaker 5.5, is there an easy way to see what > the formatting selections are for a given tag once > it > is created? > Merry Foxworth > > ???)) -:?:- > ?.?? .)) > ((??.?? ..?? -:?:- > > An excerpt from Robert Gi

FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
In FrameMaker 5.5, is there an easy way to see what the formatting selections are for a given tag once it is created? Merry Foxworth ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- An excerpt from Robert Giddings "Musical Quotes and Anecdotes", published in Longman Pocket Companions: &quo

FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Merry Foxworth
In FrameMaker 5.5, is there an easy way to see what the formatting selections are for a given tag once it is created? Merry Foxworth ???)) -:?:- ?.?? .)) ((??.?? ..?? -:?:- An excerpt from Robert Giddings "Musical Quotes and Anecdotes", published in Longman Pocket Companions: &quo