The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Hi all, RE: The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts I have a general question on writing keyboard shortcuts - but no particularly connected to FM. So I was referred to this forum sicne there is the general impression that FM users are the champions of extremely long and complex k

The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread David Spreadbury
Avraham, Two questions: Will Ctrl+M, followed by Ctrl+F, give the proper results? Will Ctrl+M+F give the proper results? If the second is true, I would document it by teling the user; "Press and hold the Control key then press M followed by F (Ctrl+M+F)." The Microsoft Manual of Style, version

The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
>> Two questions: >> Will Ctrl+M, followed by Ctrl+F, give the proper results?Yes >> Will Ctrl+M+F give the proper results? No Thanks, avi On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM, David Spreadbury wrote: > Avraham, > > Two questions: > > Will Ctrl+M, followed by Ctrl+F, give the proper results? > >

The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread David Spreadbury
Avraham, I looked a little further, and then remembered that FrameMaker has many such shortcut sequences. So I went to the FrameMaker manuals and found this example: Character Sets, page 2, Using key sequences Control+q Shift+a - Holding down Control while pressing the letter q, then releasi

The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Hi David, Thanks for the effort you're putting into this. >> Press and hold Ctrl while pressing the letter m, release both keys, and then press and hold Ctrl while pressing the letter f (Ctrl+M Ctrl+F). A little earlier, I got the following reply from somebody offlist: I would say "ctrl+

Importing docs from Word question

2009-04-26 Thread John Hedtke
I've got a challenge at work I've been asked to work on: Starting with a Word document of about 1000 pages (don't ask; I didn't do it) and 2187 graphics (again, not my fault!), we want to turn this into a working FM 7.x document that has the graphics no longer embedded and instead stored off i

Importing docs from Word question

2009-04-26 Thread Diane Gaskill
John, We've done a lot of what you are starting to do. But we are using FM8, which has a good Word to FM import filter. FM7 does not. The easiest way to export the graphics from a word file to files in a directory is to save the word file as HTML. Word will export all the graphics into GIF files

pesky persistent unresolved cross-references

2009-04-26 Thread Ben Hechter
Can't figure this one out, so I need some collective wisdom on unresolved cross-references that keep reappearing like Banquo's ghost. Refreshed the unresolved cross-references, (links are still valid, but marker type morphes from a paragraph catalog style to a numeric code). All is well while t

The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Hi all, RE: The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts I have a general question on writing keyboard shortcuts - but no particularly connected to FM. So I was referred to this forum sicne there is the general impression that FM users are the champions of extremely long and complex k

RE: The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread David Spreadbury
Avraham, Two questions: Will Ctrl+M, followed by Ctrl+F, give the proper results? Will Ctrl+M+F give the proper results? If the second is true, I would document it by teling the user; "Press and hold the Control key then press M followed by F (Ctrl+M+F)." The Microsoft Manual of Style, version

Re: The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
>> Two questions: >> Will Ctrl+M, followed by Ctrl+F, give the proper results?Yes >> Will Ctrl+M+F give the proper results? No Thanks, avi On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM, David Spreadbury wrote: > Avraham, > > Two questions: > > Will Ctrl+M, followed by Ctrl+F, give the proper results? > >

RE: The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread David Spreadbury
Avraham, I looked a little further, and then remembered that FrameMaker has many such shortcut sequences. So I went to the FrameMaker manuals and found this example: Character Sets, page 2, Using key sequences Control+q Shift+a - Holding down Control while pressing the letter q, then relea

Re: The correct shorthand for writing keyboard shortcuts

2009-04-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Hi David, Thanks for the effort you're putting into this. >> Press and hold Ctrl while pressing the letter m, release both keys, and then press and hold Ctrl while pressing the letter f (Ctrl+M Ctrl+F). A little earlier, I got the following reply from somebody offlist: I would say "ctrl+

Importing docs from Word question

2009-04-26 Thread John Hedtke
I've got a challenge at work I've been asked to work on: Starting with a Word document of about 1000 pages (don't ask; I didn't do it) and 2187 graphics (again, not my fault!), we want to turn this into a working FM 7.x document that has the graphics no longer embedded and instead stored off i

RE: Importing docs from Word question

2009-04-26 Thread Diane Gaskill
John, We've done a lot of what you are starting to do. But we are using FM8, which has a good Word to FM import filter. FM7 does not. The easiest way to export the graphics from a word file to files in a directory is to save the word file as HTML. Word will export all the graphics into GIF files

pesky persistent unresolved cross-references

2009-04-26 Thread Ben Hechter
Can't figure this one out, so I need some collective wisdom on unresolved cross-references that keep reappearing like Banquo's ghost. Refreshed the unresolved cross-references, (links are still valid, but marker type morphes from a paragraph catalog style to a numeric code). All is well while t