Problems with PDF

ined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: Rect ]%% ... One workaround for this FM8.0-specific bug is to turn Tagged PDF on; see http://www.microtype.com/FM_bugs.html#FM80 for more details. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat tra

3D Graphics

s, e.g. if your CAD application supports U3D import, or in other applications (such as Deep Exploration). I don't know of free U3D viewers other than the sample U3D player available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/u3d . Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express

Is 3D Distiller required to process U3D files in FM 8 ?

F" preference is turned off. * Are you using "Save as PDF"? Support for the embedding of U3D files in PDFs in FrameMaker 8.0 only works when using "Save as PDF" (when printing to a PS file and distilling, an inactive bitmap of the 3D model is displayed). * Are there any

FM's limit to number of search and replace operations query

replace actions in individual chapters and avoid book-wide searches, or apply separate actions to selected areas in a file)? [ See background information by Michael Mueller-Hillebrand at http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/?13 at 912.dPfqiv8AaaB@.3c05a417/0 ] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microt

Cover page heading shows up as last PDF bookmark

up as the first bookmark? (without having >to move it manually in Acrobat) > >[FrameMaker 6.0p405] >[Acrobat Professional 7.0.2] Make sure that you have one flow ("A") for the entire content, update your FM template as needed. [ see http://www.microtype.com/Hmmms

Cross reference links - Loss of color formatting

uot; character format that sets both blue and italic, and modify the cross-reference format to <$paratext> Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions

Summation/Integral symbols show as ? in FM8

Restart the computer (typically required) and try again. Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions

Cross references without active hyperlinks in PDF files

d in the path or file name has to be specified in the settings. For example, the source FM file to which your cross-references point can have a "_NoLink" suffix, or you may store the FM file in a folder that has "_NoLink" in its name. Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.

Linking to external documents

en at the default opening page (typically the first page). (With the FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers add-on, you can define links/bookmarks that control the opening location and the new window property, see http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF17.html for examples) Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://w

Help with hyperlinks and hypertext markers

until Acrobat or Reader are restarted). > >Note: target PDF will open at the default opening page (typically the >first page). >(With the FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers add-on, you can define links/bookmarks >that control the opening location and the new window property, see >htt

Pulling a "custom" page number into a TOC or Index

In your book, right click the Glossary and select Numbering. Click the Chapter tab, and change Format to "Text". Type "Glossary-" in the box to the right of "Chapter #:". Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions

Index entry: highlighted page number out of sequence

se 1, 3, 2 with highlighted 2 > >Is this a bug in FM8 or a hidden feature? That's a difficult question... ;-) Either way, to get the page numbers sorted properly: add a space before the character tag in the index entry. For example: "bobbemaise " and "tales:bobbema

FrameMaker hyperlinks

over to PDF interactivity (where all links/cross-refs become "goto", more info at http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html#10 ). Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions

List of graphics files

book, including all referenced files in use, to a new location. In other words, it only copies the graphics that are actually in use (text insets too, if you have them). http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Archive.htm Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training

Comparison of FM8 multimedia/3D capabilities with FM+TimeSavers+MM/3D Assistants

ttp://www.microtype.com/showcase.html Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

ANN: FM, Acrobat seminars - SF Bay Area & Toronto (May)

tion, participants' feedback & registration forms. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

third-party or Frame tools for doc review/collaboration

mber, Standard does not have the "Enable for Commenting in Adobe Reader" function (this is also indicated in the comparison between different Acrobat versions, http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html ) Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Expre

PDF links inside a browser

h earlier Acrobat/Reader versions) to be non-functional -- see http://www.microtype.com/FM_bugs.html#FM80, first item. ] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

FM 8 and Acrobat 3D files

n the same page, the markers can relate specifically to additional models by their sequential number on that page. A sample 3D-PDF produced from FM8.0 with additional controls is available at http://www.microtype.com/showcase3DAsst.html Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.co

Frame Bug in Index of Markers--disappearing index entries

will address this and other FM8.0 bugs. (and hopefully, another version/patch will address some of the FM5/6/7 bugs?) Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

OT: Article on "Enabling PDFs for User Input"

My article on "Enabling PDFs for User Input" is now available at http://www.front-runner.com/tools_and_resources/articles/enabling_pdfs.html (with links to sample PDFs, demonstrating different approaches). Shlomo Perets MicroType, FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting &q

FrameMaker overrides

kes you to the paragraph with overrides); you can differentiate between overrides related to manual page breaks and all other overrides. Shlomo Perets MicroType, FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting "24 easy ways to improve your PDFs with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assis

default metadata

on on other fields and additional options. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

sorting lists

markers (in tables or throughout), leaving the marker text unchanged (for example, change the marker type to a custom type). After the table is sorted, the change the marker type back to Cross-reference. This can be automated with FrameScript, or by processing MIF files. ] Shlomo Perets

FM to pdf-bookmarks expansion

kmarks). Use Save or Save As to store the bookmark collapse/expand state in the PDF. Shlomo Perets MicroType, FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting "24 easy ways to improve your PDFs with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants", http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html

ANN: Updated version of Multimedia Assistant (FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers add-on)

your violin | and more ] Upgrade is free to current users of Multimedia Assistant. Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting "24 easy ways to improve your PDFs with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants", http://www

Pop-up on hypertext in a pdf document

e PDFs with pop-ups -- text, image, audio or video ] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

character formatting and x-ref'd text

gt;between the two? In the context of cross-references, <$paratext> ignores character formatting present in the source paragraph text, except superscript, subscript and font family properties, which are retained only if applied through a character tag. Shlomo Perets MicroType, FrameMaker/Acr

Opening same-document links in a new window

ditional actions are necessary after the PDF is created. This can also be optionally be applied to PDFs displayed in a browser, so that web-based links will display in a new browser window. See http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF10.html for more information and sample files.] Shlomo Perets Micro

Automatically inserting "blank page" text

-- will then be the "blank" page. When switching to the Apply Master Pages approach to control application of custom master pages, all assignments should be controlled through the mapping table (as manually assigned master pages are reset); test the master page assignments you need in

change view

ape v 1 (and likewise: Escape v 2 .. 6) Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

Acrobat Options...

is clicked in the Print dialog, so there will be no chance of cancelling the printing action, unless printing to a file. (File-specific event messages and PDF defaults can be automated with Acrobat extensions). Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons:

Creating interactive PDF forms from Structured FrameMaker

ing a variety of form fields, inserted through hypertext markers in source FrameMaker files (distilled with FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers + Form Asst) are available at http://www.microtype.com/ShowcaseFormAsst.html Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMak

ANN: Israeli FrameMaker UG meeting, April 29

ument creation workflow (Word > FrameMaker > PDF), usability design, single source template: technique and design, workflow automation, showcase interactive features. (break) * Structured FrameMaker: A Brief Overview -- Shlomo Perets, MicroType

PDF Bookmarks

target PDF file at the required location (using any method you prefer in Acrobat: File > Open, Window, activating links in the current PDF etc.), then click the Set Link button in the "Create Go to View" dialog box. The relative path from the current PDF to the target PDF is regist

TimeSavers

tional uses of FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants are described at http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

I cannot get pdfmark to work

dialog box (Format > Document > PDF Setup). Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

Text-related search question

Eli, You wrote: >How do I search for paragraphs that do not end with a period? >I've played around with wildcards in the Find/change box, with no success. [^.]\p (with Use Wildcards selected). Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker

frame > pdf - opening links in new window

additional actions / JavaScripts are necessary after the PDF is created. The "new window" property of cross-file links can also be set to apply to web-based PDF files. See http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF10.html for additional information and sample files. ] Shlomo Perets Mic

ANN: "FrameMaker Skills" Web-Based Training Sessions, Part 2

er * Cross-Reference Tips & Tricks For details, visit http://www.microtype.com . Registration form: http://www.microtype.com/training/WebImproveFMSkills2-Reg.pdf Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

character tags affecting PDF bookmarks

. If you would like to provide direct/efficient access to Table/Figure bookmarks, grouping is possible through a function in the FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers add-on. See http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF05.html for examples. Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker traini

Cross reference formats

Adding to Rick Quatro's reply: Also consider using instead of , as this makes the cross-reference format definitions shorter and easier to see (eg minimize horizontal scrolling). [this also applies to variables] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Expres

Can one selectively "remove" Change Bars in a Document?

Window to As Is (or use Shift-F8). Turn off the Change Bar property and click Apply. Shlomo Perets MicroType, FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting http://www.microtype.com "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions, starting October 16

Multiple Flows?

t; flow present in the reference page(s) of the documents being compared (which is of no practical significance and should have been ignored). I suggest starting by inspecting the reference pages for such text frames and fixing as necessary (Graphics > Object Properties; clear the tag name).

Double entries in TOC

ucture (eg no "Chapter" prefix), a unique source tag name is needed (with a separate treatment in the TOC flow in the reference pages). Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions

Problem with sequence in the Table of Contents (tables and following text)

after the table to start on a new page. (If this is an ongoing issue, you may experiment with non-table layouts, eg with side heads). Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" live web-based training sessions

Hypertext command

pertext dialog box, type \" (backslash followed by a straight quote character) instead of the apostrophe. Shlomo Perets MicroType, FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting "24 easy ways to improve your PDFs with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants", http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html

ANN: "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" Web-Based Training Sessions

and Spelling Techniques For details, visit http://www.microtype.com . Registration form: http://www.microtype.com/training/WebImproveFMSkills1-Reg.pdf Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Password and restrict copying rights on pdf files generated from Framemaker

o *all* PDFs distilled (whether you use Save as PDF from FrameMaker, or print to PS and distill). In Distiller, choose Settings > Security. The options you see vary depending on the Acrobat version compatibility set in in current Distiller settings. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.micr

ANN: FrameMaker / Acrobat Web-Based Courses (April-July)

Techniques (5 sessions: June 22, 24, 29, July 1, 7) Acrobat: -- Testing PDFs (1 session: July 7) -- Building a Front-End Interface to Document Collections (1 session: July 9) Visit http://www.microtype.com/Training.html for more information, participants' feedback & registration form. Shlo

FM9 Buggy UI Behavior

workspaces, toolbars flicker for 2-3 seconds (less noticeable flickering occurs in other cases). I see this in both standalone FM9 and FM9-TCS2, on two different computers. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeS

Conditional table rows

ers and cross-references in hidden conditional table rows are carried over to PDF as active links [applies to FM8 and earlier versions; this problem was fixed in FM9] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistan

ANN: "FrameMaker Skills" web-based training sessions (starting April 23)

& Replace (text/objects), June 4 #15: Variables -- Tips & Tricks, June 18 For participants' feedback, visit http://www.microtype.com/training.html Registration form: http://www.microtype.com/training/WebImproveFMSkills3-Reg.pdf Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype

What Affects the Security Settings In Distiller?

ed): In Distiller, choose Settings > Security (the options you see/set vary depending on the Acrobat version compatibility set in your current Distiller settings). Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

Superscript Frame to PDF issue

em). Such a script can also be extended to deal with other TOC problems. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

ANN: New layer capabilities with Presentation Asst v3 (TimeSavers add-on)

or through shortcuts) -- Support for transparency of shapes and JPEG images Visit http://www.microtype.com/showcasePresentAsst.html for PDFs demonstrating the new capabilities [ FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers v5.5 required ] Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker

"Transparent Fonts"

e available in Photoshop (see http://www.microtype.com/showcase/PresentAsst/Transparentbutton-BlendModes.pdf ) Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

ANN: Sept. 10 - "Liven up your PDFs with FM-to-PDF TimeSavers/Assts" free webinar

th no post-creation actions in Acrobat. Register at https://student.gototraining.com/register/8019702938678710980 Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" web-based training sessions

ANN: "FrameMaker Skills" Web-Based Training Sessions

ing Techniques (starting 11am PST) Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/TCS training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

ANN: Next series of free FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers 1-hour webinars

/ImprovePDF.html#TSwebinars Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com/training.html FrameMaker / Acrobat / TCS training & consulting "Improve Your FrameMaker Skills" web-based training sessions

controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF

the PDF as a post-creation step. Using FrameMaker for the particular job depends on other considerations. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/TCS training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants [ Free 1-hour TimeSavers/Assistants webinars: http://microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html ]

FW: Frame 9 Has No Arial Narrow?

I then changed my >heading font to Arial, created a PDF, and it was fine. ... The problem is specific to FM9 (new CMYK handling). When saving as PDF, make sure that "Convert CMYK Colors to RGB" is turned ON. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/TCS trainin

ANN: "10 FM Tips #2" free webinar -- Wednesday, January 13 (10am PST)

ach of sessions #11-20 in the series. Register at: https://student.gototraining.com/4b34y/register/8644388215610343573 [ Visit http://www.microtype.com/training.html#ImproveFM for info on upcoming webinars ] Shlomo Perets, www.microtype.com FrameMaker/TCS training & consulting *

Disappearing text using Save As to PDF

the text disappear entirely. Printing straight to the printer >works fine. In FM7.x, "Save as PDF" + Tagged PDF results in text missing from shaded table cells in the resulting PDF Shlomo Perets MicroType * FrameMaker training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers

Mark a graphic as non-printable in pdf

print >directly from FrameMaker using Distiller 3.0). The "display but don't print" behavior can be specified in Acrobat (through the Watermark feature or through a form field). Shlomo Perets MicroType * FrameMaker training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat Tim

FM9 & equations

nt to use:". Restart the computer (typically required); large operators/symbols should display properly now. [but... this may cause text in some non-Unicode applications to be displayed incorrectly] Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker training & consulting * F

imported graphic on coloured background - thin white line around the inserted graphic

ntire background color with the image as a single bitmap. [ The solid white rectangle may not be placed underneath EPS bitmaps, but this varies depending on the FM version and the way the PDF is produced, and may not be consistent -- hence it is not a general-purpose workaround ] Shlomo Pe

TimeSavers Plugin Settings

t;Default path for files referenced in shortcuts" is not related to the Remove Path function; it only applies to command files executed from TimeSavers shortcuts using "distillP"] Please don't hesitate to contact me directly with any related question or comment. [I separately se

FrameMaker index question

the page number only. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

FrameMaker index question

efinitions had been such that the page numbers had a different character format, this would have interfered with the link extending to include the term. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * Frame

Webinar: "Cross-file navigation & enhanced interactivity with TimeSavers + Navigation Asst" (March 5)

o enable these features and more. To register to this free one-hour webinar, please write to timesavers at microtype.com Shlomo Perets MicroType * http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants

ANN: FrameMaker / Acrobat Web-Based Courses

e.com/Training.html for more information, participants' feedback & registration forms. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat - "Better PDFs with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat Ti

Converting FrameMaker Marker tags with Acrobat

b at company.com are interpreted as b at company.com). This truncation problem should not be encountered, however, in Acrobat/Reader 8 and 9, where the bug is fixed. In any case, the hypertext syntax to use is: message URL mailto:address (if URL is lower-case, no "real" link is generated).

prevent click zoom in acrobat and reader

already present in the PDF, you can delete using the Article tool in Acrobat. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Technical Indexing seminars

FM crossref and pdf link

, which shows how wide-spread it is (see http://www.microtype.com/Hmmm.html -- various items). Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Technical Indexing seminars

FrameMaker7.2 and Acrobat

e? Only Acrobat Professional 7.0x (or Acrobat 3D) can enable commenting in the free Adobe Reader. Distiller's security settings can control whether comments can be added or blocked when the PDF is viewed in Acrobat Standard or Professional. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.

Reminder: FM Seminars, Boston MA [early reg. discount ends April 7]

Group size is typically 5-8 students, encouraging active participation. Early registration discount ends April 7; discounts for multiple classes or multiple participants. Visit http://www.microtype.com/training.html for more information, participants' feedback & registration forms. Shlo

MS Manual of Style -- this month's guest at the Hmmm... corner

The PDF "e-book" that comes with Microsoft Manual of Style, 3rd edition, is this month's guest at the Hmmm... corner at microtype.com. Authored with FrameMaker 7.0, this PDF has a total of ... one link (which happens to be a bad link), see http://www.microtype.com/Hmmm.html

Indexing

/personales/cud/cssIndex.htm * emDEX, http://www.emdex.ca/ Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Lines in Frame become twisted in PDF

w setting in Acrobat Distiller: "Convert smooth lines to curves" option (Advanced tab, turned on by default in the "Standard" and "Smallest file size" options) -- see http://www.microtype.com/Acrobat.html Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consu

"Pop-ups" in PDFs

y FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers add-on: -- http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html#8 ("Display additional information without switching to a different page/file") -- http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html#10 ("Set specific cross-PDF links to open a new window") Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Some Table Questions

pasted. Or the "Show Current Settings" function (Custom Ruling and Shading dialog box) may be used to determine what the properties are. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

font size in text insets

w: Automatic ... In the Text Inset properties, do you have "Reformat using Current Document's Catalog" (i.e. using the Container's formats/variables if they have the same name), or "Retain Source's Formatting" ? Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype

Reminder: FM Seminars, SF Bay Area (June) -- early reg. discount ends May 26

' feedback & registration forms. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Non-printing Colors Insist on Printing!

gh "Color Views", but this will requires toggling from one view to another to show/hide the specific colors (eg view #6 shows all colors, view #1 hides the 'NoPrint' color). White text, although invisible on a white background, is carried over to the PS/PDF output. It is se

Release Date for FrameMaker 8?

l#0511 http://www.microtype.com/Hmmms.html#0404 http://www.microtype.com/Hmmms.html#0312 Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Acrobat and Flash (was: Release Date for ...)

PDF at http://www.microtype.com/showcase/MultiMedia_Acro6.pdf (96K) with a link to a tutorial (web-based SWF) at the bottom-right corner of page 1. [Some of the other web-based files linked in this sample PDF are currently not accessible.] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Tr

Formatting Hypertext Links

vePDF.html#19 for more information. The entire active area created by cross-references and hypertext markers can be automatically handled this way; applying a character format is still needed to control the link area. ] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting &

Structured Opened in Standard Frame

d approach), you may end up with a document that is all "Body" (and hence the conversion utility won't apply). Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Using XSLT in FM7.2 (was: XSLT and DocType declaration)

Under http://www.microtype.com/FrameMakerFAQ.html#Structure there are links to a few FM7.2 Structure-specific technical papers, including a new "Using XSLT in FM7.2" paper. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Acrobat and Flash (was: Release Date for ...)

a Flash file available locally to a PDF using Acrobat Professional 6 or 7 (link or embed). Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Mailto URLs in FM

This applies to Acrobat/Reader 6 or earlier only. Acrobat/Reader 7 and FrameMaker (all versions) activate the default e-mail client directly, without launching a browser first. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

What do you use for PDF Generation?

http://www.microtype.com/Hmmm.html ("Why bother learning how to use a feature, if you can simply disable it?") Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Israeli FrameMaker user group meeting (FrameScript) -- July 4, Kfar Saba

Next meeting of the FrameMaker user group will be held Tuesday, July 4, in Kfar Saba, focusing on FrameScript (thanks to NICE Systems for hosting this meeting and to Benjy Vulfson for arranging it!) Topics include: * FrameScript: Overview -- Shlomo Perets * FrameScript Day-by-Day -- David

What do you use for PDF Generation?

added explicitly (and even when simply printing to .ps). My recommendation is therefore to always check/adjust the document properties of the PDF file before distributing it, regardless of how the PDF is created. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Linking to non-Frame files

nked JPEG images in a floating window (no automatic security messages). A sample PDF with linked JPEG screen captures, displayed in a floating window, is available at: http://www.microtype.com/showcase/MultimediaAsst/LinkedJPEG.pdf (76K, Acrobat/Reader 6 or higher required) Shlomo Perets Micr

Links to captions in PDF

p://www.microtype.com/showcase/Figures.pdf [ http://www.microtype.com/showcaseCustom.html also has a link to a "real-life" PDF of a conference paper, one out of a series of interlinked papers, using the same Figure linking techniques ] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Tr

Doc closes after hyperlink

the goto... is interpreted as an open... action. Notice that the goto/open variation only applies to links activated in FrameMaker, and is not carried over to PDF interactivity (where all links/cross-refs become "goto", more info at http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html#10 ). Shlo

"FrameMaker in the Press" at microtype.com

ack to May 2000. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat

Israeli FrameMaker UG meetings -- Nov. 6 (Haifa), Dec. 13 (Yokneam)

erated documentation * Running Headers/Footers -- Shlomo Perets Techniques for retrieving information from body pages into running headers/footers, including paragraph tags, markers, variables and more. (thanks to Intel for hosting this meeting!) The FrameScript presentations given at our July meeting (Ra

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