FrameMaker 6: Beyond the Basics
- FrameMaker 6: Beyond the Basics
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Technical Editors
- Acknowledgments
- A Message from New Riders
- Visit Our Web Site: www.newriders.com
- Email Us from Our Web Site
- Call Us or Fax Us
- Technical Support for This Book
- Introduction
- Who This Book Is For
- How This Book Is Organized
- How to Use This Book
- What s on the Web
- Have Fun
- Chapter 1. Planning and Organizing Strategies
- Saving Time with Templates
- File Management
- Adding Graphics from Another Application
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Automatic Text, Tabs, Special Characters, and Graphics
- Automatic Text
- Automatic Tabs and Special Characters
- Automatic Graphics
- Creating Lists
- Creating Note Text
- User Variables in Document Pages
- Summary
- Chapter 3. Automatic Numbering
- Some Background on Autonumbering
- The Interrelated Parts of an Autonumber Format
- Creating a Numbered List
- Creating Numbering Based on Chapter Numbers
- Creating Section-Based Numbering
- A Note on Book File Numbering
- Summary
- Chapter 4. Headers and Footers
- Practical Uses
- The Home of Headers and Footers
- What Headers and Footers Are Made Of
- Starting with the Easy Stuff
- Working with Fixed Headers and Footers That Rarely Change
- Working with Varying Headers and Footers
- Using Abbreviated Headings
- Summary
- Chapter 5. Cross-References
- Typical Uses of Cross-References
- Planning for Cross-References
- How Cross-References Work
- Understanding the Cross-Reference Window
- Cross-Reference to a Subheading
- Cross-Reference to a Numbered Figure
- Cross-Referencing Other Document Files
- Creative Cross-References
- Cross-References and Conditional Text
- Cross-Referencing in Book Files
- Cross-References and PDF or View Only Files
- Updating Cross-References
- Unresolved Cross-References
- Summary
- Chapter 6. Table Survival Guide
- Charting a Clear Course
- Basic Table Elements
- Working with the Table Designer
- Working with Table Anchors
- Table Catalog and Paragraph Tags
- Changing Table Styles
- Using Table Continuation or Table Sheet
- Troubleshooting Heading and Footing Rows
- Tables and Text
- Table Row Controls
- Tables for Figure and Caption Placement
- Tables as a Solution for Caution Notes
- Using Tables for Section Titles on Left and Right Pages
- Summary
- Chapter 7. Combining Documents into Books
- Why Build a Book
- Overview of a Book File
- A Word About Planning
- Organizing and Managing Book Files
- Going Bookwide
- How Numbering Works in a Book
- Updating File Information
- Solving Book File Errors
- Summary
- Chapter 8. Creating Tables of Contents and Other Lists
- Lists, Lists, and More Lists
- Looking Inside: How FrameMaker Creates a Table of Contents
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Making Changes to an Existing Table of Contents
- Working with Static Text
- Adding Prefixes to Page Numbering
- Using Hypertext Links
- Using Run-In Heading Formats in a Table of Contents
- Ways to Work with a TOC Template
- Using Cross-References
- Other Helpful Lists
- Summary
- Chapter 9. Indexing
- How Indexing Works
- Indexing Decisions
- Creating Index Entries
- Changing Existing Index Entries
- Creating an Index List
- Adding Prefixes to Page Numbers
- Working with Static Text
- Working with an Index Template
- Summary
- Chapter 10. Two Versions Within One Document
- The Benefits of Conditional Text
- How Conditional Text Works
- Conditional Text Window De-Mystified
- Creating Reviewer-Commented Document
- Combining Two Conditional Text Documents
- Creating Two Versions Within One Document
- Summary
- Chapter 11. PDF and HTML
- Planning Smooth Transitions to PDF and HTML
- Converting Documents to PDF
- Convert to HTML
- Summary
- Chapter 12. Converting Documents from Other Applications
- Using Practical Methods
- The Act of Converting Files
- Cleaning Up the Mess
- Resolving Formatting Issues
- Changing Hard-Typed Numbers to Autonumbering
- Changing Hard-Typed Bullets to Automatic Bullets
- Table Solutions
- Dealing with Graphic Irregularities
- Cleaning Out the Catalogs
- Summary
- Chapter 13. Typical FrameMaker Headaches
- Working with Inherited Templates
- Understanding Format Overrides
- Working with As Is Checkboxes
- Fixing Unresolved Cross-References
- Working with Missing Fonts
- Solving Book File Errors
- Adding Page Number Prefixes in Generated Files
- Working with Multiple Page Number Styles in an Index
- The Running Headers or Footers Appear Empty
- The Table of Contents Contains Empty Lines
- Freezing Pagination
- Excluding the .fm Extension in a Filename Variable
- Fixing Tables Imported from Microsoft Word
- Including Running Headers or Footers Across Files