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Posted on: July 20, 2020 / FrameMaker Tips / admin
FrameMaker Tips Breaking a Table Across Pages Category: Using FrameMaker If all the rows of a table don’t fit on a page, some of the rows move to the next page. Never fear, you can control how the table breaks between pages. For example, you can specify that two rows always appear together on the […]
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FrameMaker Tips Adding and Deleting Blank Pages Most of our templates very helpfully have a tag, element, or master page for when you need to add a blank page. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s not as easy as you’d think to add or delete a blank page. Category: Using FrameMaker Adding a Blank Page Adding a blank […]
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FrameMaker Tips Controlling Line Breaks Here are some handy tips to clean up your paragraphs. These also work with text in table cells (i.e. IPC parts tables). Category: Using FrameMaker Relevance: All Documents “Avoid splitting up task reference over two lines.” Incorrect: Obey all the electrical/electronic safety precautions (AMM TASK 24-00-00-910-801). Correct: Obey all the […]
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FrameMaker Tips Editing a Structured Document Edits such as changing the indent level of a list are much easier if you edit the structure instead of the text. Category: Using FrameMaker Relevance: Structure Documents The elements in a structured document are very useful when adding, deleting, or moving blocks of text—you can even copy elements […]
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FrameMaker Tips Redirecting Cross-References Changing a cross-reference that appears multiple times in a book can be a nightmare, you have to find and change each one individually. Category: Using FrameMaker Relevance: All Manuals Predicament: “I needed to update all XXXXX vendor cross-references with YYYYY. Since both already existed I couldn’t pirate the existing Tag. Searching […]
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