Using the same chapters for several books

[Art Campbell]

In addition to Charles' and Steven's recommendation, there's another
method to consider, although whether it's better or not depend on your
situation. In my books, the header info changes from book to book and
I have to renumber to get the chapter and page number correct.

Instead of actually doing these changes in the content file depending
on whether you're working in Book A or B, you can create a "container"
file in Book B with all settings correct. Then import the content file
from Book A as a referenced file, specifying that the formatting be
controlled by Book B.

So you get the same end effect, but the method is different.

Art

On 8/14/06, Stephen O'Brien <sobrien at innovmetric.com> wrote:
> The mechanics in the last response are correct, but don't forget the
> numbering. FrameMaker allows two types of numbering: document (what
> you call a chapter) and book. This is necessary as some documents are
> not in a book but stand alone.
>
> So, when using documents in different books, you may have to redo the
> numbering at the book level.
>
> For example, I have a document that is Section 8 in one book and used
> as Appendix A in another book. The numbering for each, in the
> separate books, is different.
>
> Cheers.
>
> At 10:35 AM 8/14/2006, Shmuel Wolfson wrote:
> >Could anyone give me a brief overview of how to use the same
> >chapters for several books, or the right terminology to find this in
> >the online help?
> >
> >--
> >Regards,
> >Shmuel Wolfson
> >
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