Using the same chapters for several books

[Grant Hogarth]

Really good points -- and ones that I took as a "given", and should not
have!

Thanks for the reminder!
Grant 


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Gold
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:16 AM
Cc: Framers
Subject: Re: Using the same chapters for several books

When including a FrameMaker file in more than one book, you need to pay
attention to any differences between the books, such as:

* layout and formats
 - if master page designs, paragraph, character, table, cross-reference,
and variable formats are different in the books, you'll need to import
them from each book's template file to the file(s) that you're using in
different books.

* Pagination and numbering
 - if the book-level pagination and numbering properties are set to read
from file, or continue from previous, it's likely that the pagination
and numbering for the file(s) in one book will not be appropriate in the
others.

* Editing, revising, and updating
 - you'll need to develop and thorougholy document a procedure to use
when making changes in files that are used in multiple books, to assure
that content changes for one book are appropriately managed for all uses
of the file(s). Conditional text and text insets may help you manage
these requirements; include them in the procedures you create.

HTH
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Regards,

Peter Gold
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