FM - tags and text boxes

[Karen Mardahl]

Hi Merry

> On 7/11/06, Merry Foxworth <merryfoxworth at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Another issue I have is the text boxes outlined by
> > dotted lines.  How does one change them?  I would have
> > thought it was possible when you switch the View to
> > Master Pages but I don't see how.
>
> Is the problem that you do not want to see the dotted lines at all?
> Select View in the menubar.
> On the submenu, you probably have Borders checked. Select Borders to
> remove the checkmark. The dotted lines vanish.
>
> The text frame for the body text for your Body page is located on the
> Master Page if you need need to follow the instructions from Rebecca
> Officer about editing.
> You will also get dotted lines from anchored frames, for example, but
> they are on your Body page if they are created there. Checking or
> unchecking Borders makes them visible or invisible no matter where
> they are.
>
> If you are asking whether you can change the look of the dotted lines
> (to a solid line for example), I don't believe you can. Others may
> have a comment about this.
>
> Hope this helps a bit more.
>
> BTW If you can get a copy of Adobe's Classroom in a Book for 5.5, that
> should be quite useful. It is an excellent starting point for new
> FrameMaker users - at least, that was my personal experience.
>
> regards, Karen
>