Need some FM tips

[Shmuel Wolfson]

Hi David,

Esc vP (uppercase p) is the shortcut for going back to the source of a 
cross-reference.
By the way, if you don't like FM's shortcut keys, you can change them.
See "Customizing_Frame_Products.pdf" located in:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.0\OnlineManuals

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson



>
>
> David Shaked (Wernick) wrote:
>> This is great - you have saved me a lot of time. Thanks for your help.
>>
>> David Shaked (Wernick)
>>
>> AlmondWeb Ltd.
>> http://www.almondweb.com
>> Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants
>>   
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:sbw at actcom.com] 
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 16:32
>> To: david at almondweb.com; Framers
>> Subject: Re: Need some FM tips
>>
>> See answers below.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Shmuel Wolfson
>>
>>
>> David Shaked (Wernick) wrote:
>>   
>>> Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM techniques? I am
>>> using FM 7.2. Most of these questions (except #6) are about techniques
>>>     
>> that
>>   
>>> are easy to use in Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent.
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. Navigation techniques. Are there quick ways, such as shortcut keys, to
>>>     
>> do
>>   
>>> the following:
>>>
>>>    a. Display the book window? 
>>>     
>> *I always make sure the book is the first thing I open in FM. This way 
>> it's easy to go to the book via the Window menu, or ALT+W+1.*
>>   
>>>    b. After following a cross reference (Alt+Ctrl+Click), go back to the
>>> cross reference?
>>>    c. Go back to the last place that I edited?
>>>    d. Go to a specified page number in a book, if it is not within the
>>> currently displayed *.fm file?
>>>
>>>
>>> 2. Is there a way to display the same document in two windows or in a
>>>     
>> split
>>   
>>> window?
>>>
>>>
>>> 3. What is the best way to create a TOC or index conforming to a
>>>     
>> predefined
>>   
>>> template? The method that I have used so far is the following:
>>>
>>>    a. Copy the TOC and index templates to the document directory.
>>>    b. Rename the files according to the convention <bookname>TOC.fm and
>>> <bookname>IX.fm.
>>>    c. Open the *.book file and choose Add > TOC or Add > Standard Index.
>>>     
>> FM
>>   
>>> places the TOC and index in the above files and adds them to the book.
>>>
>>>    Is that the right way?
>>>   
>>>     
>> *The standard way would be to insert a TOC, open the template TOC and 
>> import the relevant formats to the new TOC. But I your way better.*
>>   
>>> 4. On one computer, I accidentally moved my toolbar (the Quick Access Bar)
>>> to a floating position within the document window. How can I can move it
>>> back to the docked position at the top of the FM window? It refuses to
>>>     
>> dock.
>>   
>>> 5. If I shorten a document, I need to manually delete the blank pages at
>>>     
>> the
>>   
>>> end of the document. Shouldn't the pages disappear automatically?
>>>   
>>>     
>> *Only if you select Delete Empty Pages in the pagination settings. Then 
>> they disappear when you update the book. But this does not help when you 
>> always want even pages in the file.*
>>   
>>> 6. Can I create a book of books? My idea is to create a "super-book" that
>>>     
>> I
>>   
>>> can use for global operations such as find/replace or import-formats
>>> throughout a documentation set. However, I must be careful not to
>>> inadvertently change the page and chapter numbering or corrupt any XRefs
>>> while doing this.
>>>   
>>>     
>> *I assume that this is possible since there a a volume numbering option 
>> under numbering. See FM help for Volume.*
>>   
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> David Shaked (Wernick)
>>>
>>> AlmondWeb Ltd.
>>> http://www.almondweb.com
>>> Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants
>>>  
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