Find and Replace cross references

[Syed.Hosain at aeris.net]

Hi, all.

I have not put user variables into master pages, but (once you fix the
master pages anyway) ... 

... I *STRONGLY* and *HIGHLY* recommend using the BookVars plugin from
http://www.leximation.com/tools/ to maintain user variables -
*particularly* when a variable is used in multiple documents in a single
book. This is easily the most useful tool that I have added to
FrameMaker - the $35 cost has paid for itself easily in the time I have
saved over the last year or two (some of my documents have two to three
hundred user variable and, yes, there is a good reason for it :)!).

Unfortunately, I do not know for sure whether it will handle user
variables in Master Pages. But, give it a shot ... I believe that
Leximation has a free trial of the plugin available.

Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of
> Owen, Clint
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:27 AM
> To: Frame Users
> Subject: RE: Find and Replace cross references
> 
> You need to open the master page view for each separate file before
you
> can find and replace on the master pages. It's a pain in the neck.
> 
> However, if all the files use the same master pages you can fix them
in
> one file and then import the page layouts into all the other files.
> 
> Finally, after you insert the first cross reference or variable copy
it
> to the clipboard. When you use search and replace pick replace by
paste
> instead of insert text.
> 
> 
> Clint Owen
> Technical Publications
> Crane Aerospace & Electronics
> 425-743-8674
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Deirdre
> Reagan
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:20 AM
> To: Frame Users
> Subject: Re: Find and Replace cross references
> 
> Thank you all for your answers.  Four out of four peple think the user
> variable is the way to go, so I'll try that.
> 
> However, can I do a find and replace or do I have to replace the text
> with the user variable by hand?
> 
> And how do I do a find and replace for the master pages, anyway?  It
> only worked for the body pages.