Large FM File

[Combs, Richard]

Neil Tubb wrote:
 
> Just a quick question- can anyone tell me why putting your 
> entire 300+ page manual into one FM file would make sense? I 
> was always taught that splitting it out one file per chapter 
> was the safest and best way to go, but I've just seen an 
> example of the one large file approach. Does anyone else do 
> this? Just curious.

In my experience, this is done by people coming from MS Word and/or
unfamiliar with how FM books work. I seem to recall someone posting to
this list that they were using a single file so their figure numbering
would be continuous throughout the book. Sigh...

IMHO, there is no good reason for ever creating a single-file 300-page
manual in FM. 

Richard


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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
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303-223-5111
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