FM9 and Columns

[Alison Craig]

Yes I did simply modify the specific page rather than the Master Page but I've now had some wonderful help from Rick Quattro and I understand what I did wrong - hopefully I'll remember all the details for next time! 

He talked me through the process, I've re-imported all the entries and everything works the way it should.

Thanks

Alison
 
Alison Craig, Technical Writer
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
Fax: (604) 279-8559
E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.combs at Polycom.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:21 AM
To: Alison Craig; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: FM9 and Columns

Alison Craig wrote:
 
> I'm new to FrameMaker and am having problems setting up my Glossary.
> 
> I am trying to create a 2 column setup on each page with 5 mm
separating
> the columns.
> 
> The column entries are alphabetical and I want to have the left column
> automatically flow to the right column once it is full. And when the
right
> column is full, I want it to auto-flow to the left column on the next
page,
> etc.

As Art said, you need to set up your master pages correctly. 

When the text frames on your master pages have the Autoconnect property
turned on, FM automatically creates new pages as each fills up. But it
uses the default Left or Right master page (as appropriate) as a
"template" for each new page. 

If you've simply modified a specific page's text frame to produce a
two-column layout, but not modified the master pages, then the new page
will have the one-column layout of the master page, not the customized
layout you created for the preceding page. Please study the portions of
the online help and/or manual dealing with page layouts and master
pages. 

HTH!
Richard


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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