FM9 and Text Frames

[Art Campbell]

In Visio, when you SaveAs to a PNG, you have a page of options you can
set, including the DPI, which I usually set to 200 but have run up to
300. Also, you should specify the source size as the original. That'll
give you a specific drawing size that you can then import at 100%.

Other good options are to SaveAs EPS or PDF, but I found that I
usually had to trim those files a bit to fit the way I wanted. Also,
PNG is nice if you're doing multiple outputs because it can go on the
web without conversion.

Visio is available as a free 60-day eval from the MS site...

Art Campbell
               art.campbell at gmail.com
  "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52
Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
                                                      No disclaimers apply.
                                                               DoD 358



On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Alison
Craig<Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com> wrote:
> I tried Visio this morning and wasn't happy with the quality - but it was a rush job creating the Visio file on someone else's computer (I don't have a copy of Visio yet) and then playing with it in FrameMaker.
>
> What format do you recommend for the original image? I had to quickly save my original EPS to another format so I tried both PNG and TIF, then saved the resulting Visio file as a PNG and a TIF and imported them both as linked files (which I believe is the "import by reference" method you mentioned).
>
> I was disappointed that the file did not come in at the same size as the Visio image. I imported it at 600 dpi and still had to downsize it. Once I saved it to PDF the quality of my text boxes were severely degraded.
>
> Any suggestions? If I can get the quality issues solved, Visio seems much more friendly for this aspect of my documents (managing 2 boxes for every text frame sounds like a LOT of work!).
>
> 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: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:53 AM
> To: Alison Craig
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: FM9 and Text Frames
>
> This may be a trivia item on the side of your main quest... but Visio
> works quite well if you don't insist on using the actual Visio file.
> Do a SaveAs in Visio and import the resulting file by reference -- I
> usually use .png as the destination.
>
> If you do import the Visio object, you must import it using MS OLE,
> which is notoriously flakey.... I've found that it's usually not worth
> the advantage of being able to edit by clicking it.
>
> Art
>
> Art Campbell
>               art.campbell at gmail.com
>  "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52
> Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
>                                                      No disclaimers apply.
>                                                               DoD 358
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Alison
> Craig<Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com> wrote:
>> Version: FM9
>> OS: XP Pro with SP3
>>
>> I am almost finished transferring my User Manuals from MS Word to FM9, however, I have run into a problem with some images.
>>
>> In Word, I use Text Boxes to highlight various items in an image. Each Text Box is surrounded by a border of a specific weight that sits a specific distance from the actual text.
>>
>> I have not been able to achieve this effect in FM9 with Text Frames. After a bit of trial and error I managed to get the side borders to sit a specific distance from the text (eg, 1mm) but the text on the top always touches the actual text as if it were an underline (or "overline" as it were). The Paragraph style I created to use inside the Text Frame specifies the indents and spacing but the text doesn't seem to obey the Above and Below Pgf settings - no matter how big I make them.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for overcoming this? I have a lot of these "labeled" images to handle. I just gave a quick try to create an image with Visio and then import it, but Visio seems to have issues of its own.
>>
>> I can send an example image of what I am getting in FM9 as well as I what I am trying for (from Word) if this would help.
>>
>> Also, is there any way to make the corners of the Text Frames rounded instead of square?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alison
>>
>>
>> Alison Craig, Technical Writer
>> Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
>> 130 - 4311 Viking Way
>> Richmond, BC  V6V 2K9
>> Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
>> Fax: (604) 279-8559
>> E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com<mailto:alison.craig at ultrasonix.com>
>>
>>
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