Autoconnect Doesn't

[Stuart Rogers]

On 08/06/2011 7:52 PM, Karen Robbins wrote:
> Hi Framers,
>
> I have four master pages. Autoconnect is on for all of them, but the
> feature has stopped working. When I paste in more text than fits the
> current page (which may be page 1 or page 40), the solid overflow line
> appears and no new pages are generated. The text is definitely in flow
> A--there is only one flow.
>
> We've been using these master pages for several years and they've worked
> fine until now. With 800 pages in this book, manual workarounds aren't
> an option. I have noticed that this sometimes happens with v8 files
> after they've converted to v9, but that's not always the case.
>
> How can I troubleshoot this?
>
> Framemaker 9.0p255, Windows 7 via Parallels.

Hi Karen,

It's possible to accidentally duplicate a text frame on a body page (by 
an errant Alt+click or other combination), which doesn't then follow the 
rules.

To check for this possibility, make sure borders are visible and 
Ctrl-click the troublesome text frame to select it (that may require a 
different key-stroke combo on a Mac), and drag it to the side.  If it's 
a duplicate, the "real" text frame (empty) will remain in place behind 
it.  Copy content from the errant frame into the real frame, and delete 
the errant.

HTH,

Stuart Rogers
Toronto