I can PDF individual files in book, but NOT the whole book

[Alan Houser]

Hi Clara,

Selecting a book by clicking the book window is unreliable in FrameMaker 10.

Try selecting the book via Window > Composite Documents. Then you should 
have better luck saving the book to PDF.

-Alan
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Group Wellesley, Inc.
Consultant and Trainer, Technical Publishing
Vice President, Society for Technical Communication
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On 10/31/2011 8:25 AM, Clara Hall wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has ever run into this, I am stumped.
>
> Using FrameMaker 10, since last week, I am unable to save a whole book 
> to PDF .  After I open all the book files, when I click the  top path 
> of the book window  to select  Save as PDF, the option to Save as PDF 
> is grayed out.
>
>   If I click on the individual file (anywhere down the list of files 
> in the book), all the options are active and I am able to save the 
> individual file as a PDF.  I am only stuck when I highlight the top 
> line (the path of the book file)and try to save a PDF of the book  as 
> a whole.
>
> I have re-booted, re-installed FM twice and restored the computer to 
> earlier date (when it worked).
>
> I thank everyone in advance for your help.
>
> Regards
>
> *Clara Hall*
> Senior Technical Writer, Technical Publications
> Aerospace Technologies Group <http://www.atgshades.com/>
> Aerospace Technologies Group
> 620 NW 35th Street  ? Boca Raton, FL 33431  ? USA
> Main-(561)-244-7400
>
> www.atgshades.com <http://www.atgshades.com/>
>
>
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