[Framers] Different page sizes in FM document

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Christiane,

There is an undocumented way of doing it in FrameMaker 2019, but I am not
positive if it made it into the release version. The idea is to create your
document with a page size large enough to accommodate all the required page
sizes in the document. So, to put it in US sizes, if your document is mainly
8-1/2 x 11 inches but you have some "foldout" pages that are 17 x 11 inches,
then you create a 17 x 11 document. Your default master pages are set up so
that the 8-1/2 x 11 content area is to the left side of the page and the
extra 8-1/2 x 11 is on the right side of the page. Your foldout master pages
use the whole 17 x 11 area.

Your 8-1/2 x 11 master pages are "marked" with a hidden UserString property
that indicates that these pages should be cropped when the PDF is created.
So your PDF will have a mix of 8-1/2 x 11 and 17 x 11 pages.

When I tested this, I used ExtendScript to automate the "marking" of the
pages so that the user didn't have to worry about it. Again, I am not sure
if this feature made it into the release version, but I can give it a try
when I get a chance. If there is general interest in this, I can demonstrate
it in one of my "anti-webinars".

Rick

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
rick at frameexpert.com
585-729-6746
www.frameexpert.com/store/



-----Original Message-----
From: Framers <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com> On
Behalf Of Crety, Christiane
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 4:05 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: [Framers] Different page sizes in FM document

Hi Framers,
Does anyone know if it's possible in FM 2019 to have different page sizes
within the same FM document? We may need to include diagrams etc. in A3
format in one of our A4 FM books. It would be a pain to have to create a
separate file in the middle of a chapter to accommodate the A3 page. Isn't
it possible to have A3 and A4 Master pages in the same document?
Thanks in advance :)
Christiane

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