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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I also <i>highly</i> recommend BookVars from Leximation … it is my <i>most</i> often used add-on to FrameMaker.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Z<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gillian Flato<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2013 2:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> matt@mattrsullivan.com; craigede@hotmail.com<br><b>Cc:</b> framers@lists.frameusers.com; 'Timothy DeWees'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: global master page changes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Additionally, BookVars from Leximation is an excellent program for managing variables, and cheap too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com">framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</a> [<a href="mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com">mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Matt Sullivan<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2013 2:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:craigede@hotmail.com">craigede@hotmail.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com">framers@lists.frameusers.com</a>; 'Timothy DeWees'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: global master page changes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perhaps the most elegant way to use the variables method is to save the definitions as a MIF fragment and eliminate any chance of mucking anything else in your files.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I refer to "Using MIF Fragments to Update Catalog Settings" on p. 581 of my book whenever I need to do this.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>-Matt<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=sig><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003399'>Matt R. Sullivan</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003399'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003399'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>co-author <a href="http://framemaker11book.com/">Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11</a></span></strong> <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P:</span></strong> 714.960.6840 | <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>C:</span></strong> 714.585.2335 | <a href="mailto:matt@mattrsullivan.com">matt@mattrsullivan.com</a> <br><br><a href="http://twitter.com/mattrsullivan"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="_x0035_fe3a76a-5171-4927-b384-6f217f7ea951" src="cid:image001.png@01CE2A25.AB257B80"></span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/mattrsullivan">@mattrsullivan</a> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattrsullivan"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id=c8a45b8b-a34b-4037-85e6-950a0bdfd7f7 src="cid:image002.png@01CE2A25.AB257B80"></span></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattrsullivan">LinkedIn</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mattrsullivan"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id=ab92bdb8-e6bb-4075-aa1e-6cc31e6e4476 src="cid:image003.png@01CE2A25.AB257B80"></span></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mattrsullivan">facebook</a> <a href="http://mattrsullivan.com/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=15 id="_x0032_ae7107c-bb19-44d0-a731-9e79d7ae3023" src="cid:image004.png@01CE2A25.AB257B80"></span></a><a href="http://mattrsullivan.com/">mattrsullivan.com</a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003399'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mar 25, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Craig Ede <<a href="mailto:craigede@hotmail.com">craigede@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I'd do it via a variable placed on the master page. Just import variables from a clean template (i.e. one that won't redefine other possibly used variables) across the range of files that need to be updated.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Craig</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com"><span style='color:purple'>framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[mailto:framers-<a href="mailto:bounces@lists.frameusers.com"><span style='color:purple'>bounces@lists.frameusers.com</span></a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Timothy DeWees<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Monday, March 25, 2013 4:02 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com"><span style='color:purple'>framers@lists.frameusers.com</span></a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>global master page changes</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I have a document that changes very frequently, sometimes every month. The client likes to have a “version” in the header, such as “March 2013 Version”, “April 2013 Version,” etc. Is there a way to globally revise all of my master pages in the book from say March to April in the header title? I’m currently running FM10 and would prefer to do this without using framescript since not everyone working with these documents has framescript. Thanks in advance for the help.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tim DeWees<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br><br><br>You are currently subscribed to framers as<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:matt@mattrsullivan.com"><span style='color:purple'>matt@mattrsullivan.com</span></a>.<br><br>Send list messages to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com"><span style='color:purple'>framers@lists.frameusers.com</span></a>.<br><br>To unsubscribe send a blank email to<br><a href="mailto:framers-unsubscribe@lists.frameusers.com"><span style='color:purple'>framers-unsubscribe@lists.frameusers.com</span></a><br>or visit<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/matt%40mattrsullivan.com"><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/matt%40mattrsullivan.com</span></a><br><br>Send administrative questions to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:listadmin@frameusers.com"><span style='color:purple'>listadmin@frameusers.com</span></a>. 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