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the manual might help here.<br>
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Good advice, but there hasn't been a FrameMaker manual since FM7.
:) And online help often requires the use of specific search terms
to find obscure information. Online help needs lots of work.<br>
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There is a really good video on using the new (as of FM9)
interface. It's really helpful in learning about docking palettes,
setting up workspaces, etc.. I didn't like the new interface until
I saw this video. Now, I wouldn't go back. Here's the link:<br>
</span><a
href="http://tv.adobe.com/watch/tips-and-tricks-for-technical-communicators-to-maximize-productivity/getting-started-with-the-new-framemaker-9-user-interface/">http://tv.adobe.com/watch/tips-and-tricks-for-technical-communicators-to-maximize-productivity/getting-started-with-the-new-framemaker-9-user-interface/</a><span
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Some of the settings in File> Preferences> Interface can also
affect the behavior of palettes. I haven't followed this thread
closely, but it might be worth looking at the settings there. It
might be helpful to check out message #35 in the following thread,
where I show an example of the workspace I use and the settings to
get it: <a href="http://forums.adobe.com/message/4039348">http://forums.adobe.com/message/4039348</a><br>
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Regarding not being able to make the Object Properties dialog dock,
it might depend on which one you mean. If you right-click on a
selected text frame and choose Object Properties, a standalone
"Customize Text Frame" dialog opens, but disappears when you click
Set or Cancel. If you right-click on graphic objects, the Object
Properties dialog opens and it is dockable (see example in my
workspace mentioned above).<br>
<br>
Mike Wickham<br>
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