How to Hide FrameMaker Page Number Cross-References by Conditional Text
If you have a document that will be printed hardcopy (or distributed as PDF) as well as used as a help file, the hyperlinked page number cross-references usually create a problem since page numbers do not make sense in a help file and should not be there. So what are you going to do? Create…
Read MoreThree Important Frame Maker Tips
Here are three important Adobe FrameMaker tips that will save you a lot of time and make your life a little easier. Renaming the FrameMaker Books Think twice before changing the name of a FrameMaker book file especially if the book includes TOC, index, List of Figures (LOF) and List of Tables (LOT) files. Because…
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Even important publications like NYT or WSJ are not immune to generating weak prose, constructed with non-parallel clauses. Here is one from New York Times (June 7, 2008): “The hunger strike is meant to pressure federal officials, and comes as Congress is debating an expansion of the guest worker program…” There’s nothing “wrong” with this…
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How to Write and Publish for a Global Audience
Introduction It’s not always easy to write for a global audience. There are many steps to take in order to create a successful global audience. First, we need to consider our own language and how it’s often interpreted differently by other cultures. An article should be written in a way so that it reaches out…
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