How to Use Adobe FrameMaker’s Lock File on Network (.lck) Feature Properly
Adobe FrameMaker has a “Lock File on Network” feature that can both be a great lifesaver and also a sheer nuisance, depending on the situation. You can toggle this feature on and off in FrameMaker 11’s Edit > Preferences dialog screen: Once turned on, FrameMaker starts generating a lock (.lck) file that accomplishes two things:…
Read MoreHow to Print Pages of a MS Word Document in Reverse Order
There are times when you might want to print the pages of an MS Word document in reverse order. You may want to do this, for example, when your printer prints the pages in reverse order by default. Then by directing the MS Word to print in reverse order, you’d in effect be printing page…
Read MoreHow to Open a Great Query Letter with a Bang!
How you open a query letter is crucial for your success as a freelance writer. Editors are busy people. Unless you grab their attention right away they won’t read your query letter to the end and you won’t get the assignment. You can capture an editor’s interest right away in a number of ways. Here…
Read MoreHow to List All the Image Files Used in a FrameMaker Document
There are times when you may want to have a complete list of all the images included in a FrameMaker document. Perhaps you may want to use this list to make sure all images are zipped and sent to your reviewers. Or perhaps you may want to make sure no carry-over images from another project…
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