This will open the crossreference dialog box automatically. Manage content using outofthebox integration with leading content management systems and dropbox. This video illustrates the steps involved in inserting a hyperlink, hypertext, crossreference on a framemaker document. Voiceover when creating cross references in framemaker, youre not limitedto referencing content in just the current document. For a full description of each command and its syntax, see the crossreferenced information. Now, with adobe framemaker 2017, links can be added to a document much faster using the new, searchable cross reference. In documents, you can insert a cross reference to a paragraph for example, headings in a document or a text inset within the document. Occasionally you may need to cross reference a paragraph rather than a heading. Silicon prairie framemaker products silicon prairie software. New riders author and framemaker expert lisa jahred shows you how to overcome the challenges regarding finding and fixing unresolved cross references in framemaker.
How to create cross references in framemaker technical. Adobe framemaker alternatives and similar software. Improved and simplified dita crossreferences adobe. In a new default document, when you chose view reference pages, you land on a page that looks like the one below. Here is how you can create framemaker cross references easily. Join garrick chow for an indepth discussion in this video, crossreference other documents, part of framemaker 2015 essential training. In the past, inserting dita crossreferences was a tedious task. I would like to mark a figure, for example, and insert a cross reference in the paragraph above to say this is illustrated in cross reference.
Crossreferencing other documents linkedin learning. Fugen sie im text vorgefertigte bestandteile wie texte. Early versions of framemaker supported save as html as well as save as hyperlinked pdf. Framemaker, crossreference links that do not work in pdf. Everything is processed and stored in xml, but framemaker still has a wysiwyg userinterface, so that most users will feel rigth at home. When you click on the crossreference, framemaker will take you to the authors name on the first page. Crossreference formats are specific to a framemaker document. Adobe framemaker is a document processor designed for writing and editing large or complex. Most of the cross references do not work in pdf, including most references to headings and all references to figures. Peter gold is an adobe certified expert ace in indesign, framemaker, and acrobat. Cross references are one of framemakers greatest strengths. The crossreference dialog box will appear as follows.
Your cursor should turn into a handwithfinger, detecting the hotlink. When you click on a cross reference, fm9 automatically takes you to the link destination and displays. Oddly, my framemaker reference book required different handling by. Adobe framemaker 12 ships with a number of enhancements such as. Enter your cursor to where you want your cross reference to be. Make sure file print setup is using the adobe pdf printer driver.
The user now has the option to choose whether or not to use images from reference pages in a framemaker document in the published output. However a few cross references to headings do work. Framemaker 2017 and ms word 2016 feature comparison. First version to include the paragraph designer, character designer, cross reference capability, and the equation editor same version that ships. But it requires a string of cross references to achieve what appears to be a complex sentence with reference. Well what i want you to understand that it is not just that, framemaker has much more character than just a word processor. Formats format basics 12 static text chapter number 14 file name 14. Cross references in framemaker are created out of building blocks and manually added text, and different styles of cross references can be saved and stored for later use.
Join david rivers for an indepth discussion in this video modifying the cross reference format for hyperlinking, part of framemaker 10 essential training. Adobe framemaker 10 mif reference you can use mif statements to turn off active cross references and to change the type of hypertext link that the cross reference emulates. By default, framemaker provides a list of crossreference formats. The linked cross references are updated automatically when you edit your document or book and select edit update references. Feature enhancements and bug fixes in framemaker update 12. This message shows up when two or more files in a book have different definitions for the same color. For example, one file might have gray defined as 40% black and another might define gray as 30%. Understanding the unresolved crossreferences window in. This lets you keep links consistent and change them in just one place by using the madcap. Cross references xrefs are a hallmark of long, complex framemaker techcom documents.
In flare 2017 r2 and i believe an earlier version, it is indeed possible to insert a cross. Framemaker supports the following hypertext commands. Define the scope of the transformationa file, all files in a folder, dita map, or all children of a book. While youre at it, try to avoid these characters in crossreference. I tried replacing these cross reference sourced links with paragraphsourced links, but they will not change. Adobe techcomm blog exciting new templates for framemaker 12.
Framemaker is more or less everything that word is not. Framemaker 10 in 2011, framemaker 11 in 2012, framemaker 12 in 2014. Pantone 120642 tcx aurora find a pantone color quick. Automatic hyperlinksvery early versions of framemaker automatically placed a hyperlink in generated tables of contents, list of figures, list of tables, indices, and between cross references xrefs and target text. I wrote this post in response to issues i encountered in getting pdf output from framemaker 12. If you buy the full framemaker, you can also switch the interface to show you just the xml author version of it. I would like fm to pick up just the series label and number i. I just updated to framemaker 12 and wonder if they adobe messed something up or im just missing something. Adobe framemaker software is a complete solution for authoring, enriching, managing, and publishing technical documentation.
During the installation process, your adobe software contacts an adobe server to. You can insert crossreference in a document to point to another section of the current. This pc program can be installed on windows xpvista7810 environment, 32bit version. Within the crossreference dialog box, click edit format. Madcap software forums how do i create a crossreference. When several cross references that worked in framemaker did not work in the pdf, i attempted to fix the problem by reimporting the relevant cross reference. The heading cross references that do work use exactly the same cross reference format as those that do not. Adobe denied these rumors in 2001, later releasing framemaker 8 at the end of july 2007, framemaker 9 in 2009, framemaker 10 in 2011, framemaker 11 in 2012, framemaker 12 in 2014, framemaker 2015 release in june 2015, framemaker 2017 in january 2017, and framemaker 2019 in august 2018. A cross reference which some sources express as xref is used to link different parts of a document through a hyperlink. Adobe framemaker 7 online software certification courses. No number compeititor provided, please enter a number in the sidebar and research. Math symbols 10 typing symbols in dialog boxes 11 graphic editing 12 table editing, navigating, and using using the status bar 14 function keys 15 other 15. You can now simply search for the required resource by its element type, id, or text and insert the crossreference in the document.
You can reference content that can be found in other documents. The book contains internal cross references to other topics that are part of the rh project and external cross references. Word or framemaker for large manuals technical writer ottawa. Notice that there are now no unresolved crossreferences in the current open file. Modifying the crossreference format for hyperlinking. In the insert cross reference dialog, under cross reference properties and xref class, select madcap. All you have to do is open up thoseother documents first to be able to reference them. Our antivirus scan shows that this download is virus free.
Cross references let you create automated links that are based on commands you provide. Finding unresolved crossreferences and their sources in. Crossreferences pod displays the crossreference pod for editing the selected. The software refers to the computer program and all. Although framemaker is a powerful product and selfsufficient dita or xml editor, it has been years since the product was released with refreshed templates. Troubleshooting broken crossreferences in framemaker. Faq adobe framemaker how to insert cross references. Cross references can also be used to convert online links to page number references when you are producing printed output.
Updated jan 20, 2018 i wrote this post in response to issues i encountered in getting pdf output from framemaker 12 while researching the problem, i found a number of potential solutions, so i decided to write this as a reference for the next time a setting goes awry. This document provides information on the enhancements and issues resolved in the latest framemaker update 12. Unfortunately, not all fm users have discovered the handy, optional pods that can appear at. Adobe framemaker 9 as well as its earlier versions is very flexible when it comes to creating cross references. How to insert hypertext and cross reference in adobe framemaker 11. When creating cross references here in framemaker 10, youre not limited to referencing content in the current document. After the previous steps for unresolved crossreferences are completed, the update unresolved crossreferences window will look like the one shown in figure 5. Cross references provide one of the most dramatic contrasts between word and framemaker 11. You can edit see editing crossreferences in a document or delete see deleting. It is possible to create an xref to a page number, figure, table or paragraph in word. The display mode can be specified as part of the pdf viewing properties. In structured document, you can also insert crossreferences to elements in the structured. Troubleshooting broken crossreferences in framemaker documentsconverted to pdf date. You dont even need to be using the color in any of the files for framemaker to stop the update.
All of the exciting new features in framemaker 12 directly from user feedback and customer requests. Doubleclick the crossreference that you just created. When working on a document, generating a table of contents is a nice option. Framemaker is one of the most advanced typesetting programs on the market and is used by many enterprises for all of the documentation needs. You can also reference content found in other documents. Then simply click on the selected entry in the cross reference pod and the selection will jump directly to that cross ref location in your content. Framemaker hangs if a user opens an xml book or if the user makes any subsequent book update. So, you can see were working herewith our 2016 catalogue and were on page twowhere weve already. Fixing unresolved crossreferences for files that have changed locations, names, or both, is an easy task. To test whether your crossreference works or not, bring your cursor over the crossreference and press the ctrl and alt keys at the same time. Most issues listed below are relevant to both framemaker and framemaker xmlauthor. You can also insert a cross reference to a word or phrase in a document. Adobe framemaker xml author 12 is for people who like the framemaker interface or are just used to it, but only need it for xml or dita content.