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View ArticleSpecial, Filter by Attribute, build expression syntax
I searched and searched Adobe's help after repeatedly seeing the error message from the Filter by Attribute's build expression dialog: "Invalid Expression, Kindly refer to help for rules on building...
View ArticleCodeblock Element: How do I make it so when I press enter, it doesn'insert...
FM 11DITA 1.2 Currently when I'm entering text in the <codeblock> element, it inserts another <codeblock> element every time I press Enter, like this:<codeblock> This is the first...
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Setting Preferences--Structured Authoring cause FM11 to crash
Hello,I changed Preferences setting to Structured Authoring. I was prompted to restart FrameMaker 11.x.When I tried to open a file, I got this error message: Any suggestions on what I might have done...
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Hi all, I often work on my documents locally and then move them to the backup drive, then the other day move them to another workstation etc. Moving complete Books was never a problem. Working with...
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