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Thanks. IDK what I did, but now it starts with a number, which it should not because the format is ALPHA. It was generating correctly except for the lack of spacing between the colon and the text. All I did was test to see if pressing the space bar a couple of times would work. Now, it's 9. You know ...

Our documentation deliverables do not currently have appendixes, but we want to add one to a guide.

What I've done so far...
~ Created h1.Appendix heading style with [chapnumber], and while I have it incrementing correctly, it does not place two spaces after the colon.Example: Appendix A:Text Here ...

I toyed with that idea, but wasn't sure. I could have tested it, but the variables don't always play nicely. I tested it, and it worked perfectly! After WEEKS of agonizing over this, I just knew it had to do with a variable. :) The odd thing is that in the targets for the other guides, the Variable ...

Personally, I think it's more to do with my using a "Save as" to copy and rename an existing page layout. Additionally, when building a target, the Master Page Layout that we select is the individual guide page layout.

RE: .flmsp vs. .flpgl
We have one master page, that is the .flmsp. This file ...

Background
Need an Upgrade Guide that will contain topics and common files used in our Installation Guide
Each guide has a page layout, which look identical except for the file name
We have one master layout that has the headers/footer, and breadcrumbs proxy and topic body proxy

Thus far...
I ...

Yes. It works fine in all other documents. I've compared all targets, and this is the only one that will not pick up the name of the document.

Doug Eaton wrote:Is this the only variable that you are having trouble with?

There is room. The title of the new document is smaller than others. Thanks!
Your variable may be fine, but you may not have given it enough room to be displayed in the page layout. Make sure that your footer frame is tall enough and wide enough to display the entire value of the variable. I'm not ...

Yes, I've worked with PDFs for years and have done what you described. At this time, we do not have a license for Adobe Acrobat Pro, which is what I need. Still waiting for it.

This isn't really an automated solution, but I typically just apply a "DRAFT" watermark to the PDF once generated. You ...

One master page for all, which includes the breadcrumbs proxy, topic body proxy, and then a footer with a variable of AdminGuide: Administration Guide and a page number. This master page is applied to all of the guides and as far as I'm concerned handles "the pretty." Next, we have page layouts for ...

Yes, we have multiple page layouts. I'm working on streamlining things, which will take awhile. However, I'll see what I can come up with by using your suggestions. In other words, I'll play around with things to see what happens. When I find a viable solution that is manageable, I'll post it here ...

I think I answered my own question. It seems there is a hierarchy where MCF looks at the TOC first, and then the topics. This is according to the note in the Help content. What a pain to have to change ALL of those in the TOC just to get a one-time DRAFT output.

I feel that I should only have to ...

I created a DRAFT page layout with an image (transparent barckground) of the word DRAFT. This image is not showing at all on the PDF output. How can I get the DRAFT image to show through but not block out any text or other body content?

Thanks in advance.
Lisa

1. We use SVN
2. Common > Global Project with filename.css is shared by Project A, Project B, and so forth.
3. We updated some styles in the Global CSS and commited the changes to SVN.
4. These changes are not reflected in any of our projects; yet, we have a red exclamation point on both of the ...

Both. Thx for the F5 hint. I inherited what we have from the previous writer, and I would have most definitely done some things differently. We have a global project, and I've updated the styles in there. Just hoping that they don't get overriden or re-imported and revert to what we had previously ...

I updated the CSS from the External Editor, which is my preferred way. No luck; nothing changed in the source files or the output files.
I updated using the Style Editor in Simplified View, making sure all Mediums were correct. Finally!

Thank you!
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I meant that it didn't take or stick at all. I'll check all of the mediums and make sure that they match. Thank you!

Was the Stylesheet Editor in the correct medium when you modified the styles? For instance, were you in the print medium when you should have been in the print medium or vice versa ...

I tried working with the line spacing as suggested here, but it wouldn't stick. Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks!

wclass wrote:Variables can also be set at the Target level. Check the Variables tab on your target and see if they are set there.

That was it! Many thanks! It's been a head > desk kinda day with this issue.

I have a cover_page.htm in the Common folder for a project. No condition tags exist on the cover. In this cover_page.htm file, there are two variables: ProductName and ProductVersion. I have no idea from where the values originate. It doesn't appear to be a file name or anything else identifiable ...

...try looking in C:\Program Files\MadCap Software\MadCap Flare V8\Flare.app\Resources\English\Templates\Targets. There should be one called MyTarget.fltar, which should appear as the default in Flare when adding a target.

- John

Thank you! That did work...not perfect output, but it did produce ...

JohnB wrote:...But if you are saying that the New from Template window is blank, that's a whole nother problem, I'm afraid.

This is the problem. I'm on V8.

I want to build a new target for Output Type Word. In the Ribbon, I select New > Target. In the Add File window, it asks to select from a new or existing template. When I select New, there are no templates available. When I select Existing, there are no files to choose from in any of the folders ...

Thanks! I previewed the topic, and it showed as you stated.

We have snippets that use styles. When I insert the snippet, the note content imports, but the NOTE does not.

Example snippet before insert:

NOTE : [text here]

Example snippet after insert:

[text here]

The word NOTE is missing in the snippet. Does anyone have an idea as to why this happens?

Where exactly is the "Common>Global>Resources>Snippets" folder located?

If that folder is inside a project (i.e. somewhere in the project Content folder), you should see the changes in that project.

We have a global project, and then individual projects. Too me, they are all parents with no ...