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I'm creating a training guide, and in the training guide, I want to have a right-hand column that is mostly blank so that users can write notes in the column. So I would have a main column (approx 5 inches wide) that contains instructions for various tasks, and then a right column (approx. 3 inches ...

Thanks Kevin. That might work -- I'll let you know.

Thanks Lisa. Actually in my original post I forgot to include more details. I already did create a special paragraph class for images and apply the page break property to that special class. I know that trying to apply style attributes to the <img> tag has no effect.

So if I'm doing it right ...

I'm trying to set a CSS property on my images that avoids having the images end up as orphans (that is, I don't want an image sitting at the top of a page without any text before it). Usually in procedural writing we have sentences that say, "The X image appears." I'd like to keep that line with the ...

I want this feature too. Just putting my voice in here.

Yeah, conditional tags would probably be easier. The important thing is to use {page} instead of {para}.

I've settled on a workaround that I think will be acceptable. Here's how to make cross references to bookmarks in drop-down hotspots work without getting an avalanche of text:

1. Go to the print medium of your stylesheet and change the xref style command to on page {page}.
2. In the non-print ...

Thanks for your responses. I think I found an acceptable workaround -- just testing it right now.

Kevin, I don't understand what you're saying. I'm trying to create cross references to drop-down hotspots. How would reversing that solve my problem? Can you provide more detail? thanks,

Tom

I sure would appreciate some recommended workarounds to this cross-reference bug in Flare. I described it in an earlier post, but it was tangential from the original post title.

Here are the steps to reproduce the bug:

1. Create a drop-down hotspot.
2. Put a bookmark in the drop-down head.
3. In ...

One thing to note about resizing images: If you plan to generate a Word target, resize your images in Flare rather than SnagIt. If you resize them in SnagIt, they'll look fuzzy. But if you load them into Flare and resize them in Flare, they'll look crisp in a Word target. Same deal in RoboHelp ...

What strategies do you recommend for adding callouts to large images that you resize within Flare (and which you intend to output to Word)? For example, suppose you have a screenshot of the home page. It's larger than the page dimensions for your Word target, so you use the image resizer in Flare to ...

Thanks again, Paul. I know site searches are extremely useful, so I'll try what you suggested.

Thanks for the distinction. On a follow-up note, don't you think that the integration of this user forum with the comments that take place within the online help is something that needs to be unified via a search? Right now I can search the online help or this user forum, but a better solution would ...

I'm impressed with the integration of the comments and the ability to post comments on topics. But now I'm wondering when I should post questions to this user forum, and when I should ask them directly within the help?