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To quickly rearrange the sequence of custom master pages, choose the Format>Page Lay-
out>Reorder Custom Master Pages command. In the Reorder Master Pages dialog, choose
page names in the list and use the buttons to rearrange them.
You can choose from 12 different header and footer variables, including 8 generic custom-
izable variables that you can use to print the contents of any paragraph tag or structured
FrameMaker element on your pages.
A book file provides quick access to all files contained in the book and ensures correct
numbering of pages, paragraphs, and chapters, as well as updated cross-references. It also
allows you to create a table of contents, lists, and indices for the book.
Each file in a book can have its own numbering properties. For example, you can set the
table of contents to start on i, the first chapter to start on 1-1 and the first appendix to start
on A-1.
FrameMaker makes it easy to set up and modify a book file, change the order of the files,
and specify whether a file begins on a left or right page. To create a book file, choose
File>New>Book. A blank untitled book window appears. To add non-generated files,
choose Add>File or click the Add Files button in the lower right corner of the Book win-
dow, or just drag a file from anywhere on your Desktop to the Book window and drop it
into the book.
To rename a file, select it in the Book window and choose Edit>Rename File, or simply
pause for a moment and then click the file name again. You can view individual file names
without their full path information using this technique; to rename the selected file, simply
type a new name. To rearrange the sequence of files in a book, highlight the files you wish
to move and drag them to the desired location in the file list. You can select non-contigu-
ous file names by holding down the Control key while you click the desired items.
To delete files, select them in the file list and choose Edit>Delete File from Book, or click
the Delete selected file from book button in the lower right corner of the Book window.
To view the range of page numbers included in a file, click its name in the file list. The page
range appears in the lower left corner of the Book window.
To display the text of the first heading in a file, select it in the Book window and click the
Display heading text button.
You can print all or part of a book, create a single PostScript file for an entire book, or save
a book file in XML or Portable Document Format (PDF).
To spell-check some or all of the files in a book, select them in the Book window and
choose Edit>Spelling Checker. To search and replace within some or all of the files in a
book, select them in the Book window and choose Edit>Find/Change.
To print some of the files in a book, select them in the Book window and choose File>Print
Selected Files.
To display and change View attributes for some or all of the files in a book, select them in
the Book window and choose any of the commands in the View menu. To display and
