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Subject:Re: Chapter and page numbers From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sun, 6 Dec 2009 11:43:08 -0800
If you're using FrameMaker, and have set up your page numbering
correctly, that takes about two seconds, and the renumbering is
automatic.
When I take over a FrameMaker project, I import styles to make sure
that page numbering etc. is consistent throughout the book.
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:58 AM, David Neeley <dbneeley -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> I suppose this never has happened to you..
>
> You are facing a tight deadline for a new release...and suddenly, the
> manager decides that the book should be re-ordered a bit--moving a chapter
> to another location in the book.
>
> (Don't laugh--it has happened to me several times over the years).
>
> Suddenly, you must go to each bloody chapter and renumber pages--or at least
> be sure it is all renumbered properly, depending upon how it was done
> originally and the software you are working with for authoring. ...
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