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Subject:RE: NORMAL vs BODY styles From:"Brierley, Sean" <Sean -at- Quodata -dot- Com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 25 May 2001 10:29:29 -0400
A clarification: Microsoft Word requires a Normal style in your template and
document. The Normal style is integral to the program. Adobe FrameMaker only
has a Normal style if you choose to include one. (FrameMaker does not rely
on any specific styles, though standard basic templates do include a style
called Body. Also, speaking of required items, FrameMaker does not require
specific fonts, it's a pain to use without having Helvetica and Times
PostScript fonts installed, even if *you* don't actually use them.)
Why have a Normal and a Body. In FrameMaker, no reason unless you convert to
Word a lot, then having a Normal style in FrameMaker makes sense. In Word,
as mentioned, Normal is required. You might *want* to use a Body style to
help prevent Word overwriting your style without your permission, which can
happen with the Normal style.
Cheers,
Sean
________________________________________________
Sean Brierley
Lead Technical Writer
Jenzabar, Inc.
One Union Place
Hartford, CT 06103
www.jenzabar.com
tel: 860-728-6777 x211
fax: 860-247-0249
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Kleczka [SMTP:pkleczka -at- yahoo -dot- com]
> Recently, I redefined the NORMAL style
> in RoboHTML Help so that it looks exactly
> like our BODY style. I did this because
> we had to keep selecting BODY each time we
> began new text, and I figured it would save
> us a step.
>
> But, since Microsoft Word and FrameMaker
> both have normal styles, it got me to
> wondering about the purpose of "normal".
>
> Why have a normal *and* a body. Why not just
> body?
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