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Subject:Re: Framemaker question From:Tony Murrow <tony -at- EGANREID -dot- CO -dot- NZ> Date:Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:58:27 +1200
Kim,
Use the Format:Customize Layout:Rotate ... option to get landscape and
portrait pages in the same FrameMaker file. Best to set up such pages as
Master Pages and apply them using Format:Page Layout:Master Page Usage.
Tony
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Kim Estes <estesk -at- NATIONWIDE -dot- COM> wrote:
> I am working on a developer's reference manual and I have no idea how to
use
>portrait and landscape pages for one of my chapters. Essentially one
chapter
>within my manual will describe several process flow diagrams and our
customer
>wants the diagrams placed right before the actual text. This poses a
problem
>because our Framemaker lead says we have to create an entire chapter using
>either portrait or landscape pages--- not both. I find this hard to believe
>especially considering that Word has this functionality. Has anyone every
used
>landscape and portrait pages within a single chapter of a book? If so,
please
>let me know what I need to do.
