Anchored Frame in DITA file

I inserted an <image> element in a DITA file. In the dialog box, I selected a screen shot (JPG). FM inserted an anchored frame with the graphic in it. The anchored frame was cropped, so I did Special>Anchored Frame and cleared Cropped. Worked fine, so I saved and closed.<br /><br />I opened the file and the anchored frame is cropped again. Re-did above steps, saved and closed, reopened, anchored frame is cropped again.

Hi Michael...
In the read/write rules file, add the following rule to the image element ..
fm property cropped value is "0";
If you make this change, be sure to update the rules files in both the Topic and Book applications.
This and other FrameMaker/DITA tips are available at ..
http://kb.leximation.com/dfm/
Cheers,
...scott
Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com

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