RH10: Renaming topic files from FM import
I have an RH 10 project that is created using FrameMaker as single source (I have the techcomm suite). I want to output in WebHelp format.
I have another post about getting RH to output the topic files in HTML, however, if no one has a solution to that, I thought I would rename the files in RH.
However, I have no Rename option, as RH Help says I should. in the Properties dialog box, the name is grayed out.
Is this because the file names are autogenerated during the Frame Book Import?
Is there any way to rename files given my project setup?
Thanks to anyone who can help!
--Amy
Thread move to FrameMaker Integration forum.
I don't think you can freely rename the files for the reason you state. However you can have them created to a formula. It is in the online help and in the topic on my site about Importing and Linking Word documents, it is the same process for this point.
I am not a FM user so maybe one of those guys can add more.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge
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