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FrameBook Checkout Tool

To use the FrameBookCheckout tool:

Procedure

  1. In Contenta Explorer, select the FmBook or FmDoc object that you want to checkout (modify).
  2. Click Tools > FrameBookCheckout.
    The FrameBookCheckout tool automatically executes FrameMaker and opens the exported book file in the FrameMaker application.
    • You can check out a book file—you can open the chapter files from the book file, modify the data in the chapters, reorder the chapters in the book file, add a TOC, Index, list of files, etc.

      When you check-in the book file, all files in the book file are also checked-in.

      If new chapters (.fm files) were added during the editing session, the data is imported into Contenta when you check-in the document.

      The Checkin tool creates the corresponding objects when the book file is imported. The new files must be present in the respective folder in the Checkout directory.

    • A single FrameMaker chapter file—the data can be modified independent of the book file. The graphics in the chapter are managed accordingly; that is, they are located in the Graphics container and exported with the file. Note that the FrameBook tools were designed for use with the FrameMaker book file.