Create templates to change conditional tags settings

Know how to create templates to change conditional tags settings in FrameMaker.

If you often change the view of conditional documents in a book, you may find it helpful to have a template for each view. You can then change the view of all the files in the book at the same time by importing the conditional tags settings from one of the templates into the book file.

If you want to change the view of a single document that contains conditional tags, it is easier to change the document’s Show/Hide settings.

  1. Set up a basic template for the conditional document with all conditions and condition indicators visible. You’ll import conditional tags settings from this template before editing a document.

  2. Set up a template for each combination of conditions you want to view. Use these templates to view or print one version of the document at a time. You can also use the template to change variable definitions that are unique to a view.