Naming Output Files Using Filename Markers

Last Modified: October 6, 2005

ePublisher Pro

The purpose of this article is to explain how to control the name of the output files generated by ePublisher Pro by using filename markers.

Filename markers allow you to control the names of your output files. By default, ePublisher Pro will generate output file names based on the name of the source document. In order to specify names for your output files, you need to insert filename markers into the headings in your source document that have page splits applied. Once you have embedded filename markers into your source documents, you need to assign filename marker behavior to the filename markers. The following steps will walk you through embedding filename markers into Adobe FrameMaker or Microsoft Word documents and setting up the correct filename marker behavior in ePublisher Pro.

Using filename markers with Adobe FrameMaker:

1)	In your FrameMaker document, go to Special > Marker.

2)	From the Marker Type drop-down, choose Edit.

3)	Type in Filename; this will be the name of the custom marker.

4)	Click Add.

5)	Locate the heading that starts the new page whose filename you want to assign.

6)	Within that heading, insert a Filename marker.

7)	For the marker text of the filename marker, type in the name you want to assign to the output file (without the file extension).

8)	Save your FrameMaker document.

9)	In ePublisher Pro, go to Project > Scan All Documents to pick up any new marker style information from your source documents.

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Go to View > Style Designer.

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Click on the Marker Styles tab.

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Select Filename from the list of marker styles.

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Choose Filename for the value of the marker type.

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Close the Style Designer.

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Go to Project > Regenerate All to generate your project.

Using filename markers with Microsoft Word:

1)	In your Word document, locate the heading that starts the new page whose filename you want to assign.

2)	Go to WebWorks > Markers.

3)	Select Filename from the list of markers.

4)	For the filename value, type in the name you want to assign to the output file.

5)	Click Apply or OK to insert the filename marker.

6)	Save your Word document.

7)	In ePublisher Pro, go to Project > Scan All Documents to pick up any new marker style information from your source documents.

8)	Go to View > Style Designer.

9)	Click on the Marker Styles tab.