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maintained as individual flows in a FrameMaker document, and imported by reference
into the main document.
The powerful anchored frames feature allows you to keep graphics and their accompanying
text callouts with preceding, adjacent or following text. This functionality is particularly
important in situations where text is likely to reflow in a document (for instance, because
the document is undergoing revisions, or when a new template is applied to the content),
because it allows the graphics and callouts to stay with their associated text. When graphics
change their position upon reflow, callouts and captions stay with them also.
Importing a File or Graphic
1. To import a file or graphic, place the cursor where you want to include the file and
choose File>Import, or click the Import File button on the Formatting Bar. Select
Import by Reference or Copy into Document. You can specify the file format or let
FrameMaker automatically determine it. Here we are selecting an SWF file. Click
Import.
2. FrameMaker presents you with text or graphic import options that are appropriate for
the file type you have chosen.
3. FrameMaker automatically places the imported graphic in an anchored frame at the
insertion point. You can then adjust the graphic or the anchored frame as needed. Here
