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macweaz,

The answer to #1 is maybe. The EDD can't call a graphic directly, I don't believe; however, it could assign a paragraph format that calls a graphic from the reference pages. Look up "frame above" / "frame below" in the paragraph format areas of the user guide/help.

For #2, I think you could assign some defaults for size-related attributes in your r/w rules. I don't know how reliable that is, though, perhaps someone could comment. What you could do, though, is use a short XSLT stylesheet upon XML import to write explicit values for these attributes. Of course, this will not be applicable to authoring within FrameMaker, only importing XML.

A third-party tool you might find useful is Structure Snippets from Leximation:

 <http://www.leximation.com/tools/info/structuresnippets.php>

It allows you to store snippets of a structure tree later (such as an anchored frame element setup), much like a deluxe clipboard for structured content. It's a simple concept but I find it very useful for things like you've been talking about here. I'd recommend it highly for any structured FM author.

Russ