I've converted thousands of pages using only Word (with macros to do a bunch of clean-up pre conversion) and FrameMaker. But my process only worked well because the Word documents all followed the template/stylesheet very closely. I did find that the conversion worked better by opening a copy of the FrameMaker template and using File>Import>File>Copy Into Document rather than trying to open the Word document directly.
Tables converted reasonably well, and with the use of Rick Quatro's excellent TableCleaner plug-in they became well-behaved Frame tables with only a little work. Figures, on the other hand, I removed before conversion (using a macro) and re-inserted by reference after conversion. Trying to convert figures directly was more trouble than it was worth. My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel....@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Flato Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:29 PM To: framers at FrameUsers.com Subject: Converting Word doc to Frame Guys, I know this has been discussed before, but what is the best tool to use to convert a word doc (with text, tables and images) to a Frame doc. Thanks, Gillian Flato Technical Writer (Software) NANOmetrics, Inc. 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 (408.435.9600 x 316 7 408.232.5911 * gflato at nanometrics.com <blocked::mailto:v at nanometrics.com> This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on this message is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as fred.ridder at intel.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/fred.ridder%40intel. com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
