You can also copy and Paste Special in RTF format, if that's not too cumbersome. That's how I import tables from Word docs.
--William Art Campbell wrote: > The easiest way to do this is to Open, not import, the source .RTF file > in FM. > > So, first, in FM, Open the .RTF file. Next, to remove hidden Word > characters, save the file in FM as a MIF format file. Finally, open > the (now clean) MIF file and cut and paste whatever you need into your > destination FM file. > > Use the FM Paragraph Designer's Global Update tool to change all tags > of one type to another type. > > Art > > > > On 3/8/07, John Pilla <John.Pilla at us.ibm.com> wrote: >> Hello, all; >> We are in the process of converting older Word documents into FrameMaker. >> After stripping and cleaning unwanted old Information Mapping formatting >> from Word, saving as RTF . . . >> When I import one of the RTF files into our new FrameMaker template file, >> the old document comes in as a Text Inset and not as the desired RTF . >> . . >> >> We use File | Import. And select "Retain Source File Formatting" so we >> can use a Find and Replace on the standard para Styles from Word to the >> new Tags in FM template. >> However, after importing, because it comes in as a Text Inset, I then >> have >> to select the Text Inset Properties from the Edit menu, >> and convert to text. >> When we do this, we loose all text in the tables. >> >> How can I import text from an RTF file so that it comes in as RTF and not >> as a Text Inset? >> Is there a properties setting, somewhere?
