Hi Lea, You do not need to convert to Word via PDF. Either export directly from FrameMaker (is supposed to be improved in the last versions) or use Mif2Go ($ 295, http://www.omsys.com).
Best regards Winfried > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Lea Galanter > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:30 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Converting PDF to Word > > Hi Framers, > > I'm hoping someone can help me out with converting PDFs to > Word docs. My > department creates our user guides in FrameMaker, but other > departments > want to use our text in their materials as well, so they ask me for a > Word version. I have been using Adobe Acrobat to save the PDF > as a Word > doc but it really looks awful and puts the text in weird chunks -- > useable but not pretty. (Yes, we could use a real content management > system--we've already asked, and the answer has been an emphatic No.) > > I started looking for applications that can create a good Word version > of a PDF, but thought I might ask here in case anyone is already using > one that they can highly recommend (something not expensive). > > Thanks! > > Lea Galanter > Lead Technical Editor and Writer > Attenex, an F T I company > lgalanter at attenex.com > www.attenex.com > Phone: 206-689-4438
