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On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 9:09 AM, <bern...@publishingsmarter.com> wrote: > From a day-to-day author perspective it will feel similar enough. You have > menu reorganization of course, but the F7 key will be your friend (press it > almost anywhere for a quick contextual search of functions). For the import > of Word the biggest issues are how styles are used in the source (if not at > all, then the issue is starting with crappy semantic markup of content), > images, xrefs, tables. However, it works pretty well. I got to demo it a > few times at events and conferences, and I've used the import myself a > decent amount. > > Again, boils down to the source quality for it. > > Bernard > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: caroline.tab...@gmail.com > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Sent: 4/25/18 7:14 AM > Subject: [Framers] FrameMaker 2017 - Pros, cons and import from Word > > > Hi > > > > I used FrameMaker 2015 in my previous position. > > > > My new employers offered to buy FrameMaker 2017. > > > > 1. What are the main differences between the versions? > > > > 2. What is hard to get used to? > > > > 3. I have to import their guides from Word. I did this in my previous job > > many years ago. I understand the workflow is much better now. The guide > is > > a 390 page word doc, the others are much smaller. Tip, Tricks, hints > > anything to beware of? > > > > > > thanks > > > > -- > > Caroline Tabach > > Technical Writer > > e-mail: caroline.tab...@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > > Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > > Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/ > listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/ > listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > -- Lin Sims _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com