Importing Word fields and bookmarks to FM

2007-01-25 Thread David Shaked \(Wernick\)
Background: We are Word experts but inexperienced in FrameMaker. We are importing a large set of Word 2003 documents to FM 7.2. In our experiments so far, the following Word features seem to be lost in the import process. How can we preserve them, without needing to recreate them laboriously in

Re: Importing Word fields and bookmarks to FM

2007-01-25 Thread Art Campbell
David, I haven't attempted to import such a complex document myself, so I'm not sure what is possible and what isn't on an item-by-item basis. I am surprised that the cross-refs, index markers, and similar common tools aren't imported; less so that text insets and so on aren't. What method are

OT: For the Mac Users

2007-01-25 Thread Stuart Rogers
Couldn't resist posting this for the orphaned FM/Mac users... http://tinyurl.com/crxp4 -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com Developers explain How the Product Works. Technical writers

re: Place graphics frame in anchored frame?

2007-01-25 Thread Lester C. Smalley
It can be even simpler than the procedure Richard describes. 1. Click the border of the graphic frame to select it and cut (ctrl x) or copy (ctrl c) to place it on the clipboard. 2. With the text cursor in the paragraph where you want the anchor for the anchored frame to be, and paste

See entire path to graphic?

2007-01-25 Thread Denise Salles
Hi, Is anyone aware of a way to see the entire path to a graphic in the Object Properties dialog box? The long ones get truncated, and I'm wondering if there's a way to see the full path?? Thank you! Denise Salles ___ You are currently subscribed to

Re: See entire path to graphic?

2007-01-25 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Denise, No, but you could generate a List or Index of References and select Imported Graphics. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, Is anyone aware of a way to see the entire path to a graphic in the Object Properties dialog box? The long ones get

CHM Help

2007-01-25 Thread Ben Warburton
Thanks for the feedback Linda. Actually, I found an answer on The Helpware Group's website, http://helpware.net/FAR/far_faq.htm. This is what they say: Why does my CHM window show the title "HTML Help " instead of my title? HTML Help is not a Unicode application, and there is a risk of showing

Importing Word fields and bookmarks to FM

2007-01-25 Thread David Shaked (Wernick)
Background: We are Word experts but inexperienced in FrameMaker. We are importing a large set of Word 2003 documents to FM 7.2. In our experiments so far, the following Word features seem to be lost in the import process. How can we preserve them, without needing to recreate them laboriously in

Importing Word fields and bookmarks to FM

2007-01-25 Thread Art Campbell
David, I haven't attempted to import such a complex document myself, so I'm not sure what is possible and what isn't on an item-by-item basis. I am surprised that the cross-refs, index markers, and similar "common" tools aren't imported; less so that text insets and so on aren't. What method are

OT: For the Mac Users

2007-01-25 Thread Stuart Rogers
Couldn't resist posting this for the orphaned FM/Mac users... http://tinyurl.com/crxp4 -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Developers explain How the Product Works. Technical writers

Place graphics frame in anchored frame?

2007-01-25 Thread Lester C. Smalley
It can be even simpler than the procedure Richard describes. 1. Click the border of the graphic frame to select it and cut (ctrl x) or copy (ctrl c) to place it on the clipboard. 2. With the text cursor in the paragraph where you want the anchor for the anchored frame to be, and paste

See entire path to graphic?

2007-01-25 Thread Denise Salles
Hi, Is anyone aware of a way to see the entire path to a graphic in the Object Properties dialog box? The long ones get truncated, and I'm wondering if there's a way to see the full path?? Thank you! Denise Salles

See entire path to graphic?

2007-01-25 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Denise, No, but you could generate a List or Index of References and select Imported Graphics. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > Hi, > > Is anyone aware of a way to see the entire path to a graphic in the Object > Properties dialog box? The long ones get