Re: Merge Multiple Doc Styles

2009-06-21 Thread Chris Despopoulos
You could always look at TemplateMapper, but I think it's not geared entirely to your problem. Still, if you come up with a normalized template, then you *could* make a map that incorporates everything your legacy has accumulated and then map it to your template. And it handles all those

Re: Merge Multiple Doc Styles?

2009-06-19 Thread Art Campbell
I think any method you choose depends on having one known-good file that you can use as a template for the others. It may be a true template or one of the chapters, but it should exist so you can clone it to the others and enforce consistency. Depending on the version of FM that you're running

RE: Merge Multiple Doc Styles?

2009-06-19 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Karen, Here is how I would approach the problem. Find the component the book that is the most solid as far as styles. Make a copy of this and call it your template. Delete all of the paragraph format formats in this document that still need work, leaving only the solid formats. For each of

Re: Merge Multiple Doc Styles?

2009-06-19 Thread Karen Robbins
Rick and Art, Thanks for your insights. Both sensible approaches and at least somewhat less painful than rebuilding the entire thing from scratch :-). --Karen ==Rick's Reply== Hi Karen, Here is how I would approach the problem. Find the component the book that is the most solid as far as

RE: Merge Multiple Doc Styles?

2009-06-19 Thread Pinkham, Jim
its structured emphasis. Jim -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Karen Robbins Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:20 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Merge Multiple Doc Styles? Rick and Art