Word tables to FM Tables?

[Radha Padmanabhan]

Hi,
   
  Thanks for the help.
   
  Hi Jim, the link http://www.techknowledgecorp.com/public/word2frame.pdf was a great help.
  Carey, I'm afraid I do not use frame script.
   
  Jerilynne had suggested to convert the Word tables to tab delimited text, then copy/paste them using the Paste > Special > Text option. Once the text was in Frame, highlight the text and convert it to a specific named table based on the standards for template.
   
  This is feasible for my current situation.
   
  Regards
  Radha

Carey Bates <Carey.Bates at computershare.com> wrote:
  I have also use Framescript for this - you convert the word document
using a script that you then convert into Frame (text) sort of like an
inset.

I can send an example if you are using Framescript. Or check out
http://www.frameexpert.com/

Carey Bates
Computershare

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[mailto:framers-bounces+carey.bates=computershare.com at lists.frameusers.c
om] On Behalf Of Pinkham, Jim
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 9:42 AM
To: Radha Padmanabhan; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Word tables to FM Tables?

Radha, a search of the archives for this list and other lists that
discuss FM (e.g.,techwr-l and techcommpros) will offer some good advice
for this. O'Keefe and Loring's "FrameMaker 7" book discusses the process
and the Table Cleaner plug-in on p. 187. Also, the document at
http://www.techknowledgecorp.com/public/word2frame.pdf offers an
excellent overview of Word-to-Frame conversion efforts, has a section on
table conversions, and includes a Word macro at the end that can be used
on a MIF file to facilitate the process.

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith.com at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of Radha Padmanabhan
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:19 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Word tables to FM Tables?

Hi,

I have to update an existing FM Book with new requirements. I am given
a Word document with about 10 tables (and lot of other text content
too). The size of the tables range from 5 to 40 rows and 3 to 5 columns.
Is there a way to quickly copy/import that Word table data into FM
tables? My FM files have named, designed tables. Using FM7.0 with XP.

Thanks for your help.
Regards
Radha

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