Importing a Word Doc into Frame v9.0

[Alan T Litchfield]

Here too.

The difference I have made though, from one especially large and  
difficult assignment, was to print the Word file to PDF then export  
the graphics. That enabled vector based illustrations to be retained  
and not converted to raster. It also meant that specific pages that  
contained illustrations drawn in the source application could be  
opened in Illustrator and saved directly as pdf once all the page  
margins, borders, page number, etc. had been deleted.

Alan


On 14/07/2009, at 11:54 AM, <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net> wrote:

> This is my practice as well, although I don't go to a complete text  
> file. What I do is read the RTF into Frame and then "copy/paste- 
> special" paragraphs and text into a new document, applying proper  
> paragraph formats as I go.
>
> Using my approach minimizes (but does not eliminate) overlooking  
> formatting items (like emphasis in italics or bolding,  
> underlining, , etc.) that were in the original Word document.
>
> Z
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Alison Craig
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 2:44 PM
> To: Art Campbell; Flato, Gillian
> Cc: Framers List
> Subject: RE: Importing a Word Doc into Frame v9.0
>
>
> As a novice Frame user, I am currently doing the same thing (taking  
> a 350 page Word manual and moving to FrameMaker 9).
>
> As a long time, highly skilled Word user, I know from experience  
> that there is a mountain of invisible crap in the Word doc - so my  
> best advice is to not import the Word document at all!
>
> Instead, save the Word doc as a text file, open the text file in  
> something like Notepad, then copy in the plain text and completely  
> reformat the Frame doc from scratch. This may be more work in the  
> short term, but you'll create a better template and avoid any  
> hassles that importing Word files could cause down the road.
>
> Yes, this means you have to deal with everything (graphics, master  
> pages, etc) from scratch. But it also gives you the chance to begin  
> your Frame career with a "best practices for FrameMaker" approach  
> rather than a "I have to live with Word-defined stuff even though  
> I'm now working in Frame" approach.
>
> I have no doubt this is taking me longer, but I am more confident  
> about the results.
>
> Alison
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Art Campbell
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 2:25 PM
> To: Flato, Gillian
> Cc: Framers List
> Subject: Re: Importing a Word Doc into Frame v9.0
>
> The procedures and best practices for importing Word files are still
> the same as for earlier versions of Frame...
> Usually, the best results are obtained by saving s RTF in Word and
> opening that file... Graphics, if they're embedded in the Word file,
> can be recreated by saving the Word as HTML, then they can be imported
> by reference in Frame.
>
> Probably the most important thing she needs to master quickly is the
> idea of using a book to manage more smaller files...
>
> Art Campbell
>               art.campbell at gmail.com
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> Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
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> apply.
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>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Flato,  
> Gillian<gflato at nanometrics.com> wrote:
>> A cousin of mine is a complete novice on Frame. She is buying Frame  
>> v9.0
>> and importing a 300 page Word manual into it. (After editing the 1rst
>> edition of the manual in Word, she said, never again). I have never  
>> seen
>> Frame v9.0, I still use Frame v8.0.
>>
>> How does Frame v9.0 map Word Paragraph styles? Does it do a better  
>> job
>> than Frame v8? What does she need to do first to ensure an easy and
>> successful import?
>>
>> Any recommendations for some good online training classes for Frame
>> v9.0?
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> <mailto:gflato at nanometrics.com>
>>
>> Gillian Flato
>>
>> Technical Writer (Software)
>>
>> nanometrics
>>
>> 1550 Buckeye Dr.
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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