need to collaborate with a Word guru

[Carol J. Elkins]

Matt, thanks for the advise, but I think you 
misunderstood. My client wants a Word template 
that matches my Frame template. I don't plan to 
"parcel" out the work; I'm doing it myself. As 
the subject line indicates, I want to collaborate 
with a Word guru, so my post was to find a Word 
guru on the Framer's list because I'll also be 
converting the Word-formatted documents to FM. 
Someone who regularly uses both programs will be 
able to see both sides of the equation. I just 
need to ask the Word person some questions, much 
as I've done with you on RoboHelp. I'm willing to 
pay for someone's time. I gave an example of the 
template's numbering scheme to dissuade people 
who have not mastered Word's numbering from 
responding. I've had a couple people respond off 
list, which was what I asked for, so I'm good 
now. This list is a godsend not only for FM 
users, but also for folks who have other skills!

Carol

At 02:29 PM 8/30/2013, Matt Sullivan wrote:
>Hi Carol, perhaps you'd be well-advised to break 
>up the two functions and parcel the work out separately.
>
>I've created many effective Word templates that 
>work properly when imported into FrameMaker
it's 
>really more of a function of the style names 
>than the physical attributes of the Word DOT.
>
>Once you have the "proper clean slate" as a 
>DOCX, you can then format as necessary within Word itself.
>
>Of course, the less formatting on the Word side, 
>the better, but perhaps that's better than 
>waiting for someone who "likes" both Fm and Word...