[Framers] Framers Digest, Vol 141, Issue 6

[Tarlochan S. Nahal]

Depending on the size and nature of the document, I would go for option 1 or 2, but if it a lot of tables and bullets, then I think option 3 (mapping a Word document to FM) is a better choice, especially if table columns are properly mapped. 
Please keep in mind that conversion almost always requires some tweaking and rework, but it is much better than retyping long tables. Regards,  Tarlochan S Nahal  

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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 12:16:18 -0800
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I *always" go with option 2 as Word always has so much crud in the
background. 

Maybe Frame is good at leaving that behind, but as a glass half empty kind
of person, I'm not willing to take the chance.

Alison


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On Behalf Of David Creamer
Sent: December 13, 2017 8:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [Framers] Style mapping: Word to FrameMaker 2017

Not that I have come across--unless I'm missing something obvious. 

While I appreciate the new Word import feature (it has been in InDesign for
some time), it works best if one is working with experienced Word users who
know how to use styles properly. That is not always the case. 

The problem is when the Word file comes in with a bunch of unwanted styles
(sometimes not even used in the document). Granted, one could import those
styles and rename & reformat them or map them to existing styles, but that
isn't how I like to work in many cases. A simple solution is for Adobe put
back in an option to import as plain text (like the previous import dialog
used to have). 

Option 1: a working "solution" is to open Word and copy the text. In
FrameMaker, use the Paste Special menu and choose text. 
Option 2: save the Word file as text and import.
Option 3: go with the flow and map the Word styles to Frame styles, but that
works best if all writers use styles consistently.

David Creamer
IDEAS Training
FrameMaker training since 1991

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From: Pat Christenson <[1]Pat.Christenson at morningstar.com>
  If you're importing a Word document into FrameMaker 2017, is there a
  way to disable the feature that adds unmapped formats to the FrameMaker
  paragraph, character, and table catalogs?
  Thanks.
  Pat Christenson
  Senior Technical Writer, Client Education
  Morningstar, Inc.

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