[Framers] FrameMaker 2017 - Pros, cons and import from Word

[Lin Sims]

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On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 9:09 AM, <bernard at publishingsmarter.com> wrote:

> From a day-to-day author perspective it will feel similar enough. You have
> menu reorganization of course, but the F7 key will be your friend (press it
> almost anywhere for a quick contextual search of functions). For the import
> of Word the biggest issues are how styles are used in the source (if not at
> all, then the issue is starting with crappy semantic markup of content),
> images, xrefs, tables. However, it works pretty well. I got to demo it a
> few times at events and conferences, and I've used the import myself a
> decent amount.
>
> Again, boils down to the source quality for it.
>
> Bernard
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: caroline.tabach at gmail.com
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Sent: 4/25/18 7:14 AM
> Subject: [Framers] FrameMaker 2017 - Pros, cons and import from Word
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I used FrameMaker 2015 in my previous position.
> >
> > My new employers offered to buy FrameMaker 2017.
> >
> > 1. What are the main differences between the versions?
> >
> > 2. What is hard to get used to?
> >
> > 3. I have to import their guides from Word. I did this in my previous job
> > many years ago. I understand the workflow is much better now. The guide
> is
> > a 390 page word doc, the others are much smaller. Tip, Tricks, hints
> > anything to beware of?
> >
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > --
> > Caroline Tabach
> > Technical Writer
> > e-mail: caroline.tabach at gmail.com
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