[Framers] Best Method, Word 2013 to Frame 2019.

[Carol J. Elkins]

If your Word docs are formatted to use 100% Normal style, then, your 
only choice is to manually tag every paragraph in Frame. I find it 
easiest to copy/paste from the Word doc rather than opening the Word 
doc in Frame. That prevents all of Word's garbage from coming along 
for the ride.

However, with tables, I will open an .rtf version of the Word doc in 
Frame so as to capture the table and its contents. Then paste that 
into my new Frame doc and use Rick Quatro's TableCleanerES tools to 
strip the table of Word's stuff. (It isn't always 100% clean, but 
you'll be nearer to where you need to be.) Then manually apply 
Frame's table and character tags.

Graphics: There are many different ways to handle graphics. 
Personally, I find the best way is to copy/paste out of Word and into 
Adobe Illustrator. Then import the .ai file directly into an anchored 
graphic frame in Frame.

Hope this helps.

Carol

At 09:27 AM 3/11/2019, Richard Melanson wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I have read over the years numerous ways to get Word docs into 
>FrameMaker. Is there one "best method" out there that everyone 
>agrees is the way to go.
>
>I have a 413 page Word 2013 doc with embedded graphics, tables, and 
>anything else you can through into Word. I have been away from Frame 
>for about 6 or 7 years so I have some catching up to do. My company 
>just purchased the Adobe Tech Comm Suite for me, my recommendation, 
>and want me to move ALL the Word stuff, starting with one of the biggest docs.
>
>I really appreciate any input you guys through at me as I ramp back 
>up to using Frame again.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Rick
>
>Richard Melanson
>Technical Writer|HighRes Biosolutions
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