Re: Word Conversion (newbie question warning)

["Brian Das" <brian_das -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

"Engel, Chris" wrote:
>
> I'll search the archives, but basically I'm tasked with converting a huge
> amount of Word files in to a new Word template.

Hi Chris,

Good question. Any conversion effort is complicated by inconsistencies in
the source material. This is true in the conversion of anything -- text,
data, or godless heathens. (Ha! I'm hilarious.)

If styles and formatting aren't consistent in the original files, there's a
certain amount of line-by-line clean-up that you'll have to do. Data
conversion folks call it "scrubbing". It's time-consuming.

Some tips...

You can remove any font or paragraph formatting that doesn't adhere to a
style definition: Select the entire document (Ctrl-A), then press
Ctrl-spacebar to remove font formatting, then press Ctrl-Q to remove
paragraph formatting.

Before starting the line-by-line cleanup, search the help for "Keyboard
Shortcuts". This topic might save a bout of repetitive strain disorder.

For more tips, check the MS Word newsgroups at
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx.

Good luck!
Brian


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