Re: Word to FrameMaker Conversion

["Lin Sims" <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 2:40 PM, R D <jaguarjam -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I'm contemplating moving a 1000 page Word doc to FrameMaker. This document has a lot of tables so I'm guessing I will have to reformat all of them. I'm sure there will be other problems. Is there anyone who can advise me on Word-to-Frame conversion projects and what problems I may encounter? I know in the long run having this document in FrameMaker will save me time and aggravation but I'm nervous about what the conversion will entail.
>
> Thanks-
> RD

I'd suggest getting Rick Quatro's excellent TableCleaner plugin. It
does cost $60, but I've found it to be invaluable when having to deal
with tables imported from Word (and it's pretty danged nifty even if
you're just working in Frame tables).

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