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Subject:Re: Edit <then> onward to Framemaker? From:"Brierley, Sean" <Brierley -at- QUODATA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 21 Jan 1999 09:42:50 -0500
Hallo:
I prefer to word-process in FrameMaker. I am not sure how well
FrameMaker supports WordPerfect but you can always transfer information
via RTF. However, if you set up your FrameMaker paragraph styles using
the same names as the Word styles, you can import the Word documents
directly into FrameMaker 5.5.6. Always consider that headers, footers,
xrefs (generated TOCs, Indices, Word's fields, and macros) will not
translate. You might also have trouble with Word Art and graphics from
Word.
Good luck.
Sean
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: George Beinhorn [mailto:trail -at- BEST -dot- COM]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:32 PM
>>>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>>>Subject: Edit <then> onward to Framemaker?
>>>
>>>
>>>Beginner's question:
>>>
>>>I use a highly customized keyboard definition in
>>>Word/WordPerfect that
>>>lets me edit like blazes.
>>>
>>>I'm curious--as I learn Framemaker, can I look forward to assignments
>>>where I'll be able to do all major text edits in Word/WP,
>>>then tranfer
>>>text to Framemaker for formatting?
>>>
>>>This would be lovely! I <hate> the "standard" Microsoft key
>>>assignments.
>>>I grew up with Wordstar.
>>>
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