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There isn't - as far as I last knew - a good tool for Word to Frame.
The best way to convert them, I've found, is to strip the raw content in
Notepad, and then paste it into Frame. After that, tag the content in Frame
with the styles you've established for your template.
Claire Conant
Sr. Technical Editor and Consultant
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From: "Hales-Crotchett, Nicole" <nicole -dot- hales-crotchett -at- lmco -dot- com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:37 AM
To: <framers-bounces -at- lists -dot- frameusers -dot- com>; <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Subject: Word to Frame Tool?
> Hello Lists,
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> What's the best tool you think a tech writer should have for converting
> Word docs to FrameMaker? Most of our legacy manuals are in Word.
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> Cheers!
> Nicole
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