Frank, What version of FM are you using, and how "small" is this set of documents?
It is well known that all of the FM to RTF filters in FM up to version 7.2 do not work very well, especially on large files. I have successfully converted small files (2-5 pages) but even those needed cleanup. HOWEVER.... Adobe hase considerably improved the FM > Word filter in FM8. It's not perfect but it does work pretty well. Adobe has also included a new Word > FM filter that works really well. I use it all the time because we get a lot of our source information froim the engineers in Word. This new filter, called Microsoft Word 2007, cleanly converts text, tables, and even graphics from Word to FM. I have run it on 80 page Word docs with lots of tables and graphics. The conversion takes about 3 minutes. Diane PS - I cannot believe that Boeing won't spend all of $300 for Mif2Go (www.omsys.com). It would cost them less for that than it would for your time to do the job by hand. ================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dodd, Frank J Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:09 AM To: Framers Subject: Converting to Word I have a small set of documents that I wish to convert to Microsoft Word format. They are work instructions with graphics attached - no external links. I have tried the Save as technique and it just locks up Framemaker. Short of retyping the documents does anybody know of a way to convert them to MS Word. We are not allowed to purchase outside software or plugins to make the process easier. \God forbid we do something that makes us more efficient. That's sarcasm. Frank _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
