Because the Word and FrameMaker table models are fundamentally so different, I
find that it is best to only import the content and nothing relating to the
"tableness". From Word, first use the convert table to text command, then copy
the tab-separated table contents. Paste the text into Frame and then use
convert the table to text command to create a table with the appropriate table
format applied.
If you bring a Word table into Frame as a table, it coes along with a bunch of
properties that you then have to get rid of, like the "custom ruling and
shading" flag being set for all cells in the table and the heading row not
working properly.
Also do yourself a favor and make sure that the Word table doesn't have any
merged cells. If you are using my text-only method, you'll have an unequal
number of cells in some rows. Or if you're bringing it in as a table,
FrameMaker's equivalent functionality (straddle) works *completely* differently
under the hood, and the import operation won't correctly figure out how to
reconcile the two.
-Fred Ridder
From: hwinb...@hobartsystems.com
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Word Tables to Frame 12Tables
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:24:27 +0000
What is the best way to get a Word table into non-Structured Frame 12.
I have had great luck with special paste RTF but ain’t sure.
Les
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