Have you tried MIF2Go's Word output? It worked great for me. RoboHelp can also convert FrameMaker to Word, but I think MIF2Go is better. You might also try FrameMaker 12 (you could just use one copy as a conversion tool).
If your outputs are PDF and Word, I think switching to Flare would cause more pain than it would alleviate. WYSIWYG preview of PDF is a huge advantage. On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Kevin Ryan <kevin.r...@systemsandsoftware.net> wrote: > > I could use the advice of some Frame veterans on whether a switch from Frame > to Flare might be a delusion-inspired wrong turn for me, or possibly the > right way to go. > > My company's primary documentation output is PDF user/training/reference > guides authored on FrameMaker 7. Not the current Frame version, I know, but > sufficient with our good templates to produce solid, professional-looking > documents we're proud of. Other current deliverables include > context-sensitive HTML topics produced via Mif2go and a limited number of > "Process Assistance" MS Word topics. These latter are a sort of MS-Word help > equivalent that our customers can download from our application, edit if > necessary, and even upload back into our application for others if they want > to. I create Process Assistance MS-Word topics by cutting from Frame and > pasting into Word, followed by manual reformatting (ouch). > Our customers (utilities) have been requesting another MS Word output: > Editable MS Word versions of our 20-300 page PDF manuals so that they can > edit them for their own purposes (such as internal training). Unfortunately, > we've been unable to find a workable Frame-to-Word conversion process to this > end. I can do manual reformatting to Word in our short Process Assistance > topics, but to do it on entire manuals would give me a nervous breakdown. > > So, with better MS-Word output generation as my primary goal, I've been > considering a switch to Flare. Its capability to output in PDF, Word, and > HTML seems as though it might ultimately streamline our processes. As I test > Flare by my 30-day trial, though, I'm reminded of the many things FrameMaker > does really well — things I might be losing if I made the switch: For > example, precise page layouts, complex graphics, robust tables. To its > credit, Flare seems to offer output versatility, excellent documentation and > support, and a lot of Marketing momentum. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
