Thank you Rob-- my document has 15 plus images so this will do me well! I'll try it this week and get back to you on how it works for me. Many thanks
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Rob Oakes <lyx-de...@oak-tree.us> wrote: > Dear LyX-Users, > > Everytime this particular topic comes up, I find myself exploring > different options for automatically importing MS Word into LyX. This > latest time round, I managed to come up with an automated system that > meets most of my needs. > > A description with links and instructions can be found at: > > http://blog.oak-tree.us/index.php/2010/05/14/msword-lyx-import > > I mostly use this to import rough drafts that I receive from others, and > it does an admirable job of maintaining doc structure (including > images). Unfortunately, it doesn't play as nicely with tables. But > then, I tend to generate all of my tables in R anyway or in > Excel/OpenOffice and export as separate LaTeX files. (Trying to create > tables in LyX or LaTeX by hand is just painful.) > > If anyone else tries it, I'd be interested in your feedback and > thoughts. I've thought about expanding the base python library to also > support Word to DocBook conversions in an effort to see if that results > in a more faithful conversion. > > Cheers, > > Rob > >
