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Subject:Re: Word to Frame Tool? From:"Fiona Krycek" <fiona -dot- krycek -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Martinek, Carla" <CMartinek -at- zebra -dot- com> Date:Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:06:31 -0500
I don't suppose there are any free tools out there for this?
On 2/26/08, Martinek, Carla <CMartinek -at- zebra -dot- com> wrote:
>
> If you've used styles in Word consistently, it's not that difficult of a
> process. You'll need a target template in Frame to map your styles to
> and a utility, such as Silicon Prairie's Paragraph Tools that will map
> styles from one to another. You can also do the same thing with
> FrameScript, TemplateMapper (if it's still available), Systec Toolbox,
> and a couple of other tools.
>
> One problem you're going to run into is that all of your graphics will
> be embedded, making your files larger. You'll probably want to reimport
> your graphics by reference at some point.
>
> If your files are large, you may want to consider breaking them up into
> chapter or even topical files.
>
> -Carla
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