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Subject:Re: Frame to Word, RTF, Text. From:Kathryn Marshall <kmarshall -at- MODACAD -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:14:06 -0700
We write our doc in FrameMaker and use RoboHELP for online help. I
convert the Frame files to RTF, then import them directly into RoboHELP
(no need to convert them to doc files). Then I run the conversion
operation (Tools-->Conversion) to change selected headings from the
imported file into online help topics. Then I run a macro to update all
of the styles.
It's pretty painless.
Kathy
PS. Just in case you're wondering, I don't stop there. Then I go through
and reorganize, edit, and add stuff. Obviously you can't just throw a
printed doc online and call it online help.
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> From: Jennifer
> Gangloff[SMTP:JENNIFER -dot- T -dot- GANGLOFF -at- CPMX -dot- SAIC -dot- COM]
> Reply To: JENNIFER -dot- T -dot- GANGLOFF -at- CPMX -dot- SAIC -dot- COM
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 1998 5:23 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Frame to Word, RTF, Text.
>
> In response to the question below... We had to convert Frame docs to
> .rft
> format, then to .doc format, then to RoboHELP documents....It was, in
> short, a pain, and there's no easy shortcut that I'm aware of. From
> what
> I've seen, Word and Frame don't "communicate" very well.
>
> I know Frame allows you to save your docs as .rtf files. Just
> select....
> File: Save As, change your "Files of Type" to an .rtf extension, and
> then
> it should save your file as an .rtf doc.
>
> What are you trying to do w/your files?
>
> Jenn TG
> Jennifer -dot- T -dot- Gangloff -at- cpmx -dot- saic -dot- com
>
>
>
>
> I would like to know if there any programs that can convert FrameMaker
> documents into the following formats: Word, RTF, or text? Can such
> programs
> come as an add-on to Word, or is a separate program required? If such
> a
> program could be downloaded from a Web site, please let me know.
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