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Article #2638Re: Converting to word
From: Thomas_Michanek
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:11
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:11
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I think it would help if you could explain why you need to convert to Word and how often you need to do this. Is someone requesting a Word version because they want to edit the document, provide feedback or insert review comments? In many cases, PDF is a much better distribution format. Is this a one-time single request or will it be done regularly? Are you expecting to perform round-tripping via Word, that is, edit using Word and then bringing the results back into FM? Or are you moving from FM to Word completely? FM and Word use very different document models, and some features are impossible to transfer or will have limited use. If you expect to have a fully functional Word/FM document after conversion, you will become disappointed. Also, high-quality Word conversion is not considered an important feature by Adobe, and so the built-in capabilities are limited. There are much better third-party tools, such as Mif2go. Finally, remember that FM is not to be used as either a back-end or front-end to Word. FM is an authoring and publishing tool on its own, and your workflow should not be dependent on Word. -- /Thomas Michanek
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