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richard@adpgate.UUCP ( ADP OPuS) writes:


>	Just got the new PageMaker 4.2 to use with Microsoft Word 5.0 in 
>	my quest to automate publications.  With PageMaker 4.0 I could 
>	link graphics that were "Place"able, but I use a LOT of Word 
>	Tables.  The only way to get the tables into PageMaker is to 
>	convert them into PICT graphics in Word, then cut them through
>	the Clipboard.  Of course, PageMaker can't link through the 
>	clipboard!

>	SOooooo, my publish & subscribe dream...publish the table in Word,
>	then subscribe in PageMaker????  IT WON'T WORK.  PageMaker brings 
>	it over in pieces as tab delimited data - no more table!

>	Welllll, how about convert the table to PICT in Word, then publish
>	the PICT table and subscribe in PageMaker????  Close, but no 
>	ceeegar.  PageMaker brings it over as an inline graphic, which is 
>	supposed happen only if you select the text cursor from the Toolbox.
>	Everytime I tried to move the table into position, it would 
>	spring back into place presumably because of it's inline graphic 
>	status.  I figure if I could get it to be an independent graphic 
>	things might go OK, but since its coming from a WORD processor, 
>	PageMaker gets the message that is is text (just a guess).

>	Some of you may be wondering why I don't just use the PageMaker 
>	Table Editor to make the tables?  I investigated that but I need 
>	to be able to use multiple fonts and it's not supported.

>	Anybody have any ideas or experiences with how to LINK Word tables 
>	to PageMaker????  Wisdom????


I haven't tried this with Word 5 recently, but I presume that you have read
our docs, in particular the section on "Importing a table from Table Editor
and Word 4.0" (I'm at home and have only an older copy of the doc set with me.)
It tells you to insert an uppercase T in a new line before the table, and
to apply the "hidden" style to it. Then use import/place to import it as
tab-delimited text.
to import as graphic, you should: turn off the "Show Hidden Text" and
"Show Table Gridlines" options, select ONLY the table, and press
CMD-OPT-D to have Word copy the table to the clipboard as a graphic.
(Tha's intuitive, eh?). You can then paste it into PageMaker.

I don't have the 4.2 manuals with me, and I haven't had a chance to play with
it, so I don't know why publish/subscribe aren't working for you.

Also, looking at the Table Editor doc, it appears that the limitation is on
the number of fonts and/or type size in the same cell. You can apply multiple
styles (bold, italic) within a cell, and can format cells individually should
you so desire.

Reply-To: rick_gordon@aldus.com