That's why I recommend the RTF method per
http://sbrenjoy.bizland.com/frontpage/word.htme
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| Wally
| I am still following the thread.
|
| I just conducted an experiment using Word 2003, FP2000, and FP2003.
|
| Saved a word file, consisting of Headings, paragraphs, and a numbered list
| in three formats: Word(97-2003).doc, Word RTF format, and unfiltered HTML.
|
| With a blank page open in FP2003, from Windows explorer, dragged
| the 2 word formats into the page: result: RTF format - perfect - no changes
| required at all.
| .doc format: work required on the list, no bloat at all.
|
| Repeated with FP2000 - on a different PC -
| Result: RTF format - perfect, as for FP2003
| .doc format: HTML code obscured with XML, mso classes and styles - similar
| to the HTML unfiltered (but a little less of it).
|
| The problem with bloat seems to be with FP2000, or my installations of it.
|
| I have never had a problem with Word files saved from Word 97 or earlier
| with any version of FP. Since using FP2000 with Word 2000, I have never
| tried dragging Word files into pages until these last 2 days.
| --
| Ron
|
| Reply only to group - all emails will be deleted unread.
|
|
| | > Ronx,
| >
| > Are you still following this thread?
| >
| > Wally
| >
| > | > > No
| > > I didn't even see the bit Thomas found.
| > > And it still doesn't work for me
| > >
| > > --
| > > Ron
| > >
| > > Reply only to group - all emails will be deleted unread.
| > >
| > >
| > > | > > > Did you find bloated code on my site?
| > > >
| > > > Wally
| > > >
| > > > | > > > > I did check your site, which prompted my question. I have always
| had
| > > > bloat
| > > > > with .doc files saved from Word 2000, regardless of content and
| method
| > > of
| > > > > inserting into FP. The only cure has been saving as HTML from Word,
| > and
| > > > > using the MSO filter.
| > > > >
| > > > > --
| > > > > Ron
| > > > >
| > > > > Reply only to group - all emails will be deleted unread.
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > > | > > > > > Hi Ronx,
| > > > > >
| > > > > > I use Word 2000. No photos and no html in Word. Just text, tables,
| > and
| > > > > > lists. The tables and lists may require reformatting in FP to get
| > the
| > > > > effect
| > > > > > you want, but they transfer okay. As far as bloated code goes, you
| > can
| > > > > check
| > > > > > out my site:
www.dipika.org. All the articles are Word files that
| > were
| > > > > > directly dragged in from Windows Explorer. It's a great timesaver.
| > You
| > > > get
| > > > > > the best of both worlds.
| > > > > >
| > > > > > Wally
| > > > > >
| > > > > > | > > > > > > What version of Word do you use? In my experience, Word 97 and
| > > > earlier
| > > > > > does
| > > > > > > not produce code bloat - but does make a hash of including
| tables
| > > and
| > > > > > > images, whereas Word 2000 and later seems to bloat everything it
| > > > > touches.
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > --
| > > > > > > Ron
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > Reply only to group - all emails will be deleted unread.
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > | > > > > > > > Thomas,
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Thanks for taking the time. Other people have also suggested
| > that
| > > I
| > > > > use
| > > > > > a
| > > > > > > > database, but I can't imagine what kind of database would be
| > > useful
| > > > > > here.
| > > > > > > > Could I impose on you again and ask you for a suggestion?
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > By the way, there are many other features in Word that make it
| > > > better
| > > > > > than
| > > > > > > > FP for editing text. I use Word for what Word is good for and
| FP
| > > for
| > > > > > what
| > > > > > > FP
| > > > > > > > is good for.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Did you find any extra coding? The reason I keep insisting on
| > this
| > > > is
| > > > > > that
| > > > > > > > it could save people a lot of time if they knew they could do
| > it.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Thanks again.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Wally
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > | > > > > > > > > As for the date, you could just type those in for each
| > article,
| > > FP
| > > > > > will
| > > > > > > > not
| > > > > > > > > change them in that case.
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > BTW: At some point you might want to consider using a
| > database,
| > > as
| > > > > the
| > > > > > > > > content (from the pages I looked at) would be easier to
| > manage.
| > > > > > > > > --
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > ==============================================
| > > > > > > > > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > > > > > > > > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
| > > > > > > > > MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| > > > > > > > > ==============================================
| > > > > > > > > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage
| > support
| > > > see:
| > > > > > > > >
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > | > > > > > > > > > One problem I would have with editing in FP is the date.
| The
| > > > > > articles
| > > > > > > on
| > > > > > > > > my
| > > > > > > > > > site all have a date of posting and a date of copyright
| > (which
| > > > > means
| > > > > > > > > nothing
| > > > > > > > > > but it looks good). If I use the date stamp feature in FP,
| > the
| > > > > date
| > > > > > > will
| > > > > > > > > > change if I open the page again later, which I would not
| > want.
| > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > Wally
| > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > | > > > > > > > > > > Wally, if those are the only reason you use Word, then
| you
| > > > could
| > > > > > use
| > > > > > > > FP
| > > > > > > > > > for
| > > > > > > > > > > the same thing, as it support the basic Word functions.
| > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > --
| > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > ==============================================
| > > > > > > > > > > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > > > > > > > > > > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
| > > > > > > > > > > MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| > > > > > > > > > > ==============================================
| > > > > > > > > > > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage
| > > > support
| > > > > > see:
| > > > > > > > > > >
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > | > > > > > > > > > > > I do not use Word for html. I simply use it for
| editing
| > my
| > > > > > texts,
| > > > > > > > > > putting
| > > > > > > > > > > in
| > > > > > > > > > > > italics, bolds, font faces, etc. Again, no html or
| > photos.
| > > > > > Tables
| > > > > > > > and
| > > > > > > > > > > lists
| > > > > > > > > > > > come out intact, although they may need reformatting
| to
| > > get
| > > > > just
| > > > > > > the
| > > > > > > > > > look
| > > > > > > > > > > > you want. If you don't believe it works, you can check
| > out
| > > > my
| > > > > > > site:
| > > > > > > > > > > >
www.dipika.org. All of the articles were dragged in
| > from
| > > > > Word.
| > > > > > If
| > > > > > > I
| > > > > > > > > > have
| > > > > > > > > > > > tons of extra coding, I would appreciate someone
| > pointing
| > > it
| > > > > out
| > > > > > > to
| > > > > > > > > me.
| > > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > > Wally S
| > > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > > | > > > > > > > > > > > > For the last five years, I have been dragging Word
| > files
| > > > > from
| > > > > > > > > Windows
| > > > > > > > > > > > > Explorer onto an open page in FP, and I have never
| had
| > a
| > > > > > > problem.
| > > > > > > > > And
| > > > > > > > > > > this
| > > > > > > > > > > > > way, you can keep all your font formatting. There
| > should
| > > > be
| > > > > no
| > > > > > > > > photos
| > > > > > > > > > in
| > > > > > > > > > > > the
| > > > > > > > > > > > > Word doc and no html.
| > > > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > > > Wally S
| > > > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > > > | > > > > > > > > > > > > > I read somewhere that importing Word documents to
| > > > > FrontPage
| > > > > > > can
| > > > > > > > > > cause
| > > > > > > > > > > > > > problems because of the formatting controls. Is
| this
| > > > also
| > > > > > true
| > > > > > > > for
| > > > > > > > > > > > > > text that is copied and pasted?
| > > > > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can I copy a page or two of text from a Word
| > document
| > > to
| > > > > the
| > > > > > > > > > clipboard
| > > > > > > > > > > > > > and then paste it into a FrontPage document
| without
| > > > > > problems?
| > > > > > > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks
| > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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