Rochelle L. wrote:
I need to convert MS Word documents to XML Dita format.
We have a brand new product which can be used to directly do that and
which does not require you to learn XMLmind XML Editor:
XMLmind Word To XML
http://www.xmlmind.com/w2x/
Current version 1.0beta01 is free to use. Note that version 1.0beta01
just contains a command-line utility called w2x. We expect to release
version 1.0beta02, featuring an easy to use graphical application called
w2x-app, in at most a couple of weeks.
I understood this is something that can be done using your product XML Mind.
Yes, XMLmind XML Editor has indeed an advanced "Paste from Word" facility.
I downloaded XML Mind and although I found the instructions about how to
paste from word on your website, I cannot see the options *'Paste from
Word'* in any menu.
Can you help?
* "Paste from Word" is an item found in the "Paste As" submenu of the
"Topic" menu. This means that you have to open a DITA topic (of any
kind, but not a map) in order to see this "Topic" menu.
* "Paste from Word" is available only on Windows and on the Mac, not on
Linux (because MS-Word does not run on Linux).
* "Paste from Word" is an add-on bundled with XMLmind XML Editor as of
version 5.7. That is, you'll not find this add-on in older versions of
the editor.
Please take the time to carefully re-read:
"How to import an entire MS-Word document as a DITA topic:", a tip found in
http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/dita/help.html#topic_menu
Also, I have a couple of additional questions:
Should I convert the MS Word document to .RTF format before pasting?
No. Suffice to copy part or all of any document opened in MS-Word 2003+.
Should I remove TOC, List of Figures, and Index etc before pasting?
No. All this is done automatically. The automatic numbering of headings,
if any, is removed too. The goal is to paste clean, ``pure'', DITA
markup free from *any* text automatically generated by MS-Word.
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