DOs and DONTs for Word Import
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Submitted by
easgarov.
on 2007-06-20 16:41.
Short help for authors who import word documents
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Do not edit word document in OpenOffice. OpenOffice changes the way math is represented, and later it can cause problems.
If you don't have Microsoft Word, then convert word document to OpenOffice document and use OpenOffice Importer. - Do not try to do tricks by writing math as text. Write all math in Microsoft Equation.
- Take care of sections titles. Hierarchy of titles is not maintained well.
- Replace MathType objects with Microsoft Equation objects. One of the solutions for this would be to export MathType equations to MathML and manually import it to cnxml document.
- Remove fancy fonts (Windings etc.) and replace them with pictures or MathML. Word Importer can handle embedded equations and pictures.
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Use only supported multimedia objects. You can refer to
Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content
for list of supported multimedia.
Remove all embedded objects like WordArt and embedded Excel spreadsheets, which are currently not supported. Replacing them with their screenshots would be one solution. - Edit "Continued Lists", currently cnxml does not support them.
- Double check for import of embedded images. Some layouts are not currently imported with good accuracy.
