Conversion of PageMaker file to MS-Word files

[Rajash...@adobeforums.com]

Is there any option to convert the Pagemaker file to a MS-Word file, with retaining the formats, flow charts and in editable mode

[Lyn_Eg...@adobeforums.com]

No.

However, you can export the text in RTF format**, which will retain the bolding and italics and be editable, and then you will have to separately insert the graphics into the Word document.

* * to export the text, insert your text tool into any text block, go to Edit>Edit Story (or Control E), then go to File>Export>Text which will prompt you for a file name and location to save the text and you can also choose the type from a dropdown list - choose Rich Text Format (RTF).

If you want to eventually take it back into PM, don't worry about inserting the graphics into Word, as they will not stay in the place you want them to be (otherwise we'd be using Word for layout, which it is NOT capable of doing well at all). After editing, you can then reimport the text back into PM. But if it is just text editing you wish to do, do it in PM.

[kh...@adobeforums.com]

With New Acrobat 6PRO you can go from PM to PDF and then export to word

[Lyn_Eg...@adobeforums.com]

But that still will not retain the formatting and layout, nor bring the graphics as the original poster asked.

[Lyn_Eg...@adobeforums.com]

Don't know John. I didn't know that Word would even accept a PDF as a picture format type.

But then since I am still back on V97, things could have moved on I suppose. I believe you can even insert EPS files in newer versions of Word. Why anyone would want to, I don't know.

[John_...@adobeforums.com]

> PM to PDF and then export to word

I thought it was only the comments that could be exported to Word, and using "Save As" in *.DOC format only places an image of the PDF in the Word file.

Iechyd da! John
17:23 09/10/2003 BST

[John_...@adobeforums.com]

Hi, Lyn,

> I didn't know that Word would even accept a PDF as a picture format
type.

It's not in PDF format - it's a vector format, though, probably EPS.

> I believe you can even insert EPS files in newer versions of Word.

Yes, EPS files can be inserted into Word2K, though it can be a struggle.

> Why anyone would want to, I don't know.

Agreed!

Iechyd da! John
17:55 09/10/2003 BST

[Rich_Be...@adobeforums.com]

>EPS files can be inserted into Word2K, though it can be a struggle.

Version 7 Illustrator eps files work for me. Anything later does not.

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On Thursday, 9 October 2003 09:38:21 UTC+5:30, Rajash...@adobeforums.com wrote: