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What is the best way to single source a
document for both print and HTML using
Framemaker?
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The best way is to build and adhere to a solid
template and style. Do not use format overrides, and
do not use same styles for different information
types. You may also want to include conditional text
settings for print only and HTML only information.
Make sure every writer adheres to these rules.
Once you have that down, and you have the content
generated, you can then convert to HTML. There are
many tools to choose from, and I cannot recommend one
over the other without knowing your environment and
needs.
When converting to HTML, you are merely importing the
text using duplicate formats as in your template. You
need to map these Frame formats to an HTML equivalent,
which you need to define in your conversion templates.
How you do this depends on what method and tool you
will use to convert your content.
I hope this gets you thinking in the right direction.
If you have any other questions, post away.
- Bill
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