Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word import

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lisabarry
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Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word import

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Hi,

I just set up a couple of new auto-number paragraph style classes for second and third level lists (p.ListNumber2 and p.ListNumber3). I assumed they would be available to map to when importing a Word document, but they don't appear to be available in the Flare Styles section (even though other styles such as p.ListNumber1 are).

I have Don't preserve track changes enabled and I am selecting the correct style sheet during the import.

Any ideas on how I can get these styles to show up?

Thanks,
Lisa
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Re: Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word imp

Post by paintedturtle »

Lisa, I'd recommend opening up your Word Import stylesheet in Notepad. Copy and paste another "map to" format and insert the new styles you want with and list the Word style you want them mapped from. Save and close and then those should show up in your Word Import screen in Flare.
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lisabarry
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Re: Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word imp

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Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that, but the styles still don't seem to be available to map to.

Here is an excerpt of my import style sheet:

<Map From="List Number" To="p.ListNumber1" />
<Map From="List Number 2" To="p.ListNumber2" />
<Map From="List Number 3" To="p.ListNumber3" />

The ListNumber1 style shows up, but ListNumber2 and 3 do not. I tried looking in both that import file itself (in the Paragraph Styles section), and also when importing a new document.

I'm pretty sure I have the styles named exactly as they are in both Word and Flare. Am I doing something wrong? Any further suggestions?

Thanks,
Lisa
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Re: Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word imp

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lisabarry wrote:Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that, but the styles still don't seem to be available to map to.

Here is an excerpt of my import style sheet:

<Map From="List Number" To="p.ListNumber1" />
<Map From="List Number 2" To="p.ListNumber2" />
<Map From="List Number 3" To="p.ListNumber3" />

The ListNumber1 style shows up, but ListNumber2 and 3 do not. I tried looking in both that import file itself (in the Paragraph Styles section), and also when importing a new document.

I'm pretty sure I have the styles named exactly as they are in both Word and Flare. Am I doing something wrong? Any further suggestions?

Thanks,
Lisa
Hmm. Do you have those styles also listed in your default and all stylesheets within Flare?
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lisabarry
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Re: Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word imp

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Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I have this working now. I tried it in a separate project (I use one project as a "sandbox" and one as a "live" doc suite). It seems to be working in my live project - I'm not sure what the difference is. The styles appear to be in all mediums in my sandbox project too. But I'm happy it's working in live. Thanks for your help :-)
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Re: Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word imp

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lisabarry wrote:Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I have this working now. I tried it in a separate project (I use one project as a "sandbox" and one as a "live" doc suite). It seems to be working in my live project - I'm not sure what the difference is. The styles appear to be in all mediums in my sandbox project too. But I'm happy it's working in live. Thanks for your help :-)
Well, that's good! You're welcome.
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Re: Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word imp

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Where can I find the import style sheet for Word?
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Re: Paragraph styles not available to map to during Word imp

Post by mimisc »

For each doc that you import, Flare creates a unique style sheet.
In my project, I have 2 Resource folders.

One has my overall style sheet and the other holds the style sheets from all the Word docs I've imported.
If you scroll up, you should see a Resources folder with sub folders named after the docs you have imported. This is where you can edit the style sheet.
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