31.3.2.4 Replacing embedded graphics for RTF
Suppose you have a FrameMaker document into which someone imported EPS graphics by copying instead of by reference. You want to produce a Word RTF file that references those graphics, and also produce the graphics files themselves, with their original names. Mif2Go can do most of that for you, except provide the original file names.
When FrameMaker imports by copying, the original file name is lost; therefore Mif2Go cannot access that name. Instead, Mif2Go generates a name that consists of the first four characters of the FrameMaker file name, followed by an incremental number, starting with 0001; see §5.7.4.2 Naming files produced from embedded graphics.
For example, if your FrameMaker file is myfile.fm, default configuration settings would yield myfi0001.eps, myfi0002.eps, and so forth. You can use the Mif2Go Conversion Designer Import Graphics panel to set the number of letters and digits to use in the names, in Name exported files....
By default, Mif2Go exports EPS files from your FrameMaker document (see §31.2.3 Exporting and converting embedded graphics), so if you simply run the conversion you will get external EPS files, and they will be referenced in the resulting Word RTF by their Mif2Go-generated names. After you run the conversion and it produces external EPS files, You might want to rename these files to something sensible, and then re-import them by reference into your FrameMaker document, replacing the copied-in graphics:
1.1. Select a copied-in image (the imported object, not the frame).
1.2. Choose File > Import from the main FrameMaker menu.
1.3. Select the renamed replacement graphic file.
1.4. Import that file by reference.
2. In the Mif2Go Conversion Designer Import Graphics panel:
When you first open the resulting RTF file in Word, all referenced graphics files must be in the same directory as the RTF file. After that, the graphics files are no longer needed; when you save in Word format, all graphics are embedded. Even though this is by reference, Word keeps the name around (unlike FrameMaker), and also keeps a full copy of the graphic inside the .doc file. Therefore you can expect really large .doc files.
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