Hooprulz Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I have a bunch of notes in Microsoft Word format. Is it possible to import these and have the format remain the same? I just started using version 12 and the General Note tool is quite a bit different from early versions and I don't have the time to learn how to use it. I need a quick and easy solution (don't we all!?). Thanks Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 copy and paste for text only copy and paste as an image to keep all the formatting Quote Link to comment
Hooprulz Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 hey there Jonaathan...I actually was able to create PDF's and then import those. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
propstuff Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 You can import Word text with pretty well all the formatting intact including indents, bullets tabs etc) by simply starting a text field and pasting inside that. The text wrap (carriage returns) will extend to the default text field width, and can then be altered to suit afterwards. However, after editing the text box, tabs and indents will be lost. Aside from that it's all good. HTH Quote Link to comment
Vince Oles Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I imported sheet notes from Word into a text box onto a sheet layer. I had to than select the text body as an object and reformat for the column width and alignment. I could go back to text box to make revisions to the original text. Vince Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 If you have Mac OS X copy and paste into TextEdit and then copy and paste from TextEdit into VectorWorks. This will hold a little more of the formatting. Quote Link to comment
stmlandplan Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 YOU'RE CORRECT IT ALL WORKS WELL EXCEPT FOR THE INDENT. IS THERE ANYWAY TO INDENT (LIKE CNTL M IN WORD) OTHER THAN TABS AND SPACES WHICH REALLY MESS UP A DOCUMENT? Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I'd work on that caps lock thing first... Quote Link to comment
jnr Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Oh boy, one of my pet peeves with this program. Formatting typically holds with a Mac, doesn't with Windows. To retain formatting, having to print to another file type (pdf or otherwise) is cumbersome at best, insane most of the time. What happens when you need to change the text, especially when there's a lot of it? Why if NNA is willing to align itself with Adobe, can it not do so with Microsoft? Again, other programs (Archicad, InDesign, Quark, etc) all will link directly to Word. Change the text, it updates in the application. With the acquisition of Archicad, this seems like the logical next step for Nemetschek. Quote Link to comment
Kevin Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Have you tried doing a save-as and saving the Word Doc in a Text or Rich Text format? This might import better than a straight Word Doc. Quote Link to comment
Petri Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Again, other programs (Archicad, InDesign, Quark, etc) all will link directly to Word. Change the text, it updates in the application. Interesting. For desktop publishing programs, this is bread and butter. I had no idea that ArchiCAD can do this, too. Word's file format is not exactly easy, though. "Fast Saves" (all modifications are appended to the file), comments, versions & editing by user etc. can't be easy to reverse-engineer. (Microsoft is not exactly famous for being cooperative: the EU seems to fine them a few million euros on a monthly basis for not providing details of their systems.) Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Think I'd prefer OpenDocument (ODF) compatibilty to MS Word compatibility (if there was any prioritisation being considered): http://techboard.nemetschek.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=62285 Quote Link to comment
jnr Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Petri: I may have misspoken. In Archicad 7, you could hot link to Excel, which was great for adding specifications to your documents. I'm not sure if the current version will bring in Word docs or not. Since the worksheet and text capablilities of Vectorworks are so rudementary, under-developed and immature when it comes to dealing with large amounts of text and its formatting, I would be all for linking to some other software, even if it were not a Microsoft product. With a relationship now established with Adobe, and that NNA now owns Archicad, don't you think we could get a little help here? Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 NNA does not own ArchiCAD - NAG has a majority ownership stake in Graphisoft. Quote Link to comment
jnr Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 OK so I stand corrected, but its still Nemetschek. And the issue is that text and specifically the handling of specifications, general notes, etc is not mature in the program. Since the 256 character cell limit handcuffs an architect, there should be an option to look outside of the program for help, espeically when there are programs out there that do a much better job at this task. I would gladly pay more for the software if this were an option as it would save huge amounts of time and money. Quote Link to comment
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