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5 Converting to print RTF > 5.3 Converting a FrameMaker book to print RTF > 5.3.1 Understanding why Mif2Go produces separate RTF files


5.3.1 Understanding why Mif2Go produces separate RTF files

Word becomes unstable at much smaller document sizes than are typical for FrameMaker books. Combining FrameMaker files into a single RTF file usually results in a file that crashes Word. Word is limited to a maximum of about 150 pages per file, though you might get away with larger files, or fail with smaller files. So merging the (usually larger) FrameMaker files is a risky proposition. This is true especially if FrameMaker files contain graphics; Word keeps a local copy of every referenced graphic in the document file, so file sizes can become huge very quickly.

If you really must produce a single RTF file from a FrameMaker book, you can do so:

in FrameMaker before conversion:

§5.3.2 Producing a single RTF file from a FrameMaker book

in Word after conversion:

§5.14.2 Combining RTF files into a Word master document.



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