Import Glossary from Word Doc?

Hello!
Is it possible to import the contents of a Word doc into a
project's glossary, rather than having to create from scratch
and/or cutting & pasting into the Glossary?
I saw nothing about this in LiveDocs or the Forum...
If I have a Word doc, what styles should be applied to the
term and to the definition?
Thanks in advance!
Kathy

Hi Kathy
Yes, it's possible. However, keep in mind that the Glossary
file exists as a simple ASCII text file. Thus, no formatting is
allowed. I might suggest the following approach:
Add a single term to the Glossary using RoboHelp. Then sneak
behind the scenes and open the ProjectName.GLO file with Windows
Notepad. Note the structure. Now format the text in your Word
document to follow the example you just looked at. You could then
select it all, copy and paste into the .GLO file.
Cheers... Rick

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