Importing Word Documnet

Hello everyone....
Myself Nagaraj, new user of Robohelp 7.0. Basically I am
converting word document in to Microsoft HTML (.chm file) using
Robohelp.
Till 3rd step its working fine but from the 4th step till end
i am not getting. Can any one help me out. please
1.Select File > Import > Word Document.
2.Select a Word 2007 document from the required path.
3.Select the items you want to convert, and click Next.
4.The following are optional in the Import Word Document
Wizard: Split On Style dialog box:
Copy File To Project Folder Place a copy of the document in
the project directory. If this document contains shared information
and is included in more than one Help system, you may want to clear
this selection including the path with the name of the Help
document in the HPJ file.
Add Document As Read-only RTF Select if you do not want to
make this document editable. This is useful for documents
containing information that is shared in more than one Help system.
Rename Style Rename a Word style.
5.Click OK. RoboHelp switches to Microsoft Word and the
Import Options dialog appears.
6.Select the styles that you want RoboHelp to use from the
Create New Topics Based On list.
Thanks & Regards
Nagaraj

Hi Michael
By the way, for you and other subscribers to this forum, who may consider using MSWord to produce ePubs, this may be of interest.
I asked Liz Castro earlier in the year her views on producing ePubs from MSWord and this is what she said (she gave me permission to reproduce her reply):
"You can use MS Word to create a simply formatted ebook (either EPUB or Kindle) but you have to be careful to do it just the right way—that’s why I still plan to write a book on just how to do that. For example, if you generate a table of contents with Word for Windows, and then use Amazon’s own KDP to create the Kindle version, your book will have a TOC. But unfortunately, it doesn’t work if you create the TOC in Word for Mac. There are a lot of little details like that. The capability is (mostly) there, but it’s not always obvious.
And you can use the HTML that Word generates to create an EPUB file—but you have to write the XML files yourself or use Sigil or some other concoction of half-baked tools. InDesign of course, does all that for you, with code that’s well formed, flexible and not hard to edit.
But it’s still true that Word is the program that’s already on most writer’s computers, and with which most writers feel pretty comfortable. InDesign costs a lot more, and feels harder to use, at least for the beginner. If someone has both programs, I would recommend using InDesign every time. If they don’t, Word can be a low-cost, last resort.”
Liz has written important books on producing ePubs, for example: http://www.amazon.co.uk/EPub-Straight-Point-Creating-Ereaders/dp/0321734688/ref=sr_1_fkmr2 _1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414238761&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=epub+liz+castro
(Maybe this can be transferred to the ePub forum)
Derek

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