In this chapter, we have seen how authors can publish content from Word directly to an MCMS site using Authoring Connector. Allowing your authors to continue using the tool they are already familiar with increases their acceptance of the product as well as lowering their learning curve and cranking up their productivity.
We started by creating a template for a new section of the site, which we called Columns. Next, we discussed how Authoring Connector decides which placeholder to fill in when it updates a posting. We were then ready to convert an existing Word document to a posting, using Authoring Connector. We went on to show how easily updates and replacements can be accomplished.
We also saw how formatting can be preserved by transferring the styles used in the Word document over to the template file.
Finally, we looked at how Authoring Connector can be automated and customized using Publishing Tasks. Destination channels and templates can be predefined to prevent authors from posting...