The Remove Local Formatting DLL is a Frame Developer's Kit (FDK) API Client, compatible with the Windows 95 and Windows NT version of FrameMaker 5.5 only.
This DLL removes "local" formatting from FrameMaker documents. It is likely to be most useful immediately after you have imported a document into FrameMaker from, for example, Microsoft Word.
Local formatting can be defined as formatting that does not match the definition of the text in the Paragraph Catalog. For example, several words of a paragraph might use a different font from the rest of the text. Normally, FrameMaker removes this type of formatting when you reapply the format from the catalog. However, quite often it fails to detect differences, and this "local formatting" can be a pain to remove.
Another possible use for this utility is to check that a document conforms exactly to the template.
By default, the utility removes all local formatting from the current document. However, if you first select some text, such as a word or phrase that you suspect contains local formatting, only the selected text is checked.
The following simple steps are necessary to use the utility:
All local formatting is removed from the document and a message appears telling you how many changes have been made to the document.