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Writing Metanorma in AsciiDoc, Part 3

AsciiDoc documents are text; so if you already have a document in a PDF file, or a Word file, or an HTML file, the simplest thing to do is to copy its text into a text document, and then to mark it up.

Writing Metanorma in AsciiDoc, Part 2

By gradually building up the document, and testing it as you go, you can prevent unpleasant surprises later on.

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Writing Metanorma in AsciiDoc

AsciiDoc documents are text; so if you already have a document in a PDF file, or a Word file, or an HTML file, the simplest thing to do is to copy its text into a text document, and then to mark it up.

What Metanorma is

Metanorma defines common formatting and conventions across standards; the various flavors provide functionality specific to each standards body. That includes different validation, different formatting options, and different styling.

What Metanorma is for

Why Metanorma? If you're in the business of writing standards documents, you are in the business of writing some of the most complicated documents there are. Here's a better alternative than ... Microsoft Word.

Metanorma wins two Gold Stevie Awards at 2018 International Business Awards

This year's judges lauded the development of Metanorma as a "revolutionary concept", noting that, "Setting standards for standardization is a very important requirement. This is a great initiative." Another judge remarked that to anyone who has to administrate such standards, Metanorma "will seem like a godsend."