Microsoft KB Archive/77758

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DRW Graphic Imports as Empty Bounding Box in WinWord

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Q77758

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, version 7.0

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SUMMARY
When importing a Micrografx Designer .DRW graphic file into Word for Windows, a blank graphic bounding box may appear if the .DRW file consists of images that are not located on the first page of the graphic file.

MORE INFORMATION
Each Micrografx Designer .DRW file may consist of multiple pages of graphic images, whereas most applications only save, at most, one full page of images per graphic file.

By default, the Word for Windows .DRW graphic import filter processes the entire .DRW file, but clips to display the contents of the first .DRW graphic page. If the graphic image to import resides on a page other than the first, the filter will display a blank first page and only an empty bounding box will appear in Word for Windows.

WORKAROUNDS
Import the .DRW graphic using the Import Picture command in Microsoft Draw instead of using the Insert Picture command. The Microsoft Draw application disregards the clipping information in the .DRW file and will display the desired image, regardless of the page it resides on in the original .DRW graphic.

 From the Insert menu, choose Object (ALT I, O), select Microsoft Drawing, and choose the OK button. From the File menu, choose Import Picture to insert the .DRW file.

To allow Word for Windows to display, by default, an image that does not reside on page 1, or to display an entire image that takes up several pages, an IMDRW.INI file for the .DRW filter can be created and placed in the same directory as the filter named IMDRW.DLL. This file is a plain ASCII text file in the following format:

     (IM_DRW) ~Default Mode=Standard Options ~Mode=Standard Options ~Header=DRW Import Filter Setup Standard Options =IM_DRW.0

(Standard Options) DefaultFileSpec= Driver=IM_SRW.0 ColorTableSource=FILE Image Extent=Entire Document The last line above allows the .DRW filter to display the entire .DRW file, and not just the first page. Valid entries for &quot;Image Extent=&quot; are First Page, Entire Document, and Last View.

Additional query words: word6 winword2 word7 word95 wordnt ntword grphflt import graphic graphics

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