Microsoft KB Archive/64954

Importing Corel Draw 1.2 Graphics into WinWord

PSS ID Number: Q64954 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

1.00 1.10 1.10a

WINDOWS

Summary:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1a can import Corel Draw version 1.2 graphic formats in the following five formats:

  EPS (Encapsulated Postscript) format will import into Word for Windows correctly. The file must have an .EPS extension and you must first run the EPS Support macro in the file EXAMPLES.DOC, which is located in the LIBRARY subdirectory. This macro will alter the File Print and the Insert Picture commands, which give Word for Windows the ability to import true EPS files. Remember to also choose Yes to the question “Save Global Glossary and Command Changes?” after the macro is done running. Also, the EPS file must include the TIF header, which is the default setting in Corel Draw 1.2.   CGM (computer graphics metafile) format will import into Word for Windows correctly. The CGM filter (CGMMPORT.FLT) must be present in the WINWORD directory. Include a line that reads CGM Graphics Import=CGMMPORT.FLT,CGM under the [WWFilters] section of the WIN.INI file.   PCX graphic format will import correctly into Word for Windows. The graphic must have the .PCX extension and the PCX filter (PCXIMP.FLT) must be present in the WINWORD directory. The line PCX Filter=PCXIMP.FLT,PCX must be listed under the [WWFilters] section of the WIN.INI file.   WMF (Windows metafile) format will also import correctly. The file must have a .WMF file extension and the WMF filter (WMF.FLT) must be present in the WINWORD directory. The line Windows Metafile=WMF.FLT,WMF must also be present under the [WWfilters] section of the WIN.INI file.   PIC (Video Show Pic) will import correctly. The file must have an extension of .PIC and the Video Show filter (VIDMPORT.FLT) must be present in the WINWORD directory. Also include the line that reads Video Show=VIDMPORT.FLT,PIC under the [WWFilters] section of the WIN.INI file. 

More Information:

Note that Word for Windows 1.0 and 1.1 cannot import TIFF files from Corel Draw 1.2. The above tests were performed on both versions of Word for Windows (1.0 and 1.1). Please remember that Corel Draw shipped its product with clip art that is formatted in some of the above formats, but these files are compressed and must be imported into Corel or decompressed with their decompression utility before importing into Word.

For more information on how to export or decompress a file from Corel Draw, call Corel Draw technical support at (613) 728-8200.

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