Microsoft KB Archive/88714

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WinWord 2.0: Cannot Edit Isis Draw Graphics in Microsoft Draw

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Q88714

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD
 * Microsoft Draw, version 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1

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SUMMARY
If you copy a graphic from Isis Draw version 1.0 for Windows 3.1, paste it into Microsoft Word for Windows, and then double-click the graphic to edit it in Microsoft Draw, the image becomes corrupted. If you exit Microsoft Draw and choose the No button when prompted to update the drawing, the graphic still becomes corrupted in Word for Windows.

Note: When you first paste an Isis Draw image in a Word for Windows document, it is not corrupt. The image displays and prints correctly. The corruption occurs when you edit the image in Microsoft Draw.

MORE INFORMATION
Isis Draw 1.0 for Windows 3.1, which is manufactured by Molecular Design Limited (MDL), creates graphical images of molecular structures, such as water (H20). Isis Draw is an object-oriented programming (OOP) application that exports images in the following two formats:

SKC (MDL proprietary graphics format)

TGA (TARGA file format)

Workaround
Use the instructions below, provided by Molecular Design Limited technical support, to import an Isis Draw graphic in Word for Windows that you can successfully edit in Microsoft Draw.


 * 1) In Isis Draw, copy the graphic to the Clipboard.
 * 2) Start Microsoft Windows Paintbrush.
 * 3) From the Edit menu in Paintbrush, choose Paste. In most cases, the image fits in the Paintbrush window, so you should not need to clip the image.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose Save. Select .PCX or .BMP format (.PCX is preferable), type a filename, then choose the OK button.
 * 5) Exit Paintbrush.
 * 6) Switch to Word for Windows. From the Insert menu, choose Picture. Select the file you saved in step 4 and choose the OK button.
 * 7) Double-click the image to edit it in Microsoft Draw.

For more information about Isis Draw, call Molecular Design Limited at (800) 326-3002 or (510) 895-1313.

Reference(s):

&quot;Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide,&quot; version 2.0, pages 382, 691-694

Additional query words: 2.00a 2.00a-CD win31 third party 3rd winword

Keywords : kbconversion

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