Microsoft KB Archive/66301

Importing Files from Borland’s Quattro Pro

PSS ID Number: Q66301 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

4.00 5.00 5.50 6.00

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= SUMMARY =

It is possible to import spreadsheet files from Quattro Pro into Word versions 4.00, 5.00 and 5.50. Word versions 5.00 and 5.50 can also import Quattro graphic files (charts) in either PIC, HPGL, or EPS format.

Importing Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets created in Quattro Pro need to be saved in the Lotus 1-2-3 or Symphony format before importing the files into Word (Quattro format is not directly supported). Microsoft Word can link to spreadsheet files in Lotus 1-2-3 format with Word’s Library Link function. In Word 5.50 use Insert File (ALT, I, F).

Importing Graphics (Charts)
Charts created in Quattro Pro can be exported in HPGL, PIC, and EPS graphic formats. However, the EPS format is not recommended because EPS files created by Quattro Pro are not compatible with Adobe version 2.0 EPS specifications. As a result, Word is not able to recognize Quattro Pro EPS files as EPS files, only as “Print Files” (Print Files cannot be sized within Word).

The best formats for exporting graphics from Quattro Pro to Microsoft Word are the PIC and HPGL formats. Both formats are vector graphics, meaning the graphics can scale to any size without loss of resolution and can print to printers other than PostScript printers.

= MORE INFORMATION =

EPS files can only be printed on PostScript printers.

If a graphic file conforms to Adobe version 2.0 EPS specifications, Word will choose “EPS” as the file format in Library Link Graphics. Files that do not meet Adobe specifications will not be recognized as EPS files and will need to be imported as print files.

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