Microsoft KB Archive/57390

Word: How to Transfer Graphics Between MacDraw and Word PSS ID Number: Q57390 Article last modified on 11-18-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

3.00 3.01 3.02 4.00

MACINTOSH

Summary:

The procedures below describe how to transfer files between Claris MacDraw and version 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, or 4.0 of Microsoft Word for the Macintosh; this article also describes how to use QuickSwitch with these two applications.

More Information:

Transferring Graphics from MacDraw to Microsoft Word
To transfer MacDraw version 1.9.5 files to Microsoft Word, do the following:


 * 1) Select the object in MacDraw. From the Edit menu, choose Copy. This creates a PICT graphic.
 * 2) Close MacDraw and open the Word document to which you want to paste the graphic.
 * 3) Position the insertion point where you want to place the graphic.
 * 4) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.

Transferring Graphics from Microsoft Word to MacDraw
To transfer a graphic from Word to MacDraw, do the following:


 * 1) Select the image in Word.
 * 2) From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 3) Quit Word and open the MacDraw file in which you want to paste the graphic.
 * 4) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.

Using QuickSwitch with MacDraw and Microsoft Word
MacDraw also supports QuickSwitch code. To set up QuickSwitch, do the following:


 * 1) In MacDraw, create a graphic and save it.
 * 2) Leave MacDraw open and open Microsoft Word (both applications must be open at the same time).
 * 3) Select the graphic in MacDraw. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 4) Switch back to Word. If you are using Word version 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, or 4.0, choose Paste from the Edit menu. Paste Link is not supported in MacDraw (see the note below).
 * 5) You can now press COMMAND+COMMA to switch back and forth between applications to edit the drawing.

Note: MacDraw supports QuickSwitch, but not the Paste Link command. If you use Paste Link in Microsoft Word version 4.0, the error message “No link information in Clipboard” is displayed. Also, the header will not be included (unlike Microsoft Excel or SuperPaint 1.1MS). You must type header information manually and format it as hidden text to allow Word to find the other application. Use the format “APPLICATION!FILENAME” (without the quotation marks). “Application” must be the 4-character application signature used by the Finder.

For more information about the Paste Link command see the version 4.0 “Reference to Microsoft Word” manual.

MacDraw is manufactured by Claris Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product’s performance or reliability.

Reference(s):

“Reference to Microsoft Word,” version 4.0, Appendix C, page 411

Additional reference words: mswdgraphics 3.00 3.01 3.02 4.00 Draw Mac Quick Switch pictfile file pitcure object 3rdparty

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