Microsoft KB Archive/77344

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WD2x: Micrografx DRW Graphics Import Support in WinWord 2.0

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Q77344

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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, 2.0c-CD

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SUMMARY
The Micrografx DRW graphics import filter, DRWIMP.FLT, included with Word for Windows version 2.0 officially supports DRW graphic images through version 3.02 of Micrografx Designer, as well as DRW images from Micrografx Draw Plus. Although not officially tested, the filter will also recognize DRW graphics from Micrografx Designer 3.1, but the Designer 3.1 &quot;Text along a curve&quot; feature is not supported.

Installation
The Word for Windows Micrografx DRW graphics filter should be placed in the following location:

"\MSAPPS\GRPHFLT" If the filters are kept elsewhere (for example, C:\POWERPNT or C:\WINWORD), delete the older filters and add entries to WIN.INI describing each new filter in a section called [MS Graphics Import Filters].

For example, the WIN.INI may include an entry similar to the following:

  [MS Graphics Import Filters] Micrografx Designer(.DRW)=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\GRPHFLT\DRWIMP.FLT,DRW Note: Full path names to the filter executable files must be included.

Associated Files
The following associated support files must be installed in the same directory as the DRWIMP.FLT filter or the filter will not operate:

DRWIMP.FLT

IMDRW.DLL

CGI_GDI.DLL

Features
The DRW filter has an interactive dialog box with several user- selectable options. This dialog box will not appear when inserting graphics via the Insert Picture command (the last settings specified are used without prompting). However, the dialog box will appear when importing pictures with the Microsoft Draw Import Picture command. Options are defined below. This dialog is not available in later versions of Word.

  Color Translation -

Normal        This is the most useful and most commonly used setting. Colors are portrayed as expected, as they appeared in the source application.

Gray Scale    Converts colors to shades of gray.

Inverse Gray  Converts colors to shades of gray of opposite Scale         intensity

Check Boxes ---

Retain        Draws a filled rectangle of the background color Background    behind the image. Otherwise, the image background will be transparent.

Emulate Line  Draws patterned lines using separate filled polygons Styles        for best image fidelity. Note: When any of the color mode options or check boxes are changed, these changes are written to the CGI_GDI.INI file in the Windows directory. These are the settings that will be used the next time you import a DRW graphic via Microsoft Draw or the Insert Picture command. In addition, because the CGI_GDI.INI is also used by the DXF and WPG import filters, a change to the settings for one filter will affect the others. This file should not be modified.

Not Supported
The following is a list of Micrografx Designer/Draw Plus DRW features that the filter does not support. Many of these limitations are because of limitations of Windows Graphic Device Interface (GDI) metafiles.


 * Clip paths: These require clipping regions, which are device dependent (that is, not standard).
 * Tiled paths: These permit object-oriented fills to be put behind clip paths. Because clip paths themselves are not supported, tiled paths are subsequently not supported.
 * Gradient fills: The general case requires region clipping. Because clip paths are not supported, gradient fills are subsequently not supported.

Support for Micrografx Designer and Micrografx Draw Plus! is the sole responsibility of Micrografx Inc. For more information or support with these products, call Micrografx at (214) 234-2694.

Additional query words: 2.00 grphflt drwimp

Keywords : kbconversion winword2

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Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch