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From: clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: putting Freehand stuff into Word ?
Keywords: Freehand, Word
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Date: 14 Feb 91 14:33:33 GMT
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6600sgs@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (steve steinberg) writes:
>
>  I haven't been able to figure out how to import Freehand drawings
>into Word documents. The straightforward copy/paste doesn't work
>at all. I realize that I can save Freehand drawings in EPS form,
>but this doesn't seem to help matters any since when I then load
>the EPS file into cricketdraw and paste THAT into Word it comes out
>mangled.

In freehand, select the thing you want to copy.  Hold down the option key
and select "Copy".  You will get a message like "Converting clipboard..."
You can now go into Word and paste away.  This option key trick puts EPS
on the clipboard.

chaz



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