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From: johnk@pogo.WV.TEK.COM (John Knippers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: putting Freehand stuff into Word ?
Keywords: Freehand, Word
Message-ID: <10450@pogo.WV.TEK.COM>
Date: 14 Feb 91 15:46:47 GMT
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Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
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In article <9090@hub.ucsb.edu>, 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.
> 
>   What am I doing wrong?
> 
  What you need to do in Freehand when you copy the image is to hold
down the option key, this will convert the selection and place it on the
clipboard.  You can then paste into Word.  I do this all the time and it
works fine.







-- 
John Knippers
Graphic Printing & Imaging Division
Tektronix, Inc.
Wilsonville, Or. 97070