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From: harv@harvs.UUCP (Patrick L. Harvey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: How can I extract text from a PICT?
Message-ID: <0B02FFF5.hocet5@harvs.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jun 91 05:20:04 GMT
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In article <0B01FFFB.hmxoc7@outpost.UUCP>, peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce) writes:
> 
> In article <1991Jun6.141300.5216@am.dsir.govt.nz>, tony@tui.marcam.dsir.govt.nz (Tony Cooper) writes:
> > I want to extract a table of numbers from a PICT file without typing in all
> > the numbers by hand. The best way I have so far is to change the file to a
> > TEXT file and edit it by hand. The numbers are in there surrounded by junk.
> > I was wondering if anyone knew a good way of doing this automatically.
> > 
> > The nearest I have found is that MacDraw II can spell check the PICT and
> > it checks all the text to do it. If I could persuade it to save all the
> > text into a file that would do the trick.
> 
> Make sure everything is ungrouped.  Then select the text tool and
> select all.  This should select all the text items.  Cut this.  Then
> select all again, press the delete key to remove everything that is
> left (DON'T USE CUT).  Now paste back the text.  This leaves you with
> just the text.
> 
You can open the PICT from Interleaf and the text is immediately editable
inside the graphic.  You can cut it or export it as rtf or whatever.

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