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Subject:Inserting a PDF file into Word From:"Hart, Geoff" <Geoff-H -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:52:20 -0500
Ami WRIGHT wonders: <<I'm producing documents in Word. He has also just
sent me a PDF file that contains a diagram, with measurements (like a
blueprint), that he wants inserted into the document at actual size (9.5" x
5.5"). It is important that it retain the correct dimensions. I've tried a
few different ways to put the PDF file into the Word file.>>
If you've got the full version of Acrobat, you'll kick yourself. <g> Open
the file in Acrobat, open the File menu, then select "Save As". At the
bottom of the dialog box, pick whatever file type you prefer; encapsulated
postscript (EPS) is probably the best for a diagram. Save the file, drop it
into Word, and you're laughing.
If all you've got is Acrobat Reader, you'll have to play around with
File--->Print. You can print the file to disk, and I'm guessing that will
produce EPS, but I haven't tried this. Got to do _some_ work around here.
<g>
--Geoff Hart, geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
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