Another method of inserting an AutoCAD drawing into a Word document

Here's another way to insert an AutoCAD drawing into a Word document that offers you some added flexibility. In AutoCAD, select File/Export, choose Metafile (*.wmf) from the Save As Type list, then click Save. Now zoom in to the area you want to see, because your display is the framed image in Word. Select the objects that you want to export and press Enter. Now you can open Word, select Insert/Picture, choose the WMF file you just created, then click Insert. You're file is now inserted in Word. If you want to change the size of the image, use the frame handles. To crop or change the line colors, double- clicking on the picture opens the picture editing mode. From here you can crop the picture using the margin rulers. To change the colors of the entities, click on the select drawing objects tool, select the entities, then set the line color or

other qualities as desired. Click Close picture to return to Word text editing mode.

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