The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a,
2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
SUMMARY
This article contains instructions for exporting a drawing in .BMP format
from Autodesk Corporation's AutoCAD Revision 12 for MS-DOS and Windows.
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Steps to Configure for Exporting
AutoCAD allows you to configure both a plotting and printing device.
If you have not done so, you will need to configure for a Raster File
export as follows:
- From the AutoCAD Configuration menu, choose option 5 (Configure
Plotting Device.)
- Choose option 1 to add a plotter.
- Choose option 21 in the MS-DOS version and option 13 in the Windows
version (Raster File Export).
- Choose option 5 (640 x 480 VGA resolution).
- Choose option 4 (BMP).
- Choose 1 (Monochrome).
- You are then prompted for the background color from 0 to 255. You
should select a background color to match your current workspace color.
- Choose N to accept current configuration.
- You are then prompted for a description of the plotting device. Enter
something like "BMP Plotter" (without the quotation marks).
- Choose option 0 to exit the configuration.
- Again, choose option 0 to return to the current drawing.
Steps for Exporting
To export your current drawing:
- From the File menu, choose Plot (in the MS-DOS version); or (in the
Windows version) choose the printer icon.
- If the device name is not the same as your description for the BMP
Plotter, choose the device selection button, and select the proper
description for your BMP plotting device.
- The default filename is the name of your drawing with the extension
.BMP. If you would like a different filename, choose the Filename button
and enter a different filename. If you would also like to store the file
in a different directory than the current one, change the directory
location.
- To create the file, choose the Plot button.
Your AutoCAD image is now ready to be inserted into a Word for Windows
document by using the Picture command on Word's Insert menu.
AutoCAD is manufactured by Autodesk Corporation, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
product's performance or reliability.
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