Word into AutoCAD - Let me get this straight

[Anonymous]

From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into AutoCAD
that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert the
image into AutoCAD?

Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?

Thanks

Timothy A Green
Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
Midland, TX

[Anonymous]

Why not just insert it into the dwg file (Insert>OLE Object)? Works fine.
You must realize that only the first page of the Word Doc will show. I just
adjust the page size (in Word) to some larger/longer page to make it all
show in AutoCAD.
"Timothy A Green" wrote in message
news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into AutoCAD
> that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert the
> image into AutoCAD?
>
> Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
>
> Thanks
>
> Timothy A Green
> Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> Midland, TX
>
>

[Anonymous]

Why not just Copy then paste it into MText.

We do it all the time & it works very well

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"Timothy A Green" wrote in message
news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into AutoCAD
> that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert the
> image into AutoCAD?
>
> Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
>
> Thanks
>
> Timothy A Green
> Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> Midland, TX
>
>

[Anonymous]

> Am I being too picky to ask for
>more compatibility or insert options?

What would be REALLY cool is when you could change the Mtext Editor
(MTEXTED) to Word (or even WordPad) the formatting actually stays..!!..

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Regards,

Paul Monsef
-----------------------------
TSA | architects, pllc
Production/CAD Manager
425.401.6828 x105
paulm@tsaarchitects.com

"Timothy A Green" wrote in message
news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into AutoCAD
> that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert the
> image into AutoCAD?
>
> Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
>
> Thanks
>
> Timothy A Green
> Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> Midland, TX
>
>

[Anonymous]

Paul,

You probably already knew this, but you can change the default editor to be
Microsoft Word, or any other Word processor, but you're right, you still
lose the formatting. Think of it as a half step in the right direction.
Ole is the only way to get it to look right, but it has a bunch of problems
and limitations of it's own.

-Brian

"Paul Monsef" wrote in message
news:CD22E46F268B01EC6E5A6084C8CF469C@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Am I being too picky to ask for
> >more compatibility or insert options?
>
> What would be REALLY cool is when you could change the Mtext Editor
> (MTEXTED) to Word (or even WordPad) the formatting actually stays..!!..
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Paul Monsef
> -----------------------------
> TSA | architects, pllc
> Production/CAD Manager
> 425.401.6828 x105
> paulm@tsaarchitects.com
>
> "Timothy A Green" wrote in message
> news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into
AutoCAD
> > that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert
the
> > image into AutoCAD?
> >
> > Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Timothy A Green
> > Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> > Midland, TX
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your responses.

The problem with inserting it as MTEXT is we need the documents just as they
are. It is a document from a published book and we need to keep it in its
original format.

I guess I'll wait for another release.

Tim


"Timothy A Green" wrote in message
news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into AutoCAD
> that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert the
> image into AutoCAD?
>
> Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
>
> Thanks
>
> Timothy A Green
> Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> Midland, TX
>
>

[Anonymous]

I know,, I was just making a smart ( | ) comment.

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Regards,

Paul Monsef
-----------------------------
TSA | architects, pllc
Production/CAD Manager
425.401.6828 x105
paulm@tsaarchitects.com

"Brian Harder" wrote in message
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> Paul,
>
> You probably already knew this, but you can change the default editor to
be
> Microsoft Word, or any other Word processor, but you're right, you still
> lose the formatting. Think of it as a half step in the right direction.
> Ole is the only way to get it to look right, but it has a bunch of
problems
> and limitations of it's own.
>
> -Brian
>
> "Paul Monsef" wrote in message
> news:CD22E46F268B01EC6E5A6084C8CF469C@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Am I being too picky to ask for
> > >more compatibility or insert options?
> >
> > What would be REALLY cool is when you could change the Mtext Editor
> > (MTEXTED) to Word (or even WordPad) the formatting actually stays..!!..
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Paul Monsef
> > -----------------------------
> > TSA | architects, pllc
> > Production/CAD Manager
> > 425.401.6828 x105
> > paulm@tsaarchitects.com
> >
> > "Timothy A Green" wrote in message
> > news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into
> AutoCAD
> > > that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert
> the
> > > image into AutoCAD?
> > >
> > > Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Timothy A Green
> > > Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> > > Midland, TX
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

At least a little more of the RTF standards (such as tabs) would
be nice.


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"Paul Monsef" wrote in message
news:CD22E46F268B01EC6E5A6084C8CF469C@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Am I being too picky to ask for
> >more compatibility or insert options?
>
> What would be REALLY cool is when you could change the Mtext Editor
> (MTEXTED) to Word (or even WordPad) the formatting actually stays..!!..
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Paul Monsef
> -----------------------------
> TSA | architects, pllc
> Production/CAD Manager
> 425.401.6828 x105
> paulm@tsaarchitects.com
>
> "Timothy A Green" wrote in message
> news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into
AutoCAD
> > that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert
the
> > image into AutoCAD?
> >
> > Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Timothy A Green
> > Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> > Midland, TX
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Here's one I just stumbled on by getting a little click happy on the mouse.
Put some text on your Windows Clipboard and then in an Autocad drawing,
select an existing MText item(highlighted/selected) and paste the clipboard
text right in MText items place.
Car2n
"Timothy A Green" wrote in message
news:F7A86DC99FEA01978209CABF13E263BF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> From what I have read so far, the only way to get a word file into AutoCAD
> that is halfway decent and readable is to scan the document and insert the
> image into AutoCAD?
>
> Am I being too picky to ask for more compatibility or insert options?
>
> Thanks
>
> Timothy A Green
> Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
> Midland, TX
>
>

[PaulS1701]

A workaround I have used is to use the efax program
www.efax.com which installs as a fax printer. Print the document to a efax file(don't send it out) then open the efx file in the fax viewer and use the export to tiff option and then import the tiff into autocad.

Paul

[GELTechnology]

6: Hello, my name is Gelcimar and I am from Brazil. . . . . . I am having problems with a project that is in Word (. doc), and me precise to revise some drawings in. dwg (acad)! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[GELTechnology]

: would anybody can me ajuada to solve that problem? please address the message with my name! ! ! ! thank you!

[GELTechnology]

sorry.i go to repeat: could anybody help me to solve that problem? please address the message with my name! ! ! ! thank you! ! !

[Anonymous]

GELTechnology wrote:

> sorry.i go to repeat: could anybody help me to solve that problem?
> please address the message with my name! ! ! ! thank you! ! !

Sometimes it takes more than 17 minutes to get a reply.

Terry

[GELTechnology]

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[GELTechnology]

14: 3: : My Problem is with some Projects that I have to revise: I have to revise some drawings that are files ".dwg" of AUTOCAD but they are in texts (projects) that are in files ".doc" of Microft WORD! ! ! ! ! ! ! As I can modify those DRAWINS in ". dwg " if the remaining of the text is ". doc "? I am not getting to just convert the drawing for AUTOCAD and later to come back for him Microsoft WORD without To CAUSE CONFUSION my project! ! ! ! ! ! !

[GELTechnology]

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