[Graham Mayor]

Thanks for the feedback

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binar wrote:
Thanks to all for their posts. I figured out how to fix the problem.
The Engineer exports out of PRO Engineer a CGM which I then import
into CorelDRaw. CorelDraw displays all the FONTS as plain Arial, but
for some reason it applies BOLD and this is what was causing the
problem. For some reason WORD does not like CGM graphics with FONTS
that have bold applied. It doesn't know how to handle such a file
therefore it converts all the text to Times New Roman. The solution
is to remove the BOLD from all the text in the CGM graphic from
within CorelDraw and then export it as a CGM for import into WORD.
Doing this keeps the CGM graphic loyal to its original source which
is the ProEngineer file. The end result is that my cockpit
instrumentation graphics appear with the correct FONT and this is
was my only concern.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

OK. My guess on the font issue is that the converter uses the normal
style to format the text. Word on installation uses Times New Roman
as default font. Try changing the font in the normal paragraph style
for Arial. I could be wrong, but I doubt that the converter has a
separate means of setting the font used. However I have cross posted
this thread to the graphics forum where someone else may have some
insights.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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binar wrote:
Graham,
Thanks for the post. To answer your question the CGM format is
widely used among all the Defense Contractors I have worked for in
the past. This file format has a small file size and produces
ultrasharp lines since the artwork is made up of line objects and
not pixels like a JPEG or TIFF file format. It's exported from apps
like ProE, Inventor, AutoCad for use in technical manuals. The
problem I'm supspecting is with WORD. Corel displays ARIAL, and
when I import the CGM file I exported out of COREL into some other
app like Adobe Illustrator the fonts still display as ARIAL. It's
only when I import the COREL CGM export file into WORD that all of
the ARIAL fonts get mysteriously changed to TIMES NEW ROMAN. I'm
guessing WORD has to have a setting some where where one can
GLOBALLY set the default font to ARIAL. If anyone else has any
ideas please let me know. Thanks.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

In answer to your first question - no!
I suspect the problem with text conversion is related to the Corel
converter.
Given all the graphics formats you could have chosen, why did you
choose CGM?

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


binar wrote:
Fellow Forum Members,

I'm importing CGM graphic files into Word for a technical manual
I'm working on. First problem I'm having is that the Thumbnail
view in Word does not show a thumbnail view of the grahic in the
Import Picture Dialog Window. Is there anyway to add CGM graphic
format thumbnail view capability in Word?

Second, I'm editing my CGM illustrations files using Corel Draw
and then export them as CGM. The text in the Corel illustration
is ARIAL. But when I import the CGM illustration into Word for
some reason I don't understand WORD is changing the all the ARIAL
fonts into Times New Roman. Is there anyway to tell WORD that all
imported graphics need to be imported as ARIAL?

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.