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Convert Embedded object, ACAD
I've created some MS Word 2003 documents in the past. In these documents,
I've copy pasted several AutoCAD 2004 drawings, which I could edit by double clicking in MS Word. Recently, I upgraded toAutoCAD 2007. Unfortunately I can't edit my old drawings in the Word documents anymore. New drawings work perfectly, but with old drawings in Word, it says "unknown object". It there a way to tell MS Word that this is an AutoCAD drawing??? It is not possible to convert them in MS Word. |
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Convert Embedded object, ACAD
Word expects the program which created the drawing object to support it and
this is not happening. You could try a right-clk on the drawing and see what options "convert" allows, but I assume by your subject line you have already tried that. Is the Autocad upgrade downward compatible? If so, (and assuming you still have the original) open the old drawing in the new Autocad application and copy and paste again- replacing the older object with a newer version (of what looks the same to you but not to Word). Then Word has a clear path back to the originator. I hope you get a more productive answer than this tedious one, but with my limited experience with CAD software, it's all I can offer. Luck -- Y "Peter Ellison" wrote: I've created some MS Word 2003 documents in the past. In these documents, I've copy pasted several AutoCAD 2004 drawings, which I could edit by double clicking in MS Word. Recently, I upgraded toAutoCAD 2007. Unfortunately I can't edit my old drawings in the Word documents anymore. New drawings work perfectly, but with old drawings in Word, it says "unknown object". It there a way to tell MS Word that this is an AutoCAD drawing??? It is not possible to convert them in MS Word. |
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Convert Embedded object, ACAD
Try selecting the object and apply the Unlink command. Then double-click on
the object. Does that work? -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Peter Ellison" wrote in message ... I've created some MS Word 2003 documents in the past. In these documents, I've copy pasted several AutoCAD 2004 drawings, which I could edit by double clicking in MS Word. Recently, I upgraded toAutoCAD 2007. Unfortunately I can't edit my old drawings in the Word documents anymore. New drawings work perfectly, but with old drawings in Word, it says "unknown object". It there a way to tell MS Word that this is an AutoCAD drawing??? It is not possible to convert them in MS Word. |
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