topic Re: Word document in Documentation

Word document

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2023 14:08:10 GMT

What is the best way to get a work document into Plotmaker 3.1?
I have tried copy and paste. Does not really work.
It brings text in in odd groups of words but not really uses full.

is pdf and option?

Any Suggestions

ACAD 8.1
Mac OS X.3
G4 DP 1.25-1.25 MB-ATI 9800 Pro

Re: Word document

MMontgomery — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:08:32 GMT

(I'm assuming 'work' document means Word)

Did you try importing the .doc file straight into PM?

It works well for me and when changes are made to the Word file it shows up in Plotmaker.

Re: Word document

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:14:50 GMT

Importing Word documents does not work in OSX.

Re: Word document

__archiben — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:21:51 GMT

unfortunately this isn't available as a feature on a mac at present - requires the OLE support only found on windows machines.

it would be nice to live-link word and excel files though, graphisoft?

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Re: Word document

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:25:56 GMT

So how does everyone deal with this?
Do you just deal with the poor copy past technique?

Re: Word document

MMontgomery — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:28:11 GMT

I'd suggest buying a Windows machine

muwahahahha

Re: Word document

__archiben — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:44:40 GMT

jptrott wrote:
So how does everyone deal with this?
Do you just deal with the poor copy past technique?

what kind of information are you wanting to use in plotmaker?

Re: Word document

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:47:32 GMT

Its a multipage word document that i need to bring into a plotmaker layout.

Re: Word document

Aussie John — Sat, 21 Feb 2004 01:23:50 GMT

Apparently Microsoft haven't released the appropiate details so in can't be incorporated into the Mac OSX

My work around is to create a PDF, then in preview export it as aPNG type file and place that into plotmaker.

The trick is to "up" the resolution and you do that by setting the size in your page setup to about 200%. it will import into plotmaker at 72 dpi so you can then shrink it to give a resolution of about 150 which prints fine.

Re: Word document

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 06:19:31 GMT

has anyone tried office 2004? I'm wondering if the OLE support exists yet. What version of OLE support does plotmaker have? According to Microsoft Mactopia page:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;122194

if plotmaker supports OLE version 2.0, it should work? has anybody tried 2004 yet?

Re: Word document

Mark Wallace — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:24:10 GMT

Contrary to what I'm reading in these replies and doing in my practice, I've been pasting Word Documents successfully into Plotmaker drawings for the last 8 or 9 months since upgrading to Ofc 2003 and using OSX!

Here is copy of a post I made back on June 22, '04, to someone else in the forum having to do with the same topic/problem....

In your Word Document, 'Make sure the 'Office Clipboard' (found under View) is open before highlighting and copying text from Word. Then I switch over to Plotmaker and paste with very consistent results.

Every so often, the 'Office Clipboard' seems to fill up and freeze. I then have to do some deleting. Also the Office Clipboard does not always copy all that is highlighted so double check what gets pasted in Plotmaker. Seems like Microsoft likes to run alternative OS's within the computer's environment with a limited number of characters.

I've never tried moving text from Word to ArchiCAD. I use the copying features to move text concerning general notes, specs and code data that does not involve graphical or CAD data.

Still Productive on 7.0, in OSX.10.3.5

Mark R. Wallace AIA

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Re: Word document

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:10:31 GMT

Dually noted mark, I have been using the technique you have described as well as making a pdf, and copying using the graphic selection tool as described somewhere else here in the forum. But what I am inquiring about is importing a word or excel file as an OLE. Windows machines are able to do this, importing the file as you would with a drawing layout in AC8+, thus when the file is changed in word, it also changes in plotmaker. Anybody?

Scott Rosenbaum
OSX G4 powerbook 1.5 2gig RAM 128mb ATI9700