PageMaker graphics problem?

[geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA]

 John Prince reported a problem with graphics created in
 PageMaker that he couldn't bring into Word. John, bottom
 line is that you should create graphics in a graphics
 package, not a desktop publishing or word processing
 package. It'll make life so much easier for you. But given
 that you've already created the graphic, there's still an
 easy way to save the day. Here's how:

 1. Create a document that contains only the graphic (e.g.,
 do "save as", then delete everything but the graphic from
 the copy.
 2. [Optional] Resize the page so that it's exactly the same
 size as the graphic. (This is optional because all it does
 is reduce the size of the graphic you create and thus
 minimize the need to recrop the graphic in Word.)
 3. Select a postscript printer driver in PageMaker (any one
 will do, but hi-res drivers such as for typesetters may
 give the best results, depending on the nature of the
 graphic), and in the options window of the print dialog
 box, select "print to disk file". If you don't have a
 postscript driver installed, they're easy enough to find;
 the PM install disks should have one there somewhere, and
 you can download them off various web sites such as Hewlett
 Packard's.
 4. Give the file a name with the .eps extension.
 5. Import the .eps file into Word.

 Details will vary depending on the platform you're using,
 but these steps will generally work on any platform...
 you'll have a scalable, relatively hi-res graphic.

 --Geoff Hart     @8^{)}     geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
 Disclaimer: Speaking for myself, not FERIC.