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Subject:Re: adjustable drawing container in Word 98? From:"Martha C. Darda" <mcdarda -at- CPU -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 14 Apr 1999 12:54:25 -0500
In Powerpoint go to File>page setup and set the page size to be the size
you want
your finished drawing to be. This will eliminate any extra space in the
finished drawing.
Create your drawing and save it as a gif, and then
import it or copy it into Word.
IAt 08:32 AM 4/14/99 -0700, William Courington wrote:
>
>I have tried drawing in PowerPoint, but Word imports the whole page,
>rather than just the part with the drawing.
>
>There must be a simple way to accomplish this simple task in Word.
>Otherwise, how would people write technical reports or books in Word?
>
> Bill Courington
>