Cannot Import Print Shop Deluxe CGM Files in WinWord 2.0
  
PSS ID Number: Q103112
Article last modified on 11-01-1994
 

 

 

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2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c
WINDOWS
kbinterop kbgraphic
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b,
   2.0c
 - Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0 and 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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When you import a CGM graphics file from Print Shop Deluxe for Windows
or Print Shop Deluxe for DOS into Word for Windows, the following
error messages occur, in the order listed, and Word does not import
the graphic:
 
   This graphics file may be damaged and cannot be converted.
 
   The graphics filter was unable to convert this file.
 
You can successfully import the same CGM file in version 1.x of Word
for Windows.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 2.0, 2.0a,
2.0a-CD, 2.0b, and 2.0c of Word for Windows. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The Print Shop Deluxe products included here are manufactured by
Broderbund Software, vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no
warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability. For assistance with Print Shop Deluxe, contact
Broderbund Software at (415) 382-4700.
 
REFERENCES
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"The Print Shop Deluxe Version for Windows Reference Manual," page 86
 
KBCategory: kbinterop kbgraphic
KBSubCategory:
winword Additional reference words: 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c
 conv appsconv errmsg exporter Printshop err msg
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