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Windows metafile versus enhanced metafile

Postby Alex Trueman » Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:46:06 GMT 

I have two questions regarding the PasteSpecial method:

1.) I would like to paste the contents of the clipboard as a "Picture (Windows
Metafile)" to the active cell of a table in Word using VB. The code below is 
straight out of the VB help examples. It works if the selection is not inside a 
table but if the selection is inside a table it does not work. If I record the 
actions of paste special to a cell the code generated uses PasteAndFormat, but 
this does not allow me to specify "Picture (Windows Metafile)". What is the 
solution?

     Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
     Selection.Range.PasteSpecial datatype:=wdPasteMetafilePicture

2.) To reduce Word document file size I have always pasted graphics (charts, 
etc.) as "Picture (Windows Metafile)" rather than "Picture (Enhanced Metafile)"
believing that the former is smaller in size than the latter. Is this true?

Thanks
Alex
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Windows metafile versus enhanced metafile

Postby DA » Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:56:02 GMT 

Hi Alex

(see comments below)

All the best,
Dennis

as a "Picture (Windows
VB. The code below is 
selection is not inside a 
work. If I record the 
uses PasteAndFormat, but 
Metafile)". What is the 
datatype:=wdPasteMetafilePicture

If you try something like this, you should get your paste 
to work:

Selection.Copy
ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Cell(1, 1).Range.PasteSpecial _ 
DataType:=wdPasteMetafilePicture


pasted graphics (charts, 
than "Picture (Enhanced Metafile)"
latter. Is this true?

Basically true, the Enhanced Metafile format is a 32-bit 
superset of the 16-bit Windows Metafile.
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Re: Windows metafile versus enhanced metafile

Postby Alex Trueman » Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:16:53 GMT 

Thanks Dennis, that worked perfectly.
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