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import a dwg in a word document

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by makita

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I am trying to import a dwg file in a word document but when I try to print the dwg does not get printed out!!! Help Please!!! How can I get this to work?

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by thechas

You may want to download and install the converter pack update for your version of Windows.

http://tinyurl.com/n2hi

I don't believe that dwg is a default conversion format that is installed when you install Office. You may want to run the installer again, and manually select image conversion formats to load.

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by janm

The DWG file extension is an AutoCAD format. As far as I am aware you cannot import this directly into Word unless it has been exported from AutoCAD into a Word friendly format like BMP. This also has its pitfalls because if the orginal drawing was created by the user on a black background (most CAD users do) then this is how it will appear in your Word document.
Do you have access to AutoCAD? If you do I can let you know the steps for changing the background before exporting the file.

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