Unable to Print a TIFF File from Works for Windows (98521)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Draw
  • Microsoft Works 2.x
  • Microsoft Works 3.0
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q98521

SUMMARY

If you are unable to print a tagged image file format (TIFF) file in Works for Windows, do the following to convert the file to a bitmap:
  1. In the word processor module, open Draw by choosing Drawing from the Insert menu.
  2. In the Draw module, choose Import Picture from the File menu.
  3. Select the TIFF file to be converted and press ENTER.
  4. Select the image by clicking it or by choosing Select All from the Edit menu. You should see small, black, square "handles" on each corner of an invisible rectangle.
  5. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
  6. Close Draw without updating or saving changes to the word processing document.
  7. In the word processing document, from the Edit menu, choose Paste Special.
  8. In the Paste Special dialog box, select Picture from the list and choose Paste or press the ENTER key
The bitmapped image should appear in your word processing document.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/28/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbprint KB98521
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