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Converting Excel Charts To HPGL Format |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
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Solutions: WordPerfect 5.1 and 5.0 can import Microsoft Excel 2.0 files saved in an HPGL format. The steps below show how to export into HPGL format while in Excel. Note: The user must be running under Windows environment 1. Initiate program called WIN.INI a. Select Output Devices b. Create a new line on the list c. Type OUTPUT.PRN= on the new line and press Enter d. Save the changes 2. Exit Windows and reboot the computer (This initialization is like a change to CONFIG.SYS and rebooting is required for system to recognize it.) 3. Re-enter Windows and load Excel. a. Enter the option Files Printer Setup in Excel b. Load an HP printer definition c. Select the communications port OUTPUT.PRN (which now appears as a choice because you created it with WIN.INI) d. Save the information 4. Print from Excel. The output will be redirected to the file OUTPUT.PRN located in the directory currently in use. 5. Enter the Spooler in Windows and tell it that paper is in the printer. (even though the "printer" is actually a disk file) 6. The file OUTPUT.PRN is now an HPGL file which can be directly loaded into a WordPerfect graphics box A customer gave the following option to save a graphic from Excel in HPGL format. 1. In Excel, go to Print Files 2. Go to Printer Selection and select the HP 7475A Plotter 3. Exit Excel and go to the Control Panel|Printers 4. Go to File|Install and install the HP 7475A Plotter 5. Make all printers active. Use Print Manager should be selected 6. Go back to Excel 7. Configure the printer, then select the HP plotter on file 8. It will ask for the name of the file, then it will save in the HPGL format |
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