Need help moving diagram between documents

If anyone can help me, I would be most grateful. I created a diagram
(using Word 2000) which consists of several rectangular Autoshapes plus
text, lined up using tabs, with headings and arrows leading from text to
Autoshapes.

Now I want to use the diagram in other documents, but when I copy and
paste, elements jump into new positions. I tried grouping, creating an
autotext entry out of the diagram, and various paste options, nothing
seemed to work.

How can I preserve the diagram and use it in other documents, as
created? Thanks for any advice from a desperate new user.

Ann

Paul
Wed Oct 22 08:43:55 CDT 2003

Hello Ann,

If the diagram and text can be viewed without having to
scroll, how about taking a picture of the page, (using the
PrintScrn key). Then open paint or another graphic program
and pasting it there. Be sure to use the paint toolbars
appropriately to remove unwanted objects form using the
PrintScrn key. In addition, you can download for free a
program called SnagIt. Save this as a valid jpg filename,
then you should be able to insert picture to any
application.

Just a thought,
Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>If anyone can help me, I would be most grateful. I
created a diagram
>(using Word 2000) which consists of several rectangular
Autoshapes plus
>text, lined up using tabs, with headings and arrows
leading from text to
>Autoshapes.
>
>Now I want to use the diagram in other documents, but
when I copy and
>paste, elements jump into new positions. I tried
grouping, creating an
>autotext entry out of the diagram, and various paste
options, nothing
>seemed to work.
>
>How can I preserve the diagram and use it in other
documents, as
>created? Thanks for any advice from a desperate new user.
>
>Ann
>
>.
>

Mike
Wed Oct 22 09:17:11 CDT 2003

>> If anyone can help me, I would be most grateful. I created a diagram
>> (using Word 2000) which consists of several rectangular Autoshapes
>> plus text, lined up using tabs, with headings and arrows leading
>> from text to Autoshapes.
>>
>> Now I want to use the diagram in other documents, but when I copy and
>> paste, elements jump into new positions. I tried grouping, creating
>> an autotext entry out of the diagram, and various paste options,
>> nothing seemed to work.
>>
>> How can I preserve the diagram and use it in other documents, as
>> created? Thanks for any advice from a desperate new user.

If you can paste it into PowerPoint, then PP allows you to save individual
slides as image files (e.g. jpeg, ...) so then you can use it in other
documents more easily.
--


Mike Williams - Office MVP
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anky
Wed Oct 22 20:11:22 CDT 2003

Will try using Paint and Powerpoint.

Mike Williams [MVP] wrote:
>>>If anyone can help me, I would be most grateful. I created a diagram
>>>(using Word 2000) which consists of several rectangular Autoshapes
>>>plus text, lined up using tabs, with headings and arrows leading
>>>from text to Autoshapes.
>>>
>>>Now I want to use the diagram in other documents, but when I copy and
>>>paste, elements jump into new positions. I tried grouping, creating
>>>an autotext entry out of the diagram, and various paste options,
>>>nothing seemed to work.
>>>
>>>How can I preserve the diagram and use it in other documents, as
>>>created? Thanks for any advice from a desperate new user.
>
>
> If you can paste it into PowerPoint, then PP allows you to save individual
> slides as image files (e.g. jpeg, ...) so then you can use it in other
> documents more easily.