Graphic From DR Or PR - Text Shifting To The Right

DocumentID: 636257
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:04:10 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer created a flow chart in DrawPerfect 1.1 and imported it into WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS. When they viewed or printed the chart from WP 5.1, the text would shift to the right. In DrawPerfect, the chart printed and viewed correctly. Solutions: When exporting files out of a Vector based graphics program, such as DrawPerfect 1.1, the text is not saved graphically but as text with a typeface and font size code. After importing the graphic into another program, such as WP, the program must try and match the font and size. The WP.DRS file handles the font typeface and size and general spacing between letters, but WP still handles spacing for the space character and tabs. The Justification feature in WP causes the spaces to be handled differently than in DrawPerfect. This difference is causing the shift in the user's document. To work around the situation, the user should have each section of the Flow Chart in its own Text Window or Text Line instead of just making one Text Window and spacing between the sections. This problem can also occur if the user creates columns of text separated by spaces in Presentations. The spacing adjusts when the file is take into WP and the columns no longer line up. Customers should use tabs instead of spaces or use one text box for each column and type down the columns instead of across.

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