Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, or RTF)
You can import the following Microsoft Word files:
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Microsoft Word Document (DOC) files from versions 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. In addition, files saved as DOC from MS Word 2007 and 2010.
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Microsoft Word Open XML Document (DOCX) files. This file format is based on Open XML and uses ZIP compression. It was introduced with Microsoft Word 2007.
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Rich Text Format (RTF) files. Rich Text Format (RTF) is a text format that stores plain text and text formatting, such as bold. When you import an RTF file to CorelDRAW, the text and any embedded Windows Metafile Format (WMF) graphics are transferred. However, graphic elements are not transferred in an RTF file exported from Corel DESIGNER.
Because Microsoft Word is a proprietary file format, it’s sometimes difficult to precisely import all aspects of a Microsoft Word file in CorelDRAW. To successfully import text with fewer inconsistencies, it is recommended that you install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. If the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack was not previously installed on your computer, you will be prompted to install it when you attempt to import text.
To import a Microsoft Word file
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Click
File 
Import.
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Choose
DOC, DOCX - MS Word or
RTF - Rich Text Format from the
All file formats list box.
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Choose the drive and folder where the file is stored.
If the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack was not previously installed on your computer, the
Install compatibility pack dialog box appears. The installation of the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack is highly recommended. To proceed with the installation, click
OK and follow the instructions in the installation wizard.
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In the
Importing/Pasting text dialog box, you can choose to maintain or discard text formatting. You can also choose to import tables as tables or text.
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Position the import cursor
in the drawing window, and click.
Any embedded Windows Metafile Format (WMF) or Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) graphics are preserved in the imported file. If the file contains other graphic elements, these are lost during conversion and do not appear in CorelDRAW.
You can place your imported text by dragging a marquee to define a paragraph text box, or by pressing the Spacebar to place the imported text in the default location.
If you import text and choose not to install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, the Install compatibility pack dialog box will reappear the next time you import text, unless you enable the Do not ask me this question again check box. You can reactivate the Install compatibility pack dialog box by clicking Tools Options CorelDRAW, clicking Warnings, and enabling the Installing Compatibility Pack for DOC and DOCX check box from the Show warnings when list box.
To export a Microsoft Word file
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Open a drawing that contains a text
object.
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Click
File Export.
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Choose
DOC - MS Word for Windows 6/7 or
RTF - Rich Text Format from the
Save as type list box.
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Type a filename in the
File name list box.
The filename extension for the format you choose is appended to the filename automatically.
Only text in drawings can be exported to the Microsoft Word file formats. Other graphical elements, such as lines, curves, and rectangles, are lost during conversion and do not display in the file. To export graphics, use a graphic format such as WMF.
Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX, and RTF) technical notes
Importing a DOC, DOCX, and RTF file
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To successfully import text with fewer inconsistencies, it is recommended that you install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. If the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack was not previously installed on your computer, you will be prompted to install it when you attempt to import text.
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The following Microsoft Word versions are supported: Microsoft Word 97-2007, Microsoft Word for Windows 6/7, Microsoft Word for Windows 2.x, Microsoft Word 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5.
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The embedded-field method for building indexes in Microsoft Word is supported, but the style-implied method for building indexes is not.
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The Corel program matches the fonts in the file you are importing with the same or similar fonts, depending on the fonts installed on your computer. However, the Normal text style in Microsoft Word is converted to the default text style. To set the default text style, click
Tools Save Settings as Default. Under
Document Styles, enable the
Styles check box.
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Whenever possible, the program automatically converts characters available in the sets "Symbol" or "MS Linedraw" to the corresponding Windows character set entries.
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Most fonts are proportionally spaced, and text is reflowed when imported. As a result, soft line and page breaks often appear in new locations if you are converting to a fixed-pitch or nonscalable font.
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When you import text, the page size in the original document is ignored. The text is adjusted to fit the current page size, which may affect the placement of text.
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If a table is longer then the current page, the table data continues down and off the page.
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Nested tables are not fully supported. The text within a nested table appears within the text box of the top-level table cell as text only (no bounding lines).
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Nested bullets are not fully supported.
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Objects and graphs are not supported.
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Equations are not maintained — the data and results may be maintained but they are unlinked.
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Text direction is not maintained.