step by step copy objects in drawing autocad to ms word
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Edited by dungxyz - 09.Jan.2014 at 16:27

I write regular articles for my company user group, and to aid in presentation I use a purchased program called "SnagIt".  This allows me to grab selected portions of the screen for whatever purpose, they could be sections of the drawing or more commonly menu and command line options.  I can highlight areas for emphasis, etc.  Once I've edited the screen grab in the SnagIt editor it's a quick Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V into my Word file.  The trick is sometimes formatting/placing in Word, but that part is minor.

If you don't want to purchase a dedicated program like SnagIt you can do full screen grabs and edit them in a simple photo editor (something free) and do the same copy/paste routine.  It's all up to you.  But if you do a lot of writing where you need screenshots you can't beat something like SnagIt.  If nothing else it provides a very professional look to your output.

Dave.

The Snipping Tool comes standard with Win7.  It is the MS equivalent of SnagIt.

WOW it was just another little trick. I did not think it would cause an roar.