wmf files across platforms

2006-08-07 Thread eliz...@abacom.com
I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. The files are imported by reference into a book of several chapters plus front matter and generated files. I am using a USB memory stick to transfer a folder containing the book file and associated files from my office PC to my home Mac

wmf files across platforms

2006-08-07 Thread Combs, Richard
elizfee at abacom.com wrote: > I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. WMF stands for Windows Metafile Format. I'm not a Mac user, but I believe WMF files are about as Mac-compatible as PIC files are Windows-compatible -- which is to say, not. :-) On the Windows machine, s

wmf files across platforms

2006-08-07 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:39 -0400 7/8/06, elizfee at abacom.com wrote: >I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. The files are >imported by reference into a book of several chapters plus front matter and >generated files. I am using a USB memory stick to transfer a folder containing >the book f

wmf files across platforms

2006-08-08 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:39 -0400 7/8/06, elizfee at abacom.com wrote: >I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. The files are >imported by reference into a book of several chapters plus front matter and >generated files. I am using a USB memory stick to transfer a folder containing >the book f

wmf files across platforms

2006-08-09 Thread T.W. Smith
Hi, Agreed: use EPS as it is cross platform. WMF and EMF are really for Windows. On 8/7/06, Combs, Richard wrote: > > elizfee at abacom.com wrote: > > > I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. > > WMF stands for Windows Metafile Format. I'm not a Mac user, but I > believe WM

wmf files across platforms

2006-08-10 Thread David Creamer
> Agreed: use EPS as it is cross platform. WMF and EMF are really for Windows. If the EPS files are created on a Mac in Illustrator, be sure to save them with a 8-bit color preview, not Pict preview. Pict preview is the default in Illustrator and is similar to WMF on Windows. (I don't know why Ill

wmf files across platforms

2006-08-07 Thread elizfee
I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. The files are imported by reference into a book of several chapters plus front matter and generated files. I am using a USB memory stick to transfer a folder containing the book file and associated files from my office PC to my home Mac

RE: wmf files across platforms

2006-08-07 Thread Combs, Richard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. WMF stands for Windows Metafile Format. I'm not a Mac user, but I believe WMF files are about as Mac-compatible as PIC files are Windows-compatible -- which is to say, not. :-) On the Windows machine, save

Re: wmf files across platforms

2006-08-07 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:39 -0400 7/8/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. The files are >imported by reference into a book of several chapters plus front matter and >generated files. I am using a USB memory stick to transfer a folder containing >the book file

Re: wmf files across platforms

2006-08-08 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:39 -0400 7/8/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. The files are >imported by reference into a book of several chapters plus front matter and >generated files. I am using a USB memory stick to transfer a folder containing >the book file

Re: wmf files across platforms

2006-08-09 Thread T.W. Smith
Hi, Agreed: use EPS as it is cross platform. WMF and EMF are really for Windows. On 8/7/06, Combs, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. WMF stands for Windows Metafile Format. I'm not a Mac user, but I beli

Re: wmf files across platforms

2006-08-10 Thread David Creamer
> Agreed: use EPS as it is cross platform. WMF and EMF are really for Windows. If the EPS files are created on a Mac in Illustrator, be sure to save them with a 8-bit color preview, not Pict preview. Pict preview is the default in Illustrator and is similar to WMF on Windows. (I don't know why Ill