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PROBLEM: Imported draw graphics (PICT) will show alignment errors 
when reduced (e.g. 60 percent) within MS Word (both vs. 3.x and 4.0).

The problem does not occurr at all reduction percentages and not for 
all figures: If I add something to a problem figure (eg a rectangle),
which makes the bounding box around the entire figure bigger, 
and cut-paste-reduce the new figure, then the problem sometimes 
disappears. This seems to indicate some sort of round off error; on a 
72 DPI Mac screen I can understand that, but 300 DPI laserwriter 
output has the same problem.

It appears MS Word is to blame because,
-1- Graphics was drawn using a course grid, which makes absolutely 
sure the ends of lines are exactly on the same coordinates (MacDraw)
-2- Printing the graphics at the same reduction percentage from 
MacDraw, or from a desktop publisher (PICT import) will result in 
correctly alligned output

QUESTIONS: -Q1- Has anyone else experienced this problem?
           -Q2- Solution?
           -Q3- Work-around?
           -Q4- Explanation why this problem occurrs?

Frank de Bruyn,     UUCP: rcstfdb@eutrc3.nl
the Netherlands     ARPA: mcvax!eutrc3!rcstfdb@uunet.uu.net