Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 14:44:48 10/29/03
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On October 29, 2003 at 07:58:59, Albert Silver wrote: >>of diagrams for use in MS Word? Is there free stuff out there that does what I >>want? Is there commercial stuff out there that will do it well? >> >> Dave > >Go to http://www.chessassistant.com and download Chess Assistant Lite. Make sure >you get the Fonts also. With it, free of charge, you can make diagrams for MS >Word in two different ways. First you need to set up a position though: > >a) Open a new board with the 'Add a New Game' button. (you may have to click on >a base in the Explorer area on the left to activate the button) > >b) Right-click on the board and select 'Define Position'. > >c) In the small window, setup your position (you have some options by >right-clicking on the mini-board) and click OK when done. > >Now you should have the board in front of you. There are two ways now: > >1) > >- Right-click on the board with the position you want, and select Clipboard and >then Export bitmap. >- Now just paste it in Word. > >NB: The size of the diagram is determined by the size of the board you are using >(right--click to change it). The colors of the board can be changed by >right-clicking on the board, selecting 'This Window's Properties', and then the >drop-down menu where it says 'background type'. This requires no font. > >2) > >- Add a diagram to the notation (requires fonts to be installed) by selecting >the Add/Delete Diagram button under the Comments tab looking like an empty >board. Or you can use the easy shortcut Ctrl-D which alternately adds a diagram >or removes it. >- Go to the Print menu at top and select Export. Choose the Rich Text Export >choice. This will create an RTF document with the diagram for Word using the CA >fonts. > >NB1: If you wish the diagrams to be readable by all not requiring them to also >have the fonts, then in Word, go to the Tools menu, select Options, then the >Save tab, and activate Embed TruType fonts, and save it again. > >NB2: If you wish to change the size of the diagram, either highlight it all in >Word and select a new font size, or alternately go to the Tools menu in CA, >select Options, then the 'Fonts and Colors' tab, click on Diagram and change the >size. It will change the default size of the diagram in the notation this way. > > Albert Is there a possibility to give it a set of EPD lines and generate the positions? e.g I don't want to manually enter 260 positions if I can avoid doing so. :-) Dave
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