{"id":2683,"date":"2014-11-24T10:21:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T10:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2014-11-24T10:21:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T10:21:26","slug":"update-microsoft-documents-with-solidworks-composer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/11\/update-microsoft-documents-with-solidworks-composer\/","title":{"rendered":"Update Microsoft Documents with SOLIDWORKS Composer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOLIDWORKS Composer uses 3D CAD data to generate both pre and post-production images that will allow Technical Publishers to generate owner\u2019s manuals, spec sheets, instructional material, or whatever while the designers are still designing. The power behind SOLIDWORKS Composer is its ability to integrate output into the final publication programs, such as Microsoft Word\u00ae, especially as that output updates.<\/p>\n<p>The video demonstration below, shows how images created by SOLIDWORKS Composer can be used and automatically updated in Microsoft Word\u00ae Documents.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/CdJ_aYxwY4o?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first step is to insert a picture into your Word\u00ae Document. The important step in integrating your SOLIDWORKS Composer output into Word\u00ae is to ensure that you choose to \u201c<strong>Link to File<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0by clicking on the arrow on the\u00a0\u201c<strong>Insert<\/strong>\u201d button (Word\u00ae 2010). The inserted and linked picture will look just like any other picture, only it has a hidden property.\u00a0 That\u00a0property will allow the document to continue looking at the file you inserted and to update when you change it. To update all the images in your document, simply re-open Microsoft Word\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>The image below\u00a0shows a sample document in Microsoft Word\u00ae, created using images from SOLIDWORKS Composer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Composer-sample.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Composer-sample.png\" alt=\"Composer-sample\" width=\"680\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Composer-sample.png 680w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Composer-sample-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Composer-sample-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/products\/products-sw-composer\/products-sw-composer\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more on SOLIDWORKS Composer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/company\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Sales<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2090\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DoubleRedArrow.png\" alt=\"DoubleRedArrow\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/demo-request\" target=\"_blank\">Request a Demo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mkt.solidworks.com\/emarketing_enu\/start.swe?SWECmd=InvokeMethod&amp;SWEMethod=StartSS&amp;SWEView=URLRouter&amp;SWEApplet=SSRoute&amp;SWENargs=SSId=1-302PZM4,SSName=REP+ENG+INTL+22+Min+WOD+SW+SIM+Hidden+Gems,SSLC=,SSCC=,CID=1-355AXEB,OID=1-302NA7M,COID=1-355AXEC,PRO=1-NKZ7N\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2671\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_SW_WOD_SIM_Hidden_Gem_600x90_SAL.jpg\" alt=\"REP_SW_WOD_SIM_Hidden_Gem_600x90_SAL\" width=\"600\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_SW_WOD_SIM_Hidden_Gem_600x90_SAL.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/REP_SW_WOD_SIM_Hidden_Gem_600x90_SAL-300x45.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOLIDWORKS Composer uses 3D CAD data to generate both pre and post-production images that will allow Technical Publishers to generate owner\u2019s manuals, spec sheets, instructional material, or whatever while the&hellip; 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