In the process of manuscript revision, the author often encounters some authors providing Excel graphics files. Such files need to be converted into jpg or tif file types to meet the typesetting requirements, and often other aspects of the graphics need to be modified, such as graphic size, Font, font size, line width, etc. It is more convenient to transfer Excel graphics into CorelDRAW software and modify it. This kind of transformation requires some skills.
(a) Paste: Open the Excel file, copy ("Ctrl+C") the graphics to be modified, when pasting into CorelDRAW, instead of simply pasting ("Ctrl+V"), select "Edit" → "Selective" Paste "→"Picture (enhanced metafile)", and then ungroup it to make corresponding modifications.
(b) Line width modification: In the process of modification, it is also necessary to pay attention to the point value of the line width formed by Excel when it is transferred to CorelDRAW and the actual line width does not match the actual line width. For example) they are displayed as 0.12 points, but their actual line width is the original line width in Excel (the default value is 2.25 points), no matter how you adjust it, it is difficult to achieve the expected effect. To modify the ideal line width, the best way is to modify it in the original image Excel. In Excel, select the line to be modified, right-click, and select "Set Data Format" → "Line Shape" → "Width".
It should be noted that in Excel, the line width is expressed in "point size". In many versions of CorelDRAW, some of the line widths are expressed in "mm" (CorelDRAW9), and some are expressed in points (CorelDRAW18). The relationship between the two is: 1 pound = 0.35 mm or 1 mm = 2.84 pound. In CorelDRAW9, the default line width is 0.176 mm, which is actually 0.5 points. In CorelDRAWX8, the default line width is 0.567 points (approximately equal to 0.2 mm). The default line width in Excel is 2.25 points, which is actually 0.787 5 mm. This line width generally does not meet the drawing requirements and needs to be reset. Under normal circumstances, 0.5 pound (0.176 mm) is sufficient for ordinary lines, and other line widths can be converted and set according to journal publication requirements.
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