# The Simfit/Word interface

Unfortunately, many Simfit users do not have access to professional quality document preparation sytems, such as LaTeX with PostScript, and have to use typical Windows software, such as Microsoft Office Word. If you want to import Simfit graphs into documents you should note the following points.

- If you do not want to use the Simfit PostScript facilities, then make enhanced Windows metafiles (*.emf, which can be imported into all Windows documents) and ignore the rest of this information.
- If you use the Simfit PostScript interface and install the GSview/Ghostscript package you will get the best possible results, and will have access to many additional Simfit procedures that are only available with PostScript files.
- You do not need a PostScript printer to print PostScipt files; you can transform to Portable Document Format (*.pdf) and use Adobe Acrobat, or print directly using GSview/Ghostscript.
- PostScript files that are at most one page and obey certain strict conventions are called Encapsulated PostScript files (EPS).
- All PostScript files created by Simfit are EPS files.
- Any EPS file can be imported into Microsoft Office and similar word processors.
- If you want to see a plot instead of a blank rectangle on screen in your word processor, then you may have to transform the EPS file into an EPSI file by adding a preview section.
- Preview sections can be added to EPS files by GSview/Ghostscript.
- If you do not have a PostScript printer, then only the low resolution preview will be printed. In this case it may be better to transform the EPS file directly into TIF, JPG, GIF, PDF, PNG, PCX or BMP using GSview/Ghostscript at the resolution required.
- If you do have a PostScript printer, then the embedded EPS file will be printed at full resolution and the preview will not be used. In this case adding a preview to make EPSI is a waste of time, as their only function is to allow you to visualise the plot at low resolution. You might as well import the EPS files directly.
- To allow Microsoft Office Word to utilise EPS files, you have to make sure the PostScript filter is installed. This filter is part of the standard distribution and is installed using the Add/Remove Program Properties, then Converters and Filters.
- Once the filter is installed, you only have to make sure that the EPS graphics files you wish to include in your document have the .eps extension.

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