User (Legacy) Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I created a chart with annotation lines, arrows, and text grouped into annotation groups. When I zoom into a portion of the chart, the annotations extend beyond the chart borders (axis limits) on screen. Copying to the clipboard (using the toolbar) as a bitmap also shows the objects outside the chart borders Copying to the clipboard as an enhanced metafile includes the annotation objects that lie outside the zoom plot area. Their full extent is included in the bounding area of the metafile, and I end up with objects off to the sides or top way outside the chart itself. I've attached three bitmaps from an example application (code attached as form1.txt). The first shows the application window with zoom off. The second is the chart zoomed in. The third is the result of pasting a metafile into MSWord (v. 2002 sp1) with zoom off (top image) and on (bottom image). It looks to me as if the annotation groups are being included in their entirety in the copy to clipboard operation, instead of being clipped at the chart zoom boundaries. If I don't group the annotation objects, the first effect still occurs: they overlap the axes' bounds upon zooming in. However, those that lie entirely outside the axes' bounds are not copied into the metafile any longer. Thanks for any feedback on how to get metafiles that reflect only what appears on the chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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