31.2.1.3 Specifying external vs. internal metafiles for RTF output

If you are converting to RTF, there are two ways to include a WMF file:

• directly in RTF: an “internal” metafile

• as a separate file referenced from RTF: an “external” metafile.

For WinHelp, metafiles must be external.

For Word, metafiles should be internal. Word loses track of external graphics that are referenced using relative paths. These are the default metafile types:

Output type	Output option	Metafile type
Print RTF	Standard	Internal
WinHelp	Help	External

You can override the default by specifying the metafile type yourself:

[Graphics]

; Metafiles = Internal (in place) or External (in AAAAAnnn.WMF)

; always use External for winhelp; Internal is better for Word

Metafiles=Internal

External metafiles are named using the first five characters of the RTF file name, then a three-digit number, then the .wmf extension. See §5.7.4.3 Naming external graphic metafiles for more information.

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