29.2.1.3 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.

Mif2Go sets the default metafile type based on what you specify for [Options] Output:

[Options]

; Output = Help or Standard, default unless specified on command line

These are the default metafile types:

Output format	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 §4.10.4.3 Naming external graphic metafiles for more information.

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