Re: CellQuest->Word: Where are the plots?

From: Donald E. Mosier (dmosier@scripps.edu)
Date: Wed Mar 29 2000 - 18:13:17 EST


Jeff,

This is a Word problem that has nothing to do with Cellquest.  It usually
occurs on the last day before a grant is due when the final piece of data
is added, and invariably causes Bill Gates name to be taken in vain.  I
have circumvented the problem two ways, although I still don't have a good
explanation for the cause.  First, I stop most other applications and
increase the memory allotment for Word.  Second, I keep a backup copy of
the document, and often the same graphics file inserted into that document
works.  The problem only occurs on large documents with several large
graphics files (usually PICT format).

Hope this helps.  If you find the cause, let me know.  I hope to never see
a red X again.

Don Mosier


>Hello All,
>
>We are compiling a HUGE report which consists of a lot of flow cytometry
>data: plots, histograms, and stats generated by CellQuest.  Because the
>report is being written in Word, for a while we simply selected the items
>we wanted from CellQuest, then copied to the clipbaord, then pasted to
>Word.  This seemed to work just fine for a while, until the document grew
>to enormous proportions...
>
>Now, it seems that sometimes when the Word document is opened, some of the
>plots appear as a big red "X", and no matter how the page is moved, closed,
>re-opened, the plot can't be seen.  At first we thought somehow the problem
>was a PC-to-Mac thing, because some people are using one or the other and
>we're all connected by a network.  It doesn't seem to be confined to Macs
>or PCs, so we've ruled that out.
>
>I searched the archive but couldn't find this exactly (much discussion of
>Coulter Elite software)--Has anyone experienced this?  Is it the size of
>the document?  Why does it happen intermittantly?  Is there a better way of
>showing the data?  I saw some reference made to other formats (eg GIF) but
>we've found the resolution is lowered when converting to these graphical
>formats.
>
>I am anxious to hear what thoughts are out there.
>
>thanks,
>Jeff Carrell
>
>Cell Biology Department
>Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
>9410 Key West Avenue
>Rockville, MD  20850
>(301) 610-5790 ext.2231

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