Hi, forget Word. Use lyx! It is for writing books (amongst many other things). And, it is completely free. Professionals (as Kluwerts) use also this. Otherwise, can try EEDRAW 2.4 for drawing schematic, as it is free. Here is my $0.02. Imre On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Hickman, Aaron wrote: > To all, > > Can anyone suggest an inexpensive schematics program that generates > relatively small file sizes and can be imported into Microsoft Word documents? > A colleague is writing a book for use in class and is finding that the file si ze > of the document grows too rapidly for his PC to manage as he cuts and pastes > schematics into the document. Any suggestions will be appreciated! > > Aaron > >