There is also an Xfig home page which contains further information. Use FrameMaker to draw your picture, and then save the picture as PostScript . The PostScript generated by FrameMaker 3 cannot be included without slight modifications. The bizarre PostScript produced by FrameMaker means that this method can be fraught with difficulties. Use Word to draw your picture, and then save the picture as PostScript .
Full documentation comes with the packages.
There is also much more information on this subject in the Companion. Creating PostScript using Word The PostScript produced by the standard Word drivers are notorious for the poor quality of the PostScript they produce. In order to generate PostScript that can be incorporated in a LaTeX document, you need to install a special printer driver to generate Encapsulated PostScript . The following instructions were kindly provided by Tony Griffiths and Robert Stephens. The NT version used by Tony was called aps5eng.exe , and the following instructions apply to that.