He is coauthor of AutoCAD 2000 for Dummies and AutoCAD LT 2000 for Dummies and AutoCAD 2000 for Dummies, both from IDG Books. By popular demand, this column is for AutoCAD LT users. We welcome your comments . Set your LT background color to white.
Many drafters prefer to use a black drawing area background.
Make all graphical objects black. If you want to create a WMF file that looks like a monochrome plot, you must make all objects display as black vectors on a white background. Adjust the size, shape, and zoom resolution of the drawing area. AutoCAD LT uses the size and shape of the current drawing area to determine the length and width of the WMF file. Only objects that appear in the drawing area can appear in the WMF file, so you usually should zoom to the drawing's extents before creating a WMF file.