You can export your windows Draw files in a number of formats using the Output Wizard or the Save As command in the File Menu.

The Output Wizard lets you save your drawing in a format other than DRW. When the wizard opens, select one of the types of output, then click the Next button to complete the wizard. The wizard provides several options depending on the type of output you choose.

Desktop Printer - Choose this option if you want to print the drawing. The Print dialog box opens.

Web and Electronic Publishing - Choose this option if you want to create a web page. This option saves HTML code for your drawing, creating a page that can be published on the Internet. This option works best if you began using the Web Page setting, or any multi-page setting.

Animated GIF - This option saves the drawing as an animated GIF. This works best if you use the Animated Cell page setting to create the drawing. Once you save the animated GIF, you can view it in your Web browser.

Windows Wallpaper - This option saves the drawing in the BMP format used by Windows for desktop wallpaper, and sets the new drawing as wallpaper automatically.

Other File Type - Choose this option to save the drawing as a file type other than DRW.

Send File Via E-Mail - If you have access to E-mail, this option attaches the current drawing to an E-mail message.

Save Selection
When you save a drawing, you may only want to save certain objects, rather than the entire drawing. To save only specific objects, select the objects and use the Save Selection command.

When you save a selection, the page size automatically changes to fit the selected object or objects. The Save Selection command is only available when you have at least one object selected.

Save as Template:
You can create your own template files using the Save as Template command on the File menu.

A template is a predefined design drawing that contains the basic layout and formatting for a specific type of drawing, such as a business card or letterhead. You probably want to make a template for any drawing you create on a regular basis. Once you save a basic design as a template, you can create a new drawing quickly by simply adding the current text and clip art.

Templates can have an associated clip art subject, so when you load a template, Media Manager also opens with that subject already selected. If you want a clip art subject associated with a template, open Media Manager and select that subject before you save the template.

When you save a drawing as a template, you specify a category for the template. The template category determines the icon of the Project Wizard under which the template appears.

Note: When you open a template file through the Project Wizard, a copy of the template file is opened and your original template file is preserved.  When you go to save your project you will be prompted for a new file name.  If you want to open a template for editing the actual template file, open it by double clicking the icon in Windows Explorer.

Windows Draw can save files in the following formats:

Note
If you save a file containing a bitmap image in a file format that does not support bitmap images, then the bitmap image is dropped from the saved file.  For example, bitmap images are dropped from files saved in GEM format (a vector-based format).