Re: Ugly EPS pictures in PowerPoint

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From: Steve Rindsberg (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 08/23/04


Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:18:09 EDT

In article <a452973e.0408230229.1853eb7f@posting.google.com>, Gabriel Nivasch
wrote:
> I have a PPT presentation in which I inserted many EPS pictures
> (Insert -> Picture -> From File). They look sort of ugly on screen:
> Instead of having smooth lines with grayed-out edges (the way things
> look in Adobe Acrobat, for example), the pictures are jaggy and in
> B/W.

That's normal. EPS graphics are really only meant for printing to PS printers,
not for viewing. They include an optional preview which might be b/w or color
and might be at low or higher resolution. The preview is what you get on
screen and on non-PS printers.

If possible, re-make the EPS graphics with a higher resolution preview image.

Or if your real need is screen shows rather than printing, use a different
format for your graphics.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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