Re: my image is coming out squashed

Your sun is not round. Try this one, I have put a .gif on a web page, right-click the
link and a .wmf will be saved to your folder.

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"Carrie" <starchild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I used an icon from clip art online
>
> http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y212/starchild_dreams/sun_shine.gif
>
> I didn't make it.
>
> Maybe putting the words over it (in an arch- right over the point of the
> beams) pushes it down when it prints. Even though I use "no fill" on the
> words. It looks fine (round) in the set up. And the person I'm doing it for
> thinks it looks good. It's just something I notice, because it starts out
> perfectly round.
>
> Thanks,
> Carrie
>
>
> "Mary Sauer" <gsauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ONjsC$WDGHA.3064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> When you create a circle in Publisher 2000, hold shift as you draw. If you
> need to
>> check the dimensions, on the toolbar, format, size & position. You can
> input the
>> exact dimensions in this dialogue. Are you using an autoshape for the
> beams?
>> Do you have a draw program? You can copy your logo and paste special as a
> vector
>> (.wmf) and save it to use in other programs. That way you can re-size the
> image
>> without losing quality.
>> If you copy your images plus the text boxes in Publisher, insert, new
> drawing, paste
>> the logo into the drawing canvas you can resize the result, the text will
> re-size
>> because now it is an image. Use the wrapping icon to remove the unwanted
> background
>> space.
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>> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
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>> http://msauer.mvps.org/
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>> "Carrie" <starchild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eN7pgfWDGHA.3920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Maybe squashed isn't the best word and it's only very slightly not
> round.
>> >
>> > I've been setting up (Pub 2000) a flyer, business card and index card
> size
>> > for a person starting a small business. The logo (I created- what they
> want)
>> > is a round sun, with beams coming out and the name arched over it. I put
> the
>> > image (sun) on and the words over it, using wordart. It looks fine on
> the
>> > set up but when it prints the sun is slightly oval. I'm using text boxes
> for
>> > words on the top and bottom of the card, with "no fill" so they don't
> cover
>> > the sun. Well, one I used white, with a slight shadow, that does
> slightly
>> > cover the bottom of the sun (wanted the words to stand out)
>> >
>> > The person loves it (and I'm doing it for the practice, plus I get to
> keep
>> > the left over cards, paper, etc. she bought) and thinks it's fine. It's
> very
>> > subtle, but to me it's not perfect. I've even tried taking the margins
> off
>> > on the setup. The index cards (to put on bulletin boards) are printing 4
> to
>> > a piece of cardstock, and the business cards are Avery perferated ones.
> (It
>> > says Laser Business Card on the bottom, and I'm using an injet printer,
> the
>> > person who bought them said it was all they had and I'd never used them
>> > before).
>> >
>> > Another related question, once I have the setup (logo, wording, etc)
> is
>> > there a way to change the size of what it's on? For example, I set up
> one on
>> > postcard blank and now want it on an index card size. I would have to
> resize
>> > the picture, but it's all in separate boxes (picture and text) on the
>> > postcard size one. Once it's saved, it won't resize? If I put a picture
> box
>> > around the entire card, it covers what's on it. I didn't try it yet,
> but
>> > I'm thinking of using Paint Shop Pro to do a screen capture, making it
> into
>> > a jpg, resizing it (as a total picture) and copy/paste it onto the index
>> > card blank. Seems like there might be a better way, using just Publisher
>> > (2000)
>> >
>> > This is what I've been doing now to show people what I've set up in
>> > Publisher- if they don't have the program themselves. I've been screen
>> > capturing it with PSP, making a jpg and emailing this to show them. I
>> > haven't figured out a way to save a file in Publisher as a jpg, which
>> > doesn't mean it's not there. (and might be right in front of me)
>> >
>> > As to the above quesion with the round sun being slightly oval in the
>> > printing, the jpgs of it come out with the sun as round as in the setup.
>> >
>> > Probably not a big deal, but I don't like to miss any opportunity to
>> > learn. (old dog- new tricks?)
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Carrie
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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