RE: my image is coming out squashed

....and that has nothing to do with the "squashed" part of your question! It
seemed to fit in with the rest of it, I hope.

M.

"Morisot" wrote:

> Hi, Carrie -
>
> One of my favorite Publisher 2000 tricks is to "Select all" > "copy"
> > "paste special" > "as picture"
>
> ... to use in Publisher. I can resize the whole thing. Turn an 8.5x11 flyer
> into a quick postcard, etc. Results vary - usually working best if I keep the
> same aspect ratio (otherwise, fonts can produce some, errm, odd results.)
> But, depending upon what you need, this can be a very useful quick-fix --to
> use within Publisher. Experiment with it if you hadn't already discovered it.
>
> (To get something that is almost universally viewable - I have used a free
> PDF program that is often mentioned on these boards.)
>
> M.
>
> "Carrie" wrote:
>
> > 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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