Re: Do I understand how Word deals with graphics?
- From: "Jezebel" <warcrimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:02:38 +1100
A couple of tidbits to throw in:
1. Word's default resolution for imported pictures is accessible on Tools >
Options > General : Web options. (For later versions of Word. Prior to ?2000
it was fixed at 96 dpi.)
2. The displayed size of an imported picture is the effectively the picture
size in pixels divided by Word's display resolution (which is sort of what
you describe). There is no increase in memory involved.
3. Word is lousy at manipulating graphics. By far the best approach to
handling graphics is to prepare them using a graphic editor: make any
display adjustments like contrast and brightness, then set the size and
resolution that you want to end up with in your finished document, then save
the graphic as a gif or jpg, then import that into Word. Never put a picture
into Word by copy-and-paste from another application.
"Ed" <ed_millis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:echGMnbJGHA.2040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have written reports on product testing for several years. Many of these
> reports rely heavily on graphics, especially photos. I'm a writer, not a
> photographer or graphic artist. But since graphics are a part of my
> reports, I have tried to wrap my brain around what happens when a graphic
> is
> inserted into Word. I'm now trying to write up some of what I've gleaned
> for my coworkers, most of whom have less of a clue about this than I do!
>
> These are my opening paragraphs. I would appreciate any comments as to my
> understanding of the way things work. Or if anyone has or knows of a
> basic
> "primer" article on this subject that can be shared, I would be most
> grateful.
>
> Ed
>
> ************
>
> In the years that I have been writing test documents, one of the biggest
> problem areas has been dealing with graphics. While Microsoft Word
> provides
> some tools for working with graphics, few people - myself included - have
> understood what happens to the graphic and the document when a graphic
> element is imported and then adjusted in any way.
>
>
>
> It's even more important to consider this now that three things have
> changed: (a) many Test Directors have their own digital cameras, (b) Word
> has become more complex and saves much more metadata in each document, and
> (c) more documents are being sent and stored as electronic documents,
> rather
> than printed only. A Test Director will take a 6 inch wide by 4 inch high
> digital photo at 600 dpi, making the image 3600 pixels wide by 2400 pixels
> high. When imported into Word, which defaults to either 72 or 92 dpi,
> that
> photo (at 72 dpi) is still 3600 by 2400 pixels, but is now 50 inches wide
> by
> 33 inches high! Word will dutifully increase the memory required by the
> document by enough memory space to contain the full-size photo. After
> cropping and resizing by the writer, Word has now also saved all the
> metadata required to show the photo at the adjusted size.
>
>
.
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