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Having problems with graphics in Microsoft Word

by CR
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Have always had a poor result in clarity when importing jpegs into Word.
Now... I've imported a 300 pixels wide image. At a guess it arrives at around 40 pixels wide and when I grab the handles to increase the size, it does happen but the resolution is terrible. Any help gratefully received. Word Help gives me nothing!
#graphics #microsoft #problems #word
  • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
    Aloha Christine, and welcome to the forum!

    Is there any possibility of using another image format (such as TIFF or PNG)? Jpeg images maintain their small file size by compressing the picture,which causes the quality to degrade if it gets resized.

    Otherwise try resizing the picture outside of Word first. Since you probably have Microsoft Office try using the Microsoft Office Picture Manager.

    Another tip is to resize it by right-clicking on the image, select 'Format Picture" and alter the size in there, instead of grabbing it to resize it.

    And finally, someone is bound to respond "Just download Open Office and use it"! Personally I'm not sure if it would work any better, but its worth a try!

    Best of luck with this...

    Bill
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    • Profile picture of the author CR
      Priceless Bill! Thank you. pngs did exactly the same thing, and formatting didn't work either. But I tried saving as a gif and it's beautiful! Which leads me to another question you probably know the answer to, if you don't mind... do gifs take up more "room" on a web page than jpegs? I'm finalizing a single page site (it has to be single because of the content) and there are masses of tables and images. The best image format use would be?
      Thanks again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aronya
    I just hope you're not using Word to design a web page.

    Bill's idea to try a different format might work. TIFF and PNG are lossless formats, but all images will degrade if resized to larger dimensions. JPGs just show it quicker because they have already had image data thrown away in order to minimize file size.

    I tried to duplicate your problem, but actually got the reverse result when importing an image to Word - a 275px wide image took the full page. Go figure.

    It's a feature, not a bug! Thank you, Bill Gates.
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    • Profile picture of the author CR
      Thanks Aronya. No... not using Word for web pages, but I do use it all the time for the eBooks I write. And I'm fed up with producing beautiful graphics and them looking second rate when I import them... even when they actually stay the size they should be.
      Come to think of it... I've "thanked" Bill Gates multiple times when using Word, but I don't have time right now to go through a learning curve with Open Office.
      Thanks again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Aronya
    Glad to hear you've got it fixed.

    To answer your question about the best image format to use. Generally, you would use JPG for photos and GIF for other style graphics. PNG is something of a cross between the two, in that it's a lossless format (so is GIF) that supports transparency (GIF does not, really), but can also render fairly small file sizes (like JPG). The only problem with PNG is that it's not always well supported by web browsers, so some people might not see any image at all. You just have to pick your poison.

    If you have PhotoShop (or an equivalent), the best option is usually to use the "Save For Web" option (in PS, anyway) and experiment a little with the quality setting. If you are working with photos, 80% quality is undetectable to the naked eye from 100%, and will make a huge difference in file size.
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