If you choose "Smallest File Size" for the PDF, some of the bells and
whistles (which probably aren't necessary in a newsletter, anyway) are
omitted, but if some fonts must be embedded, then file size will inevitably
increase at least a little.
For example, I create a one-page newsletter each week. It has only Times New
Roman and Arial fonts and a couple of simple graphics. The Word 2003 doc is
usually 58-62 KB; the PDF (Smallest File Size) is usually 40-48 KB, but I'm
not embedding any fonts. OTOH, a Word 2007 .docx file would probably be
smaller than the PDF.
A 200-page book that I typeset (with a couple of photos) is a 10,437 KB .doc
file and a 7,264 KB PDF (Press Quality, with fonts embedded).
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com"
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Hi Terry,
That is not always the case. It depends upon the settings in the PDF
Printer Properties dialog.
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"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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Yes. That's because all information has to be embedded in a PDF file so
that it display identically on all computers (which is the point of this
thread).
Terry
"Jason" wrote in message
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Also, are PDF larger in size?
"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
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Others have told you to use .pdf files but they didn't tell you that
"fancy fonts" need to be embedded (if possible) if you want them to
show up on your recipients' computers.
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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
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As some of you know, I prepare our church newsletter and e-mail it to
the church. It is then printed and sent out by U.S. Mail. We are
thinking of sending it to members of the congregation by e-mail to
save expense (postage and paper) and also trees. However, I use a
variety of clipart, photos, borders, text boxes, and fonts. That
sounds like "too much," but I don't include everything in every
newsletter, and many people have thanked me for the changes I have
made. The problem is that some items do not "hold" on a page when I
e-mail them to our secretary. In fact, one person sends messages to me
in Calibri. It is always set with 1.15 spacing. I often change it to
single-spacing to fit properly within certain areas of the
newsletter--but when our secretary receives, it sometimes reverts back
to 1.15. That is easily set back to single-spacing, but I am
wondering if there is any way to save the newsletter in such a way
that it will be seen properly on a variety of computers if we use
e-mail for the congregation. In other words, I want to make sure that
page breaks are viewed properly, photos remain in place, etc.
Obviously, we will not have any control over the types of settings
that various recipients use.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
MaryL