Do the EPS contain prefiew images? Does Word (which version) display the
previews or the originals (zoom in and you'll know).

There are no preview images in these files. Each EPS (or EMF) will be on
the order of 1.5 MB. I am using Word 2000 and when I scroll by the
image, I see a little progress bar as the EPS filter runs. However, it
only shows a bounding box.

I suggest

Creating a Template (Part II, by John McGhie)
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...platePart2.htm

I spent a good deal of time on the MVP sites over the past two weeks,
especially on the template how-tos. What an incredible resource. I would
be in deep trouble without the information I gleaned from those pages. I
am blown away by the generosity of the MVPs on the MS sites. You folks
are amazing.

I have access to Postscript printers, but the fact that EMF can be
printed on non-postscript machines is attractive. I also don't mind
being able to see the mage without printing it first. I used LaTeX for
my undergrad thesis (and I still love the program) so I have many fond
memories of EPS files. However, my workplace uses Word, so I do as well.

Thank you again for your help. It looks like either way will be acceptable.

Take care,

Tom



Robert M. Franz wrote:
Hi Thomas

Thomas Campitelli wrote:

I am writing a longish report that will contain approximately 50
figures and several tables. The 50 figures will be maps made in
ArcView GIS software. I can export those maps as EPS or EMF files and
to my eye, they both look very good when printed from within Word. The
maps have an aerial photo background with various vector and text data
mixed in. Both the EPS and EMF files are roughly the same size (+/- 10%).


Do the EPS contain prefiew images? Does Word (which version) display the
previews or the originals (zoom in and you'll know).


So, of those two formats, what would you recommend for inclusion as
linked images in a Word Document?


I'm kind of unbiased there. EPS would have been my choice a couple of
years ago, but only if working with PS printer drivers exclusively (best
bet for not messing up the pictures at output time). I've worked with
linked WMF (slide-wise exported from PowerPoint) at times, and found it
OK, too. The chance for Word to tear anything apart in an EPS seems
still smaller compared to WMF/EMF.


Other potentially useful info: My report will have 50 to 60 pages of
text, and each image will occupy a single page. Let's say this thing
will be approximately 120 pages in total. Are 50 images anything to
worry about?


Linked, then certainly not. And if anything goes havoc (read: "red
cross" etc.), you can always re-insert a link.

I suggest

Creating a Template (Part II, by John McGhie)
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...platePart2.htm

for your bedtime reader, and there are a ton of other useful articles on
the mvp site, of course.

2cents
Robert