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Best graphics font
I am using drawing software to create jpg files (no compression) that have
some embedded text. I want to import these files into Word to create reports. What font should I use in the jpg file so that it will look best in Word (fewest jaggies for a given resolution of the jpg file)? (I'm currently using Arial.) Secondarily, for a given image resolution, should I use a graphics format other than jpg to get the best font results when imported into Word? Thanks, Don Culp |
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Hi Don -
One point before anything else - If you are truly concerned about the quality of graphic output, a word processing program is not the optimum vehicle. If you have no access to a DTP/Layout program & _must_ use Word, here are a few suggestions; 1- Do *all* of your graphic editing in your graphics program (whatever it may be), including resolution (240 ppi minimum) & intended print dimensions. Regardless of what font you use, the image (including the text) has to be flattened & rasterized for printing, which is done more accurately by graphics/professional layout software than by a word processor. Generally, sans serif fonts rasterize 'cleaner' than serif fonts, but in a good graphics program either should make the trip acceptably well, 2- Save the file as TIFF (or EPS) rather than JPEG - I may be wrong, but as I understand it, there is no such thing as 'no compression' with a jpg. The file format, by its very definition, is a compression format, it's just a matter of degree. (Although there is a newer version of JPG2, with which I am not fully familiar.) Don't be concerned about file size (as per 3, 4 & 5 below) because the printer needs the information from the file in order to deliver the results, 3- Store the image (or copies) in the same folder as the Word doc, 4- Make sure to use InsertPictureFrom File to get the image into Word *and* click the arrow on the right edge of the Insert button to choose Link to File, 5- Send the entire folder (graphics files & doc) to wherever the printing is to be done, commercially or in-house, as the images linked to the doc need to be available at press time. Otherwise low-res versions & RGB colors are all the doc has to offer. These are especially important points for commercial (process) printing as Word has *no* grasp of CMYK color separation or other color profile control. Good Luck |:) "Don Culp" wrote: I am using drawing software to create jpg files (no compression) that have some embedded text. I want to import these files into Word to create reports. What font should I use in the jpg file so that it will look best in Word (fewest jaggies for a given resolution of the jpg file)? (I'm currently using Arial.) Secondarily, for a given image resolution, should I use a graphics format other than jpg to get the best font results when imported into Word? Thanks, Don Culp |
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I have tried both TIFF and JPG at the same resolution (240 dpi, as indicated
by the graphics software (Xara Xtreme)). If anything, the JPG looks slightly better in Word. I should have mentioned that these reports will be emailed to clients so _very_ high quality is not required (i.e., not like a brochure) -- I only need acceptable "business" quality. Don Culp "CyberTaz" wrote in message news Hi Don - One point before anything else - If you are truly concerned about the quality of graphic output, a word processing program is not the optimum vehicle. If you have no access to a DTP/Layout program & _must_ use Word, here are a few suggestions; 1- Do *all* of your graphic editing in your graphics program (whatever it may be), including resolution (240 ppi minimum) & intended print dimensions. Regardless of what font you use, the image (including the text) has to be flattened & rasterized for printing, which is done more accurately by graphics/professional layout software than by a word processor. Generally, sans serif fonts rasterize 'cleaner' than serif fonts, but in a good graphics program either should make the trip acceptably well, 2- Save the file as TIFF (or EPS) rather than JPEG - I may be wrong, but as I understand it, there is no such thing as 'no compression' with a jpg. The file format, by its very definition, is a compression format, it's just a matter of degree. (Although there is a newer version of JPG2, with which I am not fully familiar.) Don't be concerned about file size (as per 3, 4 & 5 below) because the printer needs the information from the file in order to deliver the results, 3- Store the image (or copies) in the same folder as the Word doc, 4- Make sure to use InsertPictureFrom File to get the image into Word *and* click the arrow on the right edge of the Insert button to choose Link to File, 5- Send the entire folder (graphics files & doc) to wherever the printing is to be done, commercially or in-house, as the images linked to the doc need to be available at press time. Otherwise low-res versions & RGB colors are all the doc has to offer. These are especially important points for commercial (process) printing as Word has *no* grasp of CMYK color separation or other color profile control. Good Luck |:) "Don Culp" wrote: I am using drawing software to create jpg files (no compression) that have some embedded text. I want to import these files into Word to create reports. What font should I use in the jpg file so that it will look best in Word (fewest jaggies for a given resolution of the jpg file)? (I'm currently using Arial.) Secondarily, for a given image resolution, should I use a graphics format other than jpg to get the best font results when imported into Word? Thanks, Don Culp |
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