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Merging Graphic - SIZE problem
I thought I had this problem solved years ago. I am merging pictures using
the Included Picture method, e.g. { INCLUDEPICTURE "c:\\myimages\\{ MERGEFIELD logo}" } I received a new logo to replace an earlier one, but it will not size properly. All the pictures (bmp) up till now have displayed approximately the same size, despite have a variety of dimensions. In this case the older bitmap is 1000 x 100, but dispays in word about 2" x 1/2 inch) . but the new bitmap is 357 x 61, but displays in word 5" x 1". I've tried putting this in a cell of a table, but I just can't get it to behave. I have another bmp that is 1436 x 328 pixels, but again displays at about 2.5 X 1/2 inch. I just can't figure out what makes this one bmp different from the rest. Thanks for listening patiently. Paul |
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Merging Graphic - SIZE problem
Even the simple .bmp format stores information about the number of
pixels/metre use in the file. So for example a 200 x 50 pixel file may have been designed to be 200 pixels/inch (in which case you should have a 1in x 0.25 in image, or 50 pixels/in (i.e. a 4in x 1in picture). Word does try to honour these values. If you use a really simple graphics program to draw bmps - e.g. Windows Paint - at no point are you asked to specify the number of pixels per inch (or whatever). Windows probably uses a default based on the screen dpi or current default printer setting - I really don't know. In a program such as Photoshop it is more obvious when you define a "canvas" that it has a size in inches (or whatever) and a pixels/inch setting - however, if you just open someone else's work and save it, there is nothing in the save as dialog boxes that lets you change that stuff. Further, anyone doing a "save for web" type operation in many programs is probably going to have some default values chosen for them by the graphics program they are using. In this case, your best bet is probably to find a graphic program that you can use to adjust the size without losing any resolution. At that point I don't know what to suggest because I have Photoshop Elements and it meets my needs, so I don't need any other graphics conversion facility. Peter Jamieson "Paul Hammond" wrote in message ... I thought I had this problem solved years ago. I am merging pictures using the Included Picture method, e.g. { INCLUDEPICTURE "c:\\myimages\\{ MERGEFIELD logo}" } I received a new logo to replace an earlier one, but it will not size properly. All the pictures (bmp) up till now have displayed approximately the same size, despite have a variety of dimensions. In this case the older bitmap is 1000 x 100, but dispays in word about 2" x 1/2 inch) . but the new bitmap is 357 x 61, but displays in word 5" x 1". I've tried putting this in a cell of a table, but I just can't get it to behave. I have another bmp that is 1436 x 328 pixels, but again displays at about 2.5 X 1/2 inch. I just can't figure out what makes this one bmp different from the rest. Thanks for listening patiently. Paul |
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