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Word 2007 PDF specifications
I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I
have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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On Oct 16, 9:30 am, "Jimmy Clay" wrote:
I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If you're using Truetype fonts, as you probably are, and no bitmap illustrations, DPI is irrelevant -- it's just lines and text. Text PDFs are pretty compact. View the PDF in Acrobat reader, zoom in to the max. You should see no graininess, should be smooth even at 6400%. |
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Alan wrote:
On Oct 16, 9:30 am, "Jimmy Clay" wrote: I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If you're using Truetype fonts, as you probably are, and no bitmap illustrations, DPI is irrelevant -- it's just lines and text. Text PDFs are pretty compact. View the PDF in Acrobat reader, zoom in to the max. You should see no graininess, should be smooth even at 6400%. Note that the PDF uses the TT fonts on the PC it is opened on - unless you specifically set the option to store them in the PDF. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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I should have mentioned that my document has many graphics.
"Alan" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 16, 9:30 am, "Jimmy Clay" wrote: I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If you're using Truetype fonts, as you probably are, and no bitmap illustrations, DPI is irrelevant -- it's just lines and text. Text PDFs are pretty compact. View the PDF in Acrobat reader, zoom in to the max. You should see no graininess, should be smooth even at 6400%. |
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AFAIK, Word will create a PDF and keep the same dpi as the original in the
file. So if you insert 300dpi jpegs, it will pdf in the same resolution. So make sure they are 300 dpi before you install them. Otherwise screen resolution is used (96dpi) automatically. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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Hi Terry -
Doesn't it depend on the PDF app that's being used? My understanding is that Word sends what it's got - as you said - but the PDF app determines what it does with it. Better PDF apps offer resolution (quality) options. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AFAIK, Word will create a PDF and keep the same dpi as the original in the file. So if you insert 300dpi jpegs, it will pdf in the same resolution. So make sure they are 300 dpi before you install them. Otherwise screen resolution is used (96dpi) automatically. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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The issue here is the Microsoft add-in, not some other PDF app.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... Hi Terry - Doesn't it depend on the PDF app that's being used? My understanding is that Word sends what it's got - as you said - but the PDF app determines what it does with it. Better PDF apps offer resolution (quality) options. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AFAIK, Word will create a PDF and keep the same dpi as the original in the file. So if you insert 300dpi jpegs, it will pdf in the same resolution. So make sure they are 300 dpi before you install them. Otherwise screen resolution is used (96dpi) automatically. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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Bob
That is correct but only if the graphics are of sufficient quality. If you only insert 144 dpi, creating a PDF at 300 dpi won't achieve anything other than file bloat. Terry "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... Hi Terry - Doesn't it depend on the PDF app that's being used? My understanding is that Word sends what it's got - as you said - but the PDF app determines what it does with it. Better PDF apps offer resolution (quality) options. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AFAIK, Word will create a PDF and keep the same dpi as the original in the file. So if you insert 300dpi jpegs, it will pdf in the same resolution. So make sure they are 300 dpi before you install them. Otherwise screen resolution is used (96dpi) automatically. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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I think what might have happened is that Word was compressing the graphics
during saves. If you go to the Picture Tool bar, select Compress Pictures, then the Options button, one of the options is to compress pictures during saves. I had that option selected. It's interesting that the Compress Picture dialogue box changes depending on the document file I'm in. I have the document I've been working on, and I get a dialogue that does not have an option button, but does have other options. But if I put the same graphic in a blank document, I select Compress Picture, and I get a dialogue box that does has the option button. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Bob That is correct but only if the graphics are of sufficient quality. If you only insert 144 dpi, creating a PDF at 300 dpi won't achieve anything other than file bloat. Terry "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... Hi Terry - Doesn't it depend on the PDF app that's being used? My understanding is that Word sends what it's got - as you said - but the PDF app determines what it does with it. Better PDF apps offer resolution (quality) options. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AFAIK, Word will create a PDF and keep the same dpi as the original in the file. So if you insert 300dpi jpegs, it will pdf in the same resolution. So make sure they are 300 dpi before you install them. Otherwise screen resolution is used (96dpi) automatically. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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Understood - ya can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear:-) Thanks for the
confirmation! -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Bob That is correct but only if the graphics are of sufficient quality. If you only insert 144 dpi, creating a PDF at 300 dpi won't achieve anything other than file bloat. Terry "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... Hi Terry - Doesn't it depend on the PDF app that's being used? My understanding is that Word sends what it's got - as you said - but the PDF app determines what it does with it. Better PDF apps offer resolution (quality) options. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AFAIK, Word will create a PDF and keep the same dpi as the original in the file. So if you insert 300dpi jpegs, it will pdf in the same resolution. So make sure they are 300 dpi before you install them. Otherwise screen resolution is used (96dpi) automatically. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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I went ahead and bought the standard version of novaPDF. I created a pdf
file using it and one using Word's PDF save. NovaPDF created a file that is 47,695kb. Word 2007 created a file that is 3301kb. There's a big difference in size, and as I said, each file was created using the same Word document. So I'm thinking that maybe Word creates great files for internet use, where as novaPDF creates better quality files for printing (which is what I need). The Word PDF file did look great on my computer, but I just didn't have confidence that it would print well on a commercial printer. "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I think what might have happened is that Word was compressing the graphics during saves. If you go to the Picture Tool bar, select Compress Pictures, then the Options button, one of the options is to compress pictures during saves. I had that option selected. It's interesting that the Compress Picture dialogue box changes depending on the document file I'm in. I have the document I've been working on, and I get a dialogue that does not have an option button, but does have other options. But if I put the same graphic in a blank document, I select Compress Picture, and I get a dialogue box that does has the option button. "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... Bob That is correct but only if the graphics are of sufficient quality. If you only insert 144 dpi, creating a PDF at 300 dpi won't achieve anything other than file bloat. Terry "CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message ... Hi Terry - Doesn't it depend on the PDF app that's being used? My understanding is that Word sends what it's got - as you said - but the PDF app determines what it does with it. Better PDF apps offer resolution (quality) options. -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AFAIK, Word will create a PDF and keep the same dpi as the original in the file. So if you insert 300dpi jpegs, it will pdf in the same resolution. So make sure they are 300 dpi before you install them. Otherwise screen resolution is used (96dpi) automatically. -- Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP "Jimmy Clay" wrote in message t... I'm supposed to save a my Word 2007 document as a PDF file at 300 DPI. I have some doubt that Word's PDF function saves at that high level, mostly because it seems to be such a small file. Is there anyway to find out exactly what the DPI is that Word saves at? If I'm right about that, does anyone have a favorite, affordable PDF creator? I've been trying out novaPDF v5 and it seems pretty good and is only about $30. But I would love to look at other programs if they cost about the same. Thanks. -- Jimmy Clay http://songofthecoyote.googlepages.com/home |
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