Does vector graphic imported into Publisher hold its original qual

[Poom]

I have made a lecture note for students in plant biology course. The document
of this kind needs many vector graphic illustrations. I have created some
graphics with Corel Draw and exported it as PNG files (the default file type
of the "Export to Office" feature of Corel Draw). The PNG files have lower
picture quality than the original file, making the illustration in Publisher
unclear.

I've known that professional page layout programs like Adobe Indesign can
import the vector graphic in its original quality. But such program costs
expensively and the important thing is that only Publisher supports my native
font (Thai) and hyphenation.

How can I improve the quality of vector graphics imported into Publisher.

Thank you in advanced for any help.

Poom

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Try exporting it as a .tif.

I just tried exporting from my vector graphics program to both a png and a
tif (a simple sphere with radial fill) and I could hardly tell the
difference between the two when imported into Pub 2000. Your graphics may
be more detailed.

 

[Poom]

Thank you Rob, I will try it.

Try exporting it as a .tif.

I just tried exporting from my vector graphics program to both a png and a
tif (a simple sphere with radial fill) and I could hardly tell the
difference between the two when imported into Pub 2000. Your graphics may
be more detailed.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I use CorelDraw, if you copy and use "paste special" as a .wmf the image does not
lose quality. Saving an image as a Windows Metafile would be better than exporting as
a bitmap, the images are much smaller and can be re-sized without distortion.

 

[Ed Bennett]

The PNG files have lower picture quality than the original
file, making the illustration in Publisher unclear.

<snip>

This is your problem. PNG is a lossless format, but it is not a vector
format. That means that your PNG file is restricted to a pixel size, and so
will not transfer all the detail of the original vector file.
This means that even if you were to import the PNG file into an application
like Adobe Indesign, it would still lose quality and pixellate.

The solution to this problem is to export from CorelDraw in a vector format
such as EMF or WMF.
Alternatively, you could work out exactly what size you need your graphic to
be on your final printed page, and export a PNG file (PNG is always
recommended over TIFF, as Publisher sometimes has trouble with TIFF files,
and PNG files are smaller) at 300dpi.

 

[Poom]

THANK YOU for every suggestions.

I have tried saving vector graphics as WMF file and printed it out. The
quality is similar to that of printed PDF document and IS HIGHLY SATIFYING.

I don't know why I had overlooked this option for a long time!

Poom