eps into word

[Guest]

I can read in an eps file into word 97 and it shows up 100% but if I read it
into word xp some of the graphics are missing. Is there a fix or switch for
this problem?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi 'a',

The process for handling EPS graphics in Word changed starting
with Word 2002.

- Word 97 shows only the thumbnail preview of an EPS graphic.

- Word 2002 renders the actual EPS graphic rather
than the preview.

There may be some content or formatting in the EPS graphic
(can depend on the source that generated it) that may not
be supported by the EPS graphic filter, where the preview
would have been more 'static'.

How did you create the EPS graphic and insert it in Word?

=====I can read in an eps file into word 97 and it shows up 100% but if I read it
into word xp some of the graphics are missing. Is there a fix or switch for
this problem? <<
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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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[Guest]

Bob,

Thanks for the reply. The EPS is the output from Ghostscript. The GSview
display is 100% correct. The .ps input is the result of a complex inhouse
program.
Bruce

 

[Guest]

Strange thing is, it prints ok.....

Bob,

Thanks for the reply. The EPS is the output from Ghostscript. The GSview
display is 100% correct. The .ps input is the result of a complex inhouse
program.
Bruce


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[Graham Mayor]

That's not strange. That's how eps works. It is a series of commands to
render the image to the printer. How it is displayed on screen will depend
on the nature of the viewable part of the image, which may or may not exist.
here you appear to have a thumbnail.

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[Jeroen Dekker]

Older Word versions don't natively support EPS and can only show the
bitmap preview included in the file.

The PostScript interpreter built into the newer Word versions only
offers partial support for Level 3 PostScript, and in general doesn't
receive too many kudos from what I hear and read.

I'm not sure what Word XP does when you send the EPS to a PostScript
printer - whether it uses the interpreted (GDI display) version, or
passes the EPS code straight through to the printer. Your comment that
it prints Ok might indicate the latter.

If you can't find a way to fix this, a solution might be to use our
ps2vector software as an intermediate step. It is a commercial
software tool to batch convert (E)PS to a number of vector graphics
file formats, including WMF and EMF for use in MS Word and other
Windows/Office applications. Vector graphics, raster images and font
text strings are all supported and preserved as such, and the software
offers full Level 3 PostScript support. ps2vector is most often used
for output from technical applications, such as designs, plots,
schematics etc. It has been around since 1995.

If interested, you're welcome to send me a sample EPS file from your
inhouse application for testing. I'll send you back the conversion
results along with further information.

Jeroen Dekker