Graphic size appears different in Photoshop & Word

[Lesley JAcobs]

What I am doing:
make screen capture, open in Photoshop, crop, then size
to 400 pixels wide. I am "saving for the web" and saving
the files as .gifs. When I print this graphic from
Photoshop, the image from Photoshop is about 5.5 inches
wide.

I insert/picture/from file, pointing the .gif image. When
I insert it, it appears to be significantly smaller,
measuring about 4 inches wide.

My question: Why would the graphics come in at a smaller
size??
I've looked in help, in Office Online, and now this
discussion board, and can't find any reference to picture
size and maintaining original size.

Does anyone have insight/answers/similar experience?
Thanks for your help, Lesley Jacobs

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Lesley,

A pixel has no finite size. It's a count relative
to 'per unit' measure (per inch, per foot, or in
the case of 'Diamond Vision' stadium size projection
televsions it can be per yard <g>

If a graphic contains a stored 'pixel per inch' value
in the graphic file (JPGs can, GIFs do not) then Word
will honor that setting. If not, it uses the Pixel
setting in Tools=>Options=>General=>Web Options=>Pictures
to 'size' the graphic.

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What I am doing:
make screen capture, open in Photoshop, crop, then size
to 400 pixels wide. I am "saving for the web" and saving
the files as .gifs. When I print this graphic from
Photoshop, the image from Photoshop is about 5.5 inches
wide.

I insert/picture/from file, pointing the .gif image. When
I insert it, it appears to be significantly smaller,
measuring about 4 inches wide.

My question: Why would the graphics come in at a smaller
size??
I've looked in help, in Office Online, and now this
discussion board, and can't find any reference to picture
size and maintaining original size.

Does anyone have insight/answers/similar experience?
Thanks for your help, Lesley Jacobs >>
--
I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

The Office 2003 System parts explained
http://microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.asp

 

[Psyllicon]

Lesley, simply put, it is not that the image came in at a
smaller size so much as it is being interpreted
differently. On another reply Bob explains well that
the 'PPI' setting (generally accepted acronym, employed
industrywide) can be embedded in some formats (jpg, tiff
etc.) and cannot in others (gif, etc).

It can be a frustrating and confusing issue, but I beg
your interest in this definition/explanation online.

http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/intermediate/a/measure_ppi.h
tm

more below the original message, Lesley

-----Original Message-----
What I am doing:
make screen capture, open in Photoshop, crop, then size
to 400 pixels wide. I am "saving for the web" and saving
the files as .gifs. When I print this graphic from
Photoshop, the image from Photoshop is about 5.5 inches
wide.

I insert/picture/from file, pointing the .gif image. When
I insert it, it appears to be significantly smaller,
measuring about 4 inches wide.

My question: Why would the graphics come in at a smaller
size??
I've looked in help, in Office Online, and now this
discussion board, and can't find any reference to picture
size and maintaining original size.

Does anyone have insight/answers/similar experience?
Thanks for your help, Lesley Jacobs
.

** the following is a definition of 'Resolution' as
deployed by Ulead Inc.--
http://www.ulead.com/aboutulead/facts.htm -- which I
think you might find comprehensive

The resolution is the number of pixels in each inch of an
image and is measured in ppi, (pixels per inch) or dpi,
(dots per inch). At first, it can be a little confusing
because it can have different significance depending on
what you are doing. When scanning an image resolution
affects its clarity; higher resolution scans are more
precise. Once an image is in the computer, it takes on a
whole new meaning. Now it represents image size. If you
change resolution, the number of pixels remains the same,
but their individual sizes and proximity to each other
changes. So, If you scan an image at one resolution, and
then increase the scanned image's resolution to a higher
one, the resulting image, when printed, will be smaller.
However, if you look at it on your monitor, you will see
no changes in the size because your monitor's resolution
and the total number of pixels did not change.
-- Thanks and respect to the Ulead team for pointing out
the "..individual sizes and proximity .." issue