How to maintain image dpi after inserting into document?

[Blue]

I have a Word document that contain images for printing. Each image I created
in photoshop to ensure that it is 300dpi for clear printing. But when I
insert it in Word, for some reason Word degrades my images to 72dpi. How do I
maintain the original image quality of 300dpi?

Thanks....

 

[Anne Troy]

What is the file type? JPG works best for printing, to my knowledge.

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Blue,

Your graphics app may have one setting for creating an app and a separate choice on whether that information is saved *in* the
graphic. If it is saved in the graphic and you then use Insert=>Picture=>From File then Word should use that info. If the
information is not in the graphic then it tries to use the setting in
Tools=>Options=>General=>{web Options]=>/Pictures

In Word double click your graphic after inserting and see if the size shows 100% as the original size. Note though that if the
graphic will not fit on a page and it is set to an 'inline with text' wrap layout Word may shrink it to fit.

To check to see what the PPI (pixel per inch) setting is within the graphic you can open it in http://www.irfanview.com and click on
the Info button when the graphic is opened.

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I have a Word document that contain images for printing. Each image I created
in photoshop to ensure that it is 300dpi for clear printing. But when I
insert it in Word, for some reason Word degrades my images to 72dpi. How do I
maintain the original image quality of 300dpi?

Thanks....>>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

Pricing and Packages for '2007 Microsoft Office System'
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

 

[Blue]

Hey Bob. I downloaded that Irfanview. It works great, but it confirmed that
my jpegs are saved as 300dpi.

I also went to my Options menu in Word and changed the web settings to
300dpi, but it didn't work.

Everytime I insert an jpeg into the document, it'll automatically change it
from 300dpi to 72dpi.

Any other suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time...

Hi Blue,

Your graphics app may have one setting for creating an app and a separate choice on whether that information is saved *in* the
graphic. If it is saved in the graphic and you then use Insert=>Picture=>From File then Word should use that info. If the
information is not in the graphic then it tries to use the setting in
Tools=>Options=>General=>{web Options]=>/Pictures

In Word double click your graphic after inserting and see if the size shows 100% as the original size. Note though that if the
graphic will not fit on a page and it is set to an 'inline with text' wrap layout Word may shrink it to fit.

To check to see what the PPI (pixel per inch) setting is within the graphic you can open it in http://www.irfanview.com and click on
the Info button when the graphic is opened.

========
I have a Word document that contain images for printing. Each image I created
in photoshop to ensure that it is 300dpi for clear printing. But when I
insert it in Word, for some reason Word degrades my images to 72dpi. How do I
maintain the original image quality of 300dpi?

Thanks....>>
--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

Pricing and Packages for '2007 Microsoft Office System'
http://microsoft.com/office/preview

 

[Blue]

The images are in jpeg format, BUT for it to look clear printing, the dpi for
the jpeg has to be 300. 72dpi is only good for web viewing. Thanks for your
help, though...

Any other suggestions?...

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Blue,

If the settings in Tools=>Options=>General=>Web Options=>Pictures are set for 300 PPI and you havent' used the 'compress pictures'
feature of Word then check the 'quality' settings of your printer properties through File=>Print=>[Properties] when the document is
opened, before printing.

Note that while JPEGs can be of high quality they are not a 'first choice' for printed graphics.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272399/en-us?FR=1

I'm assuming that you're not 'stretching' the graphics after inserting them in Word? Doing so can result in poorer printed output

==========
Hey Bob. I downloaded that Irfanview. It works great, but it confirmed that
my jpegs are saved as 300dpi.

I also went to my Options menu in Word and changed the web settings to
300dpi, but it didn't work.

Everytime I insert an jpeg into the document, it'll automatically change it
from 300dpi to 72dpi.

Any other suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time... >>

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Blue -

No disrespect intended for any of the other suggestions offered, but I
believe you will get the best results if you use Insert>Picture>From File -
hit the right edge 'arrow' on the Insert button & select Link to File. Don't
worry about the display res, as the monitor can only run 96 ppi in the first
place. The higher res image data will be drawn from the image files at print
time as long as they are avaliable via the links.

If your output is intended for commercial press/remote printing, store the
image copies in the same folder as the doc before inserting them & include
the complete folder to wherever it needs to go.

RGB JPGs @ 300 ppi will be fine for Ink Jets & other in-house devices, but
if this is to be done commercially (color separations) a higher res CMYK TIFF
or EPS would yield better results.

Regards |:>)