Images splitting into multiple objects

[syllepsis]

I am using Word X on 10.3 and working on inserting a JPEG image into a
document. If I just insert the image and then print (either to a
printer, direct to PDF or Acrobat 7) I get a very low resolution
version of the image in the printout. If I select "Edit Picture", then
"Close Picture" I can then print the document and get a high resolution
version of the image (with a slight problem - see 2 below).

1. I would like to know what is happening when I select "Edit
Picture". Is the image that is then in the document the same as
before? Are there any options I should be aware of while performing
this?

2. I get what looks like a horizontal fracture mark (a very thin white
gap) within about half way down the image. If I load up the PDF file
into Acrobat I can see, by using the select tool, that it has been
saved as two separate items within the file; the fracture mark appears
between the two items. I'd appreciate advice on how to get the image
saved as a single object, since I expect this will resolve the fracture
issue.

Thanks in advance.
Richard

 

[John McGhie]

Richard:

I am using Word X on 10.3 and working on inserting a JPEG image into a
document. If I just insert the image and then print (either to a
printer, direct to PDF or Acrobat 7) I get a very low resolution
version of the image in the printout. If I select "Edit Picture", then
"Close Picture" I can then print the document and get a high resolution
version of the image (with a slight problem - see 2 below).

1. I would like to know what is happening when I select "Edit
Picture". Is the image that is then in the document the same as
before? Are there any options I should be aware of while performing
this?

Due to a bug, for which Apple and Microsoft blame each other, Word X gets
its layers wrong in graphics. A Word document is a "sandwich" of layers.
Three of the layers are: Text, Graphic, Display Graphic. When handling a
graphic, Word should display the low-res Display version and print the
high-res original. What happens is that a document created in a different
version of Word has the layers in the wrong sequence, so Word prints the
wrong version. Editing the image corrects the layers to what Word X
expects, so it then prints the correct graphic.

2. I get what looks like a horizontal fracture mark (a very thin white
gap) within about half way down the image. If I load up the PDF file
into Acrobat I can see, by using the select tool, that it has been
saved as two separate items within the file; the fracture mark appears
between the two items. I'd appreciate advice on how to get the image
saved as a single object, since I expect this will resolve the fracture
issue.

Since you are dealing with a JPEG (any bitmap will work) save the document
as a web page. You will get a folder named "Document name Files". The
images will be in there as discreet single files: hunt around to find the
one you want and re-insert it.

Hope this helps

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[syllepsis]

2. I get what looks like a horizontal fracture mark (a very thin
white

Since you are dealing with a JPEG (any bitmap will work) save the document
as a web page. You will get a folder named "Document name Files". The
images will be in there as discreet single files: hunt around to find the
one you want and re-insert it.

Are you suggesting that I re-insert the image back into the file within
Word, or into the PDF I have generated? The former does not resolve
the problem and appears to be equivalent to my original setup (ie.
inserting an image into a document).

 

[John McGhie]

Sorry:

What I meant there was:

Internally, Word will store a picture as a single file if the original is a
single file. In your case, it would appear that it wasn't.

By exporting to Web Page, you get the images out as files: you can then see
which ones have been split and use a graphics program to re-join them. When
you re-insert them, the file stored in the document will be a single file:
no break in it.

I am afraid that it *is* rather laborious

Are you suggesting that I re-insert the image back into the file within
Word, or into the PDF I have generated? The former does not resolve
the problem and appears to be equivalent to my original setup (ie.
inserting an image into a document).

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[Jeffrey Weston [MSFT]]

Hello,

1. What is happening when you select "Edit Picture" is that Word will
transform the image from a JPEG into a PICT with a DPI of 300, which would
probably explain why it prints at a better quality.

2. What could be causing the horizontal line, is a result of the limitation
of the of the PICT format. If the size of the image is too large (either
memory or dimension size, I'm not too sure) the PICT format will break the
image up into bitmap tiles in order to display it.

However, if it's possible for you to send me the document that demonstrates
this problem I'd like to take a look at it and get back to you. You can send
it directly to me at my email address: (e-mail address removed)

Thanks

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[Jeffrey Weston [MSFT]]

If anyone is using Office 2004 and encountering the "splitting into multiple
objects" problem, the new Office 2004 Update 11.1.1 should fix this problem.

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