Need to Insert Picture so Word keeps the pixel size the same

[lsmith]

Greetings -

We use Photoshop to set Image Size to 250 x 250 pixels and save the image as
JPG with a quality of 10. Then we use Insert Picture to import the image into
a Word doc, and the picture looks too big. Format Picture Size shows the
image is now 334 x 334. What happened and how do we stop it ?

We have tried changing the pixels per inch in Photoshop, Image Size (to 72
or 96); so that it coresponds to the setting in Word Tools Options General
Web Setting and that sometimes makes a difference, but not most of the time.
We have also tried setting the zoom to 100% and tried both at once.

But we still do not have a reliable way to save an image from Photshop and
import it into Word so that it has the same length and width in pixels as it
did in Photoshop.

This is not an issue in HTML, you get the actual image size if you leave off
the image parameters and you can use the parameters to adjust the image size,
if you want.

Anything similar in Word ? Or do we have to Format Picture for each ? But,
then is the internal size is still not right, so we pay for it in storage.

- Thanks

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi L.,

Setting the display size and storing the Pixel per Inch (PPI)
setting in a graphic can be different. If the JPG does not
store the PPI value within the graphic then Word tends to
use the setting in Tools=>Options=>General=>[Web Options]=>/Pictures\

You can use an app such as http://irfanview.com to see what the
stored PPI value is for quick checks and even batch updates.

The 'zoom' setting has not effect on document content, only
on your viewing size.

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Greetings -

We use Photoshop to set Image Size to 250 x 250 pixels and save the image as
JPG with a quality of 10. Then we use Insert Picture to import the image into
a Word doc, and the picture looks too big. Format Picture Size shows the
image is now 334 x 334. What happened and how do we stop it ?

We have tried changing the pixels per inch in Photoshop, Image Size (to 72
or 96); so that it coresponds to the setting in Word Tools Options General
Web Setting and that sometimes makes a difference, but not most of the time.
We have also tried setting the zoom to 100% and tried both at once.

But we still do not have a reliable way to save an image from Photshop and
import it into Word so that it has the same length and width in pixels as it
did in Photoshop.

This is not an issue in HTML, you get the actual image size if you leave off
the image parameters and you can use the parameters to adjust the image size,
if you want.

Anything similar in Word ? Or do we have to Format Picture for each ? But,
then is the internal size is still not right, so we pay for it in storage.

- Thanks>>
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MS Office System Products MVP

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[lsmith]

Bob -

Thanks. We have started being careful about setting the PPI in Photoshop
before saving the JPG, and things are better. And I can see how some of the
earlier problems were from older images that may have said 250 x 250 in ACDC,
but might not of had a good PPI. So all is getting better.

And Irfanview looks interesting.

Additional questions, that may really be Product Wishes -

1) Why does a mis-match on the PPI change the pixel count rather than the
picture size. If you insert a 72 PPI image into Word, where the default is 96
PPI, the pixel length and width EXPANDS from 250 to 333. I think it could
more intuitively result in a reduced the image size -- ie, from about 2.5
inch to about 2.

Or is there a setting somewhere than controls that?

2) Why is the PPI setting for Word buried in WebSettings, when it certainly
controls all doucments, web or not.

Thanks, again.

LSmith

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Hi L.,

Setting the display size and storing the Pixel per Inch (PPI)
setting in a graphic can be different. If the JPG does not
store the PPI value within the graphic then Word tends to
use the setting in Tools=>Options=>General=>[Web Options]=>/Pictures\

You can use an app such as http://irfanview.com to see what the
stored PPI value is for quick checks and even batch updates.

The 'zoom' setting has no effect on document content, only
on your viewing size.


Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx

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Greetings -

We use Photoshop to set Image Size to 250 x 250 pixels and save the image as
JPG with a quality of 10. Then we use Insert Picture to import the image into
a Word doc, and the picture looks too big. Format Picture Size shows the
image is now 334 x 334. What happened and how do we stop it ?

We have tried changing the pixels per inch in Photoshop, Image Size (to 72
or 96); so that it coresponds to the setting in Word Tools Options General
Web Setting and that sometimes makes a difference, but not most of the time.
We have also tried setting the zoom to 100% and tried both at once.

But we still do not have a reliable way to save an image from Photshop and
import it into Word so that it has the same length and width in pixels as it
did in Photoshop.

This is not an issue in HTML, you get the actual image size if you leave off
the image parameters and you can use the parameters to adjust the image size,
if you want.

Anything similar in Word ? Or do we have to Format Picture for each ? But,
then is the internal size is still not right, so we pay for it in storage.

- Thanks

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi L.,

In your first case I'm assuming the Pixel Per Inch (PPI)
value isn't stored within the graphic, whereas your previous
view of the graphic may have been for a certain PPI.

The ratio of 72PPI/96PPI is the same as the 250px/333px
If the graphic does not store the value in the graphic
then Word uses the setting in Tools=>Options=>General=[Web Options]

The tool was placed in the graphics part of the Web settings
as that was where it was originally envisioned to be used and
Word is using the HTML/XML format internally

========
Bob -

Thanks. We have started being careful about setting the PPI in Photoshop
before saving the JPG, and things are better. And I can see how some of the
earlier problems were from older images that may have said 250 x 250 in ACDC,
but might not of had a good PPI. So all is getting better.

And Irfanview looks interesting.

Additional questions, that may really be Product Wishes -

1) Why does a mis-match on the PPI change the pixel count rather than the
picture size. If you insert a 72 PPI image into Word, where the default is 96
PPI, the pixel length and width EXPANDS from 250 to 333. I think it could
more intuitively result in a reduced the image size -- ie, from about 2.5
inch to about 2.

Or is there a setting somewhere than controls that?

2) Why is the PPI setting for Word buried in WebSettings, when it certainly
controls all doucments, web or not.

Thanks, again.

LSmith >>
--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

For Everyday MS Office tips to "use right away" -
http://microsoft.com/events/series/administrativetipsandtricks.mspx