Problem with PNG files in MS Word / Office

[James Bisset]

Does anyone know how to get PNG files to display at the correct native
resolution/size in Word (2002 on WinXP)? When I insert, using
Insert>Picture>From File (Link to File), the image displays at a
magnified size.

TiA

James.

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi James,

Some grahic formats, such as PNG, have an option of
storing within the graphic the Pixels Per Inch value
to be used when displaying the graphic and determining
its display size.

If the graphic does not contain a stored value then
Word relies on your Pixel per inch setting (72 to 400)
in Tools=>Options=>General=>Web Options=>Pictures
to calculate the display size of the graphic based on
the pixel unit dimensions of the graphic.

You can use MS Office Photo Editor (prior to Office 2003)
or http://www.irfanview.com or other graphics apps to
store that value in a PNG graphic if no value was stored.

MS Office Photo Editor is not a default install for\
Office XP but can be added from Add/Remove Programs in
the Windows Control Panel (Microsoft Office XP choice)
if it does not appear in Start=>Run=>Microsoft Office Tools

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Does anyone know how to get PNG files to display at the correct native
resolution/size in Word (2002 on WinXP)? When I insert, using
Insert>Picture>From File (Link to File), the image displays at a
magnified size.

TiA

James. >>
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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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[James Bisset]

You can use MS Office Photo Editor (prior to Office 2003)
or http://www.irfanview.com or other graphics apps to
store that value in a PNG graphic if no value was stored.

Bob,

That's great - it does the job. Many thanks.

On a related theme, you may also be able to help with this one... In
order to keep my Word file size down, I've used the
Insert>Picture>Link to file option to insert all my graphics (PNGs)
into the document. I'm finding that none of these are printing out -
just leaving the old blank outline with a red cross!

Doing a plain old Insert>Picture>Insert works OK (but increases the
file size).

Any solution to this one?

TiA

James.