why is Word's image resizing so much crisper than with Snagit or Paint Sho Pro?

[Tom]

I noticed that when I resize images in Word to a smaller size, they
look much crisper than when I resize them in Snagit or Paint Shop Pro.
Why is that?

This is a problem because I am actually not using Word as my resizing
editor.

Tom

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Tom

I noticed that when I resize images in Word to a smaller size, they
look much crisper than when I resize them in Snagit or Paint Shop Pro.
Why is that?

"Picture" can mean a great deal. Basically, there are two types: vector,
and bitmap.

I doubt Word can resize bitmap pictures better than SnagIt or PSP (both
are applications to handle exactly such pictures). This leads me to
beleive you are trying to resize vector grafics with bitmap software.
Wrong tool for the job.

This is a problem because I am actually not using Word as my resizing
editor.

Well, then use it!

Seriously, since you are most probably dealing with vector or mixed
graphic types, resize them in Word. Save as HTML. Locate the picture
files in the subfolder where you have saved.

HTH
Robert

 

[Tom]

I'm just taking screenshots using alt+print screen.

I found a workaround to resizing in RoboHelp. I just input the image
full size and resize it there, rather than resizing it prior to loading
it. Doing so works because when I output to Word, it retains the
resizing, but with the crisp image.