RE: Suggestions for new tool option

["Jane Carnall" <jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com>]

Someoneorother wrote: << [Word] loathes linked images and it really hates
GIF
and JPG images.>> and <<In general, JPG and GIF are meant for web sites and
you should avoid  these formats like a Pauly Shore movie.>>

Christine asked:
>Could you expand a little on the repercussions of using GIFs in a
>Word doc? I was a little concerned when I saw your post, since I currently
>have a 160-page Word 97 doc loaded with inline, non-linked GIFs. No
>problems so far, except when I inadvertently used some transparent GIFs and
>then PDF'd the thing (big mess then).

Word itself is a bit of a crock, but I've had no problems using GIF images
in my Word documents. I suspect that the original poster is talking off the
top of his/her head <stitch!>. I like GIF images because I use the same file
to create both PDF and HTML, and they come out the same in both.

Jane Carnall
Technical Writer, Digital Bridges, Scotland
Unless stated otherwise, these opinions are mine, and mine alone.


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