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Subject:Re: inserting a PDF file into Word From:"Dick Margulis " <margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:42:22 -0500
Open the PDF in Acrobat (not Acrobat Reader). File > Save As > Encapsulated PostScript (EPS).
Click the Settings button. You can start with the default settings, but I think the lack of a preview may be a problem in Word, so you may need to check the preview box. Tweak other settings as necessary if the results are not satisfactory.
This SHOULD give you a nice vector diagram in Word, but it doesn't always work that way.
If that doesn't work, File > Export > Tiff should give you a fairly high-res bitmap that will look smooth enough at normal resolutions.
Dick
From: Ami WRIGHT <ami -at- ziplink -dot- net> wrote:
>For my current client, I'm producing documents in Word. He has also just
>sent me a PDF file that contains a diagram, with measurements (like a
>blueprint), that he wants inserted into the document at actual size (9.5" x
>5.5"). It is important that it retain the correct dimensions.
>
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