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Subject:RE: "Zooming" in on screen shot From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 26 May 2005 16:07:49 -0400
IMLE, Visio 2003 does fine. That having been said, we're talking about
screen shots here, so image quality is a relative concept. Louisa didn't
mention her target application (Word? FM? WordStar?), but I usually go
from Visio to WMF to Word.
-- Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lou Quillio
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 3:55 PM
> To: Dan Goldstein
> Cc: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: "Zooming" in on screen shot
>
> Dan, what about image quality? In your experience, does it hold up?
> Your way is what I do when I can get away with it, but
> manipulating Windows meta-files (those pasted elements)
> sometimes lets me down. In all cases where it doesn't, your
> vector-y method is much easier and flexible.
>
> Also, Visio's export filters are a little crude -- but I'm
> stalled at Visio 2000. Maybe they've finally improved? I
> guess transparency support is better these days, but I've no
> first-hand experience...
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