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Subject:RE: Format of graphics in Word documents From:Will Husa <will -dot- husa -at- 4techwriter -dot- com> To:<DavidDowning -at- Users -dot- com> To:<WORD-PC -at- LISTSERV -dot- LIV -dot- AC -dot- UK> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:39:53 -0400
Yes, it does make a difference.
Word uses its own compression system when it saves a document. I don't remember what the ratio is, but it's significant. GIF files are compressed files already, so inserting a GIF file in a Word document means that you are compressing the graphic image twice when Word saves the document.
The issue is compounded when you convert the Word document to PDF. PDF compresses the Word document again, so now that graphic image will be compressed 3 times when you're done.
If you have wondered why your graphic images look bad in a PDF file, that's why.
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Where I work, we actually insert graphics into our documents, rather
than linking them. We been told to save graphics as GIF files rather
than BMP files to keep the Word documents from getting too big. But does
it really make a difference? I thought Word converted a graphic into its
own proprietary format within a document, and that that format was the
same regardless of the format of the original graphic. Is that so?
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