Hi Don -
One point before anything else - If you are truly concerned about the
quality of graphic output, a word processing program is not the optimum
vehicle. If you have no access to a DTP/Layout program & _must_ use Word,
here are a few suggestions;
1- Do *all* of your graphic editing in your graphics program (whatever it
may be), including resolution (240 ppi minimum) & intended print dimensions.
Regardless of what font you use, the image (including the text) has to be
flattened & rasterized for printing, which is done more accurately by
graphics/professional layout software than by a word processor. Generally,
sans serif fonts rasterize 'cleaner' than serif fonts, but in a good graphics
program either should make the trip acceptably well,
2- Save the file as TIFF (or EPS) rather than JPEG - I may be wrong, but as
I understand it, there is no such thing as 'no compression' with a jpg. The
file format, by its very definition, is a compression format, it's just a
matter of degree. (Although there is a newer version of JPG2, with which I am
not fully familiar.) Don't be concerned about file size (as per 3, 4 & 5
below) because the printer needs the information from the file in order to
deliver the results,
3- Store the image (or copies) in the same folder as the Word doc,
4- Make sure to use Insert>Picture>From File to get the image into Word
*and* click the arrow on the right edge of the Insert button to choose Link
to File,
5- Send the entire folder (graphics files & doc) to wherever the printing is
to be done, commercially or in-house, as the images linked to the doc need to
be available at press time. Otherwise low-res versions & RGB colors are all
the doc has to offer.
These are especially important points for commercial (process) printing as
Word has *no* grasp of CMYK color separation or other color profile control.
Good Luck |:>)
