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Word to PDF convert - Graphics

brandonalt
Registered: Apr 13 2007
Posts: 4

I am converting a Word doc that has embedded graphics in it to PDF with Acrobat 8.0 Professional. I can't get the graphics to show up clearly. They are graphs and the text looks like it was done with a fat tip marker. I can't read it at all. What are the settings that will make the text clear? I don't care about the file size.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8, Windows
dbaker
Expert
Registered: Feb 10 2006
Posts: 413
Hi --

You don't say where the graphs originate from. If they are done within an Office program such as Word or Excel, you may find the graphs don't always display a high resolution since they are highly bitmapped, as seems to be the issue for you.

Try using a higher-quality conversion option to compensate for the bitmaps resolution. Choose Acrobat > Change Conversion Settings to open the Acrobat PDFDMaker dialog box. Choose a high quality conversion setting from the dropdown box, such as Press Quality.donna.

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