M Marcinik
Level 1 (44 points)
Desktops

Q: Graphics inserted into appleworks text document are fuzzy

I have other documents that I inserted graphics that are clear. i have tired inserting every fornat and the document graphic alsways prints fuzzy. I even have inserted the new graphic into the old document and the new graphic is fuzzy and the old grahic is clear. the graphic old and new were from the same source.

imac 17 powewr mac g4 cube g4 grey, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 1, 2012 8:49 PM

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M Marcinik

Q: Graphics inserted into appleworks text document are fuzzy

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  • by Barry,

    Barry Barry Mar 2, 2012 12:58 AM in response to M Marcinik
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    Mar 2, 2012 12:58 AM in response to M Marcinik

    Use PICT format.

     

    AppleWorks reduces the resolution of all other image files to 72dpi.

     

    Use Preview to save the image as a PICT file before inserting it into AppleWorks.

     

    Regards,

    Barry

  • by Peggy,

    Peggy Peggy Mar 2, 2012 7:39 AM in response to M Marcinik
    Level 8 (38,947 points)
    Applications
    Mar 2, 2012 7:39 AM in response to M Marcinik

    There are two issues at work here. First, as Barry said, AppleWorks changes the resolution of any graphic format except PICT to 72 dpi. The best solution to this problem is to save the image as PICT before inserting into AppleWorks. My favorite for this is GraphicConverter, but you can use Preview or Photoshop Elements or any other application that can save as PICT.

     

    For the second issue, this is a problem that became more noticeable with AppleWorks 6.2.9 & has something to do with postscript printing. Go to Preferences > General > Topic: Text & turn Fractional Character Widths on. I know it's a text setting, but it really does work to print graphics clearer.

     

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