I create a newsletter that is composed in Publisher, converted into a jpg
which I then insert as a picture into the body of my email. This has worked
fine for a long time but suddenly the graphic no longer appears normal size
after insertion: it is shrunken. I found that by clicking on the "resize"
button, it expands the graphic, but too much plus it is stretched out
disproportionately on the horizontal plane and looks very distorted. I try
resizing it using Format Picture, but whatever dimensions I enter and apply
simply do not stick and it always reverts back to the distorted dimensions.
I have tried all kinds of ways of pasting it but nothing works.

Any suggestions?

Are you working with custom DPI settings on your computer?
If you use Outlook as the email editor instead of Word, does it show up
correctly then?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
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"Fburger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3A4F50CD-8999-4043-9C72-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I create a newsletter that is composed in Publisher, converted into a jpg
> which I then insert as a picture into the body of my email. This has
> worked
> fine for a long time but suddenly the graphic no longer appears normal
> size
> after insertion: it is shrunken. I found that by clicking on the "resize"
> button, it expands the graphic, but too much plus it is stretched out
> disproportionately on the horizontal plane and looks very distorted. I
> try
> resizing it using Format Picture, but whatever dimensions I enter and
> apply
> simply do not stick and it always reverts back to the distorted
> dimensions.
> I have tried all kinds of ways of pasting it but nothing works.
>
> Any suggestions?
>

I just realized what DPI probably is: dots per inch.

No, I wouldn't know how to change those settings. I can't even remember
where I saw them, but I know I saw something that indicated I could chose
between Web resolution at 96 DPI and some other resolution at 200 DPI. It
didn't matter which I chose, the problem remained.

I am wondering if perhaps the file is just too large?

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Are you working with custom DPI settings on your computer?
> If you use Outlook as the email editor instead of Word, does it show up
> correctly then?
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "Fburger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3A4F50CD-8999-4043-9C72-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I create a newsletter that is composed in Publisher, converted into a jpg
> > which I then insert as a picture into the body of my email. This has
> > worked
> > fine for a long time but suddenly the graphic no longer appears normal
> > size
> > after insertion: it is shrunken. I found that by clicking on the "resize"
> > button, it expands the graphic, but too much plus it is stretched out
> > disproportionately on the horizontal plane and looks very distorted. I
> > try
> > resizing it using Format Picture, but whatever dimensions I enter and
> > apply
> > simply do not stick and it always reverts back to the distorted
> > dimensions.
> > I have tried all kinds of ways of pasting it but nothing works.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
>

No, Word as the e-mail editor often acts up like that but usually that goes
with the computer's DPI settings and configured screen size in Word which is
why I asked.
The default is 96 DPI. To find out your current DPI settings see;
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/67

Web settings for Word can be found here;
Tools-> Options...-> tab General-> button Web Options...-> tab Pictures
Default settings are 800x600 and 96 DPI.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"Fburger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5CBE4E03-507D-43AD-82F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just realized what DPI probably is: dots per inch.
>
> No, I wouldn't know how to change those settings. I can't even remember
> where I saw them, but I know I saw something that indicated I could chose
> between Web resolution at 96 DPI and some other resolution at 200 DPI. It
> didn't matter which I chose, the problem remained.
>
> I am wondering if perhaps the file is just too large?
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Are you working with custom DPI settings on your computer?
>> If you use Outlook as the email editor instead of Word, does it show up
>> correctly then?
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
>> -----
>>
>> "Fburger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:3A4F50CD-8999-4043-9C72-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I create a newsletter that is composed in Publisher, converted into a
>> > jpg
>> > which I then insert as a picture into the body of my email. This has
>> > worked
>> > fine for a long time but suddenly the graphic no longer appears normal
>> > size
>> > after insertion: it is shrunken. I found that by clicking on the
>> > "resize"
>> > button, it expands the graphic, but too much plus it is stretched out
>> > disproportionately on the horizontal plane and looks very distorted. I
>> > try
>> > resizing it using Format Picture, but whatever dimensions I enter and
>> > apply
>> > simply do not stick and it always reverts back to the distorted
>> > dimensions.
>> > I have tried all kinds of ways of pasting it but nothing works.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>>

I have no idea what DPI is.

The short answer is no. The long answer is: I can't get the photographs to
display the way I want them when composing in Outlook or in Word because they
will not float them. I am editing in Publisher because it allows me to float
my pix and place them exactly where I want them at the angles I want. I use
text boxes for everything else and then copy and paste the whole thing into
Paint, save that as a jpg and then go to Outlook and insert picture.

It usually works but lately it has been finicky and I keep having to fine
tune the way I do it. E.g., when I first had the distortion problem a couple
of months ago, it worked just to hit the "resize" button, which would make
the image expand about twice its size and then I could resize it with the
horizontal black anchor-type things on the side (sorry, it's really late and
I can't remember this terminology I never use anymore). But now that tactic
doesn't work any more. I figure something is getting reset, but I'm not
doing it and can't find any settings that seem to apply.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Are you working with custom DPI settings on your computer?
> If you use Outlook as the email editor instead of Word, does it show up
> correctly then?
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "Fburger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3A4F50CD-8999-4043-9C72-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I create a newsletter that is composed in Publisher, converted into a jpg
> > which I then insert as a picture into the body of my email. This has
> > worked
> > fine for a long time but suddenly the graphic no longer appears normal
> > size
> > after insertion: it is shrunken. I found that by clicking on the "resize"
> > button, it expands the graphic, but too much plus it is stretched out
> > disproportionately on the horizontal plane and looks very distorted. I
> > try
> > resizing it using Format Picture, but whatever dimensions I enter and
> > apply
> > simply do not stick and it always reverts back to the distorted
> > dimensions.
> > I have tried all kinds of ways of pasting it but nothing works.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
>

I see what you mean -- this is really brilliant if it works, which I suspect
it will.

I followed your link and just tried to reset it according to your
instructions there, but I cannot reset this without supevisor privileges,
stupidly enough. Working at a small non-profit with equally small budget
means they're overly protective of the computers, so I will have to get the
IT guy in tomorrow to do it for me.

Thanks!

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> No, Word as the e-mail editor often acts up like that but usually that goes
> with the computer's DPI settings and configured screen size in Word which is
> why I asked.
> The default is 96 DPI. To find out your current DPI settings see;
> http://www.msoutlook.info/question/67
>
> Web settings for Word can be found here;
> Tools-> Options...-> tab General-> button Web Options...-> tab Pictures
> Default settings are 800x600 and 96 DPI.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "Fburger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5CBE4E03-507D-43AD-82F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I just realized what DPI probably is: dots per inch.
> >
> > No, I wouldn't know how to change those settings. I can't even remember
> > where I saw them, but I know I saw something that indicated I could chose
> > between Web resolution at 96 DPI and some other resolution at 200 DPI. It
> > didn't matter which I chose, the problem remained.
> >
> > I am wondering if perhaps the file is just too large?
> >
> > "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you working with custom DPI settings on your computer?
> >> If you use Outlook as the email editor instead of Word, does it show up
> >> correctly then?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> >> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> >> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> >> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
> >>
> >> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> >> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
> >>
> >> -----
> >>
> >> "Fburger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:3A4F50CD-8999-4043-9C72-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > I create a newsletter that is composed in Publisher, converted into a
> >> > jpg
> >> > which I then insert as a picture into the body of my email. This has
> >> > worked
> >> > fine for a long time but suddenly the graphic no longer appears normal
> >> > size
> >> > after insertion: it is shrunken. I found that by clicking on the
> >> > "resize"
> >> > button, it expands the graphic, but too much plus it is stretched out
> >> > disproportionately on the horizontal plane and looks very distorted. I
> >> > try
> >> > resizing it using Format Picture, but whatever dimensions I enter and
> >> > apply
> >> > simply do not stick and it always reverts back to the distorted
> >> > dimensions.
> >> > I have tried all kinds of ways of pasting it but nothing works.
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >> >
> >>
>