Adjusting jpeg quality options in Paste Special for PP 2007

[Ben]

I am copying images from different sources and pasting them into a PowerPoint
2007 presentation as JPEG. They look a bit fuzzy, so I would like to paste
them as a higher quality JPEG (less compression). Where can I adjust this
setting?

 

[John Wilson]

I don't think you can. Do you get the same problem if you use Insert > Picture?
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[Ben]

I haven't tried using Insert. These are not stand-alone files, so it doesn't
make much sense for me to use Insert-Picture.

I have read some of your very helpful postings; I just hope you are wrong
this one time Let's see if someone else may have found a way of doing
it...

Thanks,

Ben

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I haven't tried using Insert. These are not stand-alone files, so it doesn't
make much sense for me to use Insert-Picture.

Unless you're specifically trying to set up an OLE Embedded or Linked object, it
does. Consider pasting the images into an image editing program. There you can set
the compression as needed and save to JPG files, which you can then insert.

Or if image clarity is more important than file size, use PNGs instead.

Also, have a look here ... I think it may get to the root of the problem:

PowerPoint 2007 makes pictures blurry, loses GIF animation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00862.htm

 

[Ben]

Thank you, Steve. I am pasting tens of images, so that'd be a bit laborious
(or maybe I'm plain lazy, but that's the idea, right? An easy day, or
whatever Office 07 promises...).

I'll try PNG. I've tried EFM, and files are just too big. Looking for the
Goldilocks point, you know. If we were able to tweak JPEG quality that would
just be so perfect, you pick your own tradeoff.

Ben

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thank you, Steve. I am pasting tens of images, so that'd be a bit laborious
(or maybe I'm plain lazy, but that's the idea, right? An easy day, or
whatever Office 07 promises...).

Where didn't you want to go today? Something like that. <g>

Well ... don't say we didn't warn you about copy/pasting. And ...

I'll try PNG. I've tried EFM, and files are just too big. Looking for the
Goldilocks point, you know. If we were able to tweak JPEG quality that would
just be so perfect, you pick your own tradeoff.

.. by pasting into an image editing app, you *can* tweak JPG quality.

So there ya go ...'nother reason to do The Right Thing. ;-)