Adobe pdf snapshots are fuzzy in PowerPoint

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I am using an application that prints reports in Adobe. When I use the
camera option to take a snapshot of a portion of the report to put on a power
point slide, the resulting snapshot is slightly fuzzy on the ppt slide. Is
the problem the font that the application is using to print the reports? If
so, what is the best font for this, and if I can't have the applications font
changed, what other options do I have? Since it is a snapshot, I can't find
anyway to modifiy the font once it is in Power Point. Any suggestions will
be helpful!

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I am using an application that prints reports in Adobe. When I use the
camera option to take a snapshot of a portion of the report to put on a power
point slide, the resulting snapshot is slightly fuzzy on the ppt slide. Is
the problem the font that the application is using to print the reports? If
so, what is the best font for this, and if I can't have the applications font
changed, what other options do I have? Since it is a snapshot, I can't find
anyway to modifiy the font once it is in Power Point. Any suggestions will
be helpful!
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A snapshot is a picture of the PDF data; think of it as a bunch of colored dots
arranged to look like the original text and graphics. That's what it is.

This explains how to get higher resolution snapshots.

Import PDF content into PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00054.htm

Since PPT always blurs images slightly (trying to remove the jaggies) the images
will always be a bit softer than what you see in Acrobat.

More on that here:
MUSHY/BLURRY GRAPHICS in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00065.htm
 
Thanks Steve, but my user still feels it isn't clear enough, based on your
comments it will never be as clear as it is in Adobe correct? But does
changing the font help, and if yes, is one font better than another? I
understand that what ever they user this technique will still be applied.
 
Thanks Steve, but my user still feels it isn't clear enough, based on your
comments it will never be as clear as it is in Adobe correct?
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Correct, especially when viewed on-screen (as opposed to printed) because PPT blurs
images slightly on screen to lessen the jaggies. Sometimes that improves the
appearance, sometimes not. This blurring won't be evident on printed pages.
But does
changing the font help, and if yes, is one font better than another?
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That'll be a judgement call, up to the user really. No matter what font they use, by
the time it gets into PPT as a snapshot, it'll be a bunch of dots arranged to look
like text, not actual fonted text.

People have very different preferences; some prefer very sharp-edged images even if
that means more obvious jaggies; others don't mind a bit of softness as long as it
minimizes jaggies. All I can suggest is that your user try different fonts to see if
they like the results better.

Have them try serif vs sans-serif (say Times New Roman vs Arial) for starters, and
test bold vs regular weights. If they don't see any improvement between one and the
other, I expect that'd be enough of a test.
 
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