Size balloons when inserting picture

[Ed]

I have JPG pictures. According to MS Photo Editor (File, Properties), they
are 1.92 inches by 2.56 inches, in 24-Bit True Color at 300-pixel
resolution, and about 1.3 MB.

Using Insert>>Picture>>From File, the inserted picture balloons in the Word
doc at 75% - 4.5 x 6 - of a 6 x 8 size.

Why the size change? How can I keep them small? What's the best way to
handle inserting photos?
Ed

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You can't keep them small if you embed them in a Word document. You can
insert them as a link to the original file but then need to keep the
original file in the same location and move it with the document if you send
elsewhere.
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[Ed]

You can't keep them small if you embed them in a Word document.
Ouch! Is this just an impossibility? Is there a preferred formatting that
will keep a small size? Linking is not an option.

Ed

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Sorry, when you embed a picture in Word it is converted by Word into a
bitmap format that is very large.

I believe that vector graphics are imported more economically, but am not
sure. You might want to ask about this in the graphics newsgroup.
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I think Charles thought you were talking about file size rather than the
actual display size of the picture. You can size the picture to any size you
like using the Format Picture dialog. If you insert the picture into a text
box, frame, or table cell set to a specific size, it will take that size.

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[Charles Kenyon]

oops! You are right.
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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Ed,

It doesn't sound like the Pixel per inch (PPI)
value is stored in the graphic, in which case
Word uses the value in Tools=>Options=>General
[Web Options]=>Pictures.

1.92" @ 300PPI is 6" @96 PPI and 8" at 72PPI.

========I have JPG pictures. According to MS Photo Editor (File, Properties), they
are 1.92 inches by 2.56 inches, in 24-Bit True Color at 300-pixel
resolution, and about 1.3 MB.

Using Insert>>Picture>>From File, the inserted picture balloons in the Word
doc at 75% - 4.5 x 6 - of a 6 x 8 size.

Why the size change? How can I keep them small? What's the best way to
handle inserting photos?
Ed >>
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[Ed]

Thanks, Bob. So it sounds like my best bet is to find some way to resize
them to something manageable at the 96 dpi. Time to hunt for Photoshop.

Ed

Hi Ed,

It doesn't sound like the Pixel per inch (PPI)
value is stored in the graphic, in which case
Word uses the value in Tools=>Options=>General
[Web Options]=>Pictures.

1.92" @ 300PPI is 6" @96 PPI and 8" at 72PPI.

======== I have JPG pictures. According to MS Photo Editor (File, Properties), they
are 1.92 inches by 2.56 inches, in 24-Bit True Color at 300-pixel
resolution, and about 1.3 MB.

Using Insert>>Picture>>From File, the inserted picture balloons in the Word
doc at 75% - 4.5 x 6 - of a 6 x 8 size.

Why the size change? How can I keep them small? What's the best way to
handle inserting photos?
Ed >>
--
Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Office 2003 Editions explained
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.mspx

 

[TF]

Ed

The free graphics utility IrfanView can do what you need. The best answer is
to use a lower dpi: typically for on screen view, 96dpi is as much as you'll
ever require. For the majority of printing, 150 dpi is sufficient. Only high
quality photographs that are going to be printed on a quality photo printer
or if the document is going to be sent to a commercial printer will you need
anything higher.

I usually use IrfanView to reduce my graphics to 150dpi and reduce the size
to the exact size I need in the document: I save in JPEG format. If you
reduce the colour depth, you can make significant size too; but only reduce
the colours after you have finished resizing the document and reducing the
dpi. Use Insert, Picture, From File to get the pictures into your document.

If you really want very tiny files, then save the graphics in PNG format and
then insert them in to Word.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/


: Thanks, Bob. So it sounds like my best bet is to find some way to resize
: them to something manageable at the 96 dpi. Time to hunt for Photoshop.
:
: Ed
:
: "Bob Buckland ?" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote
: in message : > Hi Ed,
: >
: > It doesn't sound like the Pixel per inch (PPI)
: > value is stored in the graphic, in which case
: > Word uses the value in Tools=>Options=>General
: > [Web Options]=>Pictures.
: >
: > 1.92" @ 300PPI is 6" @96 PPI and 8" at 72PPI.
: >
: > ========
: : > I have JPG pictures. According to MS Photo Editor (File, Properties),
: they
: > are 1.92 inches by 2.56 inches, in 24-Bit True Color at 300-pixel
: > resolution, and about 1.3 MB.
: >
: > Using Insert>>Picture>>From File, the inserted picture balloons in the
: Word
: > doc at 75% - 4.5 x 6 - of a 6 x 8 size.
: >
: > Why the size change? How can I keep them small? What's the best way to
: > handle inserting photos?
: > Ed >>
: > --
: > Let us know if this helped you,
: >
: > Bob Buckland ?
: > MS Office System Products MVP
: >
: > *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
: >
: > Office 2003 Editions explained
: > http://www.microsoft.com/uk/office/editions.mspx
: >
: >
: >
: >
:
:

 

[Ed]

Thank you, Terry! I aapreciate the info.
Ed