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Re: output [message #34479 is a reply to message #34430]

Thu, 20 March 2003 09:55

MKatz843
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I bring IDL-created EPS files into Word all the time on Mac OS X and
it works. Let me add a few comments to this discussion for the Mac
users out there...

When you import the picture it is always best to specify "EPS
Encapsulated PostScript" from the file-dialog pulldown menu before you
find and select the file. This is to prevent Word from trying to
convert the picture to a less useful format.

If you're having touble getting your picture to stay put on a specific
page or in a specific location, then join the club. (This isn't just a
Mac Word issue.) Word is terrible in this regard! Word is not a
reliable layout program (for fonts, graphics, . . . anything.) That
said, I always de-select any option or preference that asks to Float
the Image over the Text. Good luck finding said options. Alternately,
in the Picture > Format > Layout > Advanced menu, make sure the
picture is "In Line with Text" or some similar option. Yes, the image
will flow with the text, but al least you won't find your
bottom-of-page-3 graphic on the bottom of page 4 unexpectedly.

Regarding output. Mac OS X has a built-in PDF-file output mode. File >
Print > Save As PDF. Your EPS graphics will not be rendered properly
using this mode. You will get the low-res screen previews if they
exist. But if you have Adobe Acrobat Distiller, you can make a lovely,
perfect PDF, without a PostScript printer. In the OS X Print Dialog,
set up a (null) printer as "localhost". When you print to localhost,
you'll be writing a postscript file. From that you can use Acrobat
Distiller to render the PDF. It's possible you can also do this from
ghostscript/ghostview--I don't use those programs.

One last warning. A Word document containing EPS graphics that was
created on a Mac/PC may not print properly on a PC/Mac. In fact, if
you drop the phrase "containing EPS graphics" from the previous
sentence it's still true. So much for seamless integration.

Good Luck,
M. Katz

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		output By: tomson on Mon, 17 March 2003 19:47
		Re: output By: MKatz843 on Thu, 20 March 2003 09:55
		Re: output By: jeyadev on Fri, 21 March 2003 12:47
		Re: output By: Pavel Romashkin on Thu, 20 March 2003 09:45
		Re: output By: jeyadev on Fri, 21 March 2003 12:37
		Re: output By: Mark Hadfield on Wed, 19 March 2003 17:27
		Re: output By: Chad Bender on Wed, 19 March 2003 16:13
		Re: output By: jeyadev on Fri, 21 March 2003 12:30
		Re: output By: jeyadev on Wed, 19 March 2003 15:38
		Re: output By: tomson on Wed, 19 March 2003 00:12
		Re: output By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 March 2003 20:52
		Re: output By: Mark Hadfield on Tue, 18 March 2003 20:40
		Re: output By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 March 2003 18:36
		Re: output By: tomson on Tue, 18 March 2003 18:19
		Re: output By: tomson on Tue, 18 March 2003 18:12
		Re: output By: Chad Bender on Tue, 18 March 2003 18:05
		Re: output By: tomson on Tue, 18 March 2003 18:06
		Re: output By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 March 2003 18:01
		Re: output By: tomson on Tue, 18 March 2003 17:59
		Re: output By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 March 2003 17:26
		Re: output By: tomson on Tue, 18 March 2003 17:24
		Re: output By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 March 2003 17:09
		Re: output By: David Fanning on Tue, 18 March 2003 11:45

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