Moreover, you write: "EPS graphics merely embed postscript code into the document". That may be, but in the printed output, the type appears as outlines, not the original razor-sharp fonts. (When I worked with Word 6, I didn't have this problem - in those days I was using Type 1 postscript fonts.) This result suggests that somewhere in the publishing process (file import, or pdf printing) the fonts are being changed. Can you comment on this behavior?