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Hi everybody,
I had a very strange problem with pics resolution.
I typed a text in MS Word 2007 and I needed to insert pictures "from File". I had saved my pics in TIFF format, 1600 dpi resolution, exported from the Musical Notation software called 'Finale'. The problem was this: The TIFF pic was originally inserted intact and in high resolution, but after I shut down the MS Word and got back again, the TIFF pic was in lower resolution appearing sort of "ruffled" or trimmed and in low quality. I went through the same process over and over, but no use. The pics would always appear worse, everytime I closed down the MS Word and got back to it again. I tried the same on OpenOffice 3.3 and it worked right; The pic I inserted, as a test, looked fine and clear when I reopened the program. Do you have any ideas, PLEAAAAAAAAAAAASE?
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Hi vamus,

The maximum resolution supported by the docx format used by Word 2007 & later is 220dpi. Images with more than that will be down-scaled. The older doc format used by Word 2003 & earlier doesn't change the resolution.
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Old 02-26-2013, 01:23 AM
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Oh, thanks a lot! But tell me, what if I re-installed MS Word 2003 or 2000? Would this solve my problem or not?
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You can run an earlier version of Office with Office 2007, but you must install the earlier one first. In any event, the older doc format (which Word 2007 & later can use) doesn't have the same resolution limits.

That said, no-one needs an image with a 1600dpi resolution. At normal reading distances, few can discern better than 400dpi for high-contrast line art, or around 270dpi for colour photos and the like.

An alternative, if you're using a postscript printer, is to insert the images in eps format, which sends the embedded data direct to the printer without Word de-resolving it.

Another alternative, if your image suits, is to save it in a vector format and insert that into Word.
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Thank you very much for your detailed and immediate response. I'll check your suggestons and come back again!
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Ok, it looks to work this way. I save the 2007 word document in 2003 format, close it, reopen it and insert the pic again. When I close it now and get back to it, I see that my pics are shown in high resolution. . . don't know how much, but absolutely higher and in better quality! Thanks again for your helping advice ! ! ! I'm really grateful!
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