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Subject:Re: Ugly screens in PDF format From:David Castro <techwrtr -at- CRL -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 9 Sep 1997 18:58:58 -0700
At 01:38 PM 9/9/97 PDT, Christopher Knight wrote:
>Yep I've had that problem too. Here's what worked for me:
>Before you "print" to Acrobat Distiller, check the "printer properties"
>(at least that's what it's called using Word under WindowsNT: choose
>File, then Print, then Properties). Under the "Advanced" tab, find the
>"Document Options", and then under that "PostScript Options". (Whew)
>Make sure the setting "Compress bitmaps" is set to "<No>",
>and "Send CTRL-D Before Each Job" is "<Yes>".
>Choose OK, which returns you to the Word print dialog.
There's another option for graphics that says something like "resample
bitmaps for 72 dpi". Make sure this is turned off. It worked for us.
-David Castro
techwrtr -at- crl -dot- com
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