Inserting pictures into Word '97

[Jeremy Young]

Hi,

I have 2 computers - a laptop running Windows ME with
Office '97, and a desktop running Windows XP with Office
XP.

I use a Canon scanner to scan small pictures. When I
save the pictures in JPG format they are saved at the
correct 100% size.

However, when I insert the pictures into Word, the size
of the picture in Word is different depending on which
Word version I insert it into.

Word XP appears to keep the picture at the 100% size.
Word '97, on the other hand, appears to enlarge the
picture to about 200% of the size. I then need to resize
the picture to the correct size within the word document -
certainly a suitable workaround, but very fiddly.

Does anyone know if this is a bug in Word '97, or is
there an option I can set somewhere to ensure the
pictures I insert are always inserted real-size?

Thanks,
Jeremy.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Jeremy,

Word 2000 and 2002 have additional features for
handling graphics that were not in Word 97.
When you insert the picture in Word 2002
select it and in Format=>Picture=>/Size\ see
if the picture says it is at 100% and if
clicking [Reset] changes the size to look
like the Word 97 appearance (also check in
Word 97 to see what the setting shows)

Graphics that do not include a specific pixel
per inch reference for sizing are influenced
in Word2000 and up by the Pixel per inch setting in
Tools=>Options=>General=>[Web Options]=>Pictures
that Word 97 does not have.

You might also check to see what happens if you
insert the picture into a new Word 2002 document
when you have disabled features not available
after Word 97 in Word 2002's Tools=>Options=>Save

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Hi,

I have 2 computers - a laptop running Windows ME with
Office '97, and a desktop running Windows XP with Office
XP.

I use a Canon scanner to scan small pictures. When I
save the pictures in JPG format they are saved at the
correct 100% size.

However, when I insert the pictures into Word, the size
of the picture in Word is different depending on which
Word version I insert it into.

Word XP appears to keep the picture at the 100% size.
Word '97, on the other hand, appears to enlarge the
picture to about 200% of the size. I then need to resize
the picture to the correct size within the word document -
certainly a suitable workaround, but very fiddly.

Does anyone know if this is a bug in Word '97, or is
there an option I can set somewhere to ensure the
pictures I insert are always inserted real-size?

Thanks,
Jeremy. >>