Hi Theano,
Unfortunately, whether 'acceptable' or not the MS EPS
import filter built into Word, rather than a separate
one, is working as designed. The 2002/2003 EPS filters
were created to a large part to enable printing of
a 'reasonable quality/looking' EPS graphic when users
did not have a Postscript printer installed (i.e. the
previews were not always of suitable appearance)
EPS format graphics have never been viewed as a primary
graphic format by MS for use in Word. It's not
from lack of requests
(Here's Powerpoint MVP
Steve Rindsberg's summary
http://www.rdpslides.com/psfaq/FAQ00028.htm )
As Jeroen mentioned Word the filter doesn't provide full Level 3
interpretation/support and you may need to use
Save As/Export from the graphic app you're using
to a different format or within the limitations
of the filter.
MS is not alone in the Illustrator v downstep.
If you search you'll find a number of sites that provide
logos and graphics often make them available in, for
example, Illustrator v8, v9 and v10 files, for compatability
reasons.
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We use EPS graphics created in Illustrator with TIFF previews. We recently
upgraded to Illustrator CS (11), and that is when this problem appeared.
Our final print files are PDFs exported from InDesign CS. The EPS graphics
import, appear, and print fine in InDesign and the PDFs.
Prior to being imported into InDesign, our files are authored, edited, and
tech reviewed in Word 2003. Authors, editors, and reviewers need to be able
to view the graphics onscreen in the Word files. (Screen-rez preview is
fine.)
Illustrator CS EPS files imported into Word 2003 DO NOT APPEAR. Only a blank
bounding box with resize handles appears. (Picture placeholders is not
checked; print drawing objects is checked. In fact, the EPS graphics print
and PDF fine out of Word. They just don't appear on screen. As noted earlier,
a TIFF preview IS being created in IL. However, according to MS KB, the Word
EPS import filter doesn't use this preview anyway, but creates its own from
the PS header info.)
Our designer has discovered that Exporting the graphics from IL CS as
"Legacy EPS" with Illustrator 8.0 compatibility allows them to appear in
Word. However, we need to use the latest versions of all programs including
Illustrator. We need to use the EPS format for our print release process, and
it is time and resource-prohibitive to create second versions of these
graphics simply for Word display purposes.
My current workaround is to create a PDF from the Word docs, copy the
graphics from the PDF, and paste the PDF copies back into the Word docs. Of
course, they are screen resolution, but but that's not a problem. When I
create the InDesign files, I import the actual EPSs. However, this takes
considerable extra time and introduces the possibility of increased
variability and error.
THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. Neither Adobe or Microsoft will admit to or take any
responsibility for this problem. WHAT TO DO.
Thanks for any help,
Theano >>
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