How Do I Stop Publisher From Reducing A Picture's Resolution?

[Pippit]

I am creating a calendar with photos from a group of artists. I have been
using a template for what they call the "Vertical Wall Calendar" through
CafePress, and within the lines of the template I have placed a text box
under each photo which tells the name of the piece, artist's name,
description and their web address. I created the same size text box for each
half-page space, and a wider one for those months that are full-page. Each
picture was sized to fit those specifications, but what is happening is that
Publisher keeps reducing the resolution from 200 or more to 72 dpi. When I
then save the page in jpg. and send it to the person who is checking it over,
it no longer reads 200 or higher, but 72. It seems as though this is a
default, as the problem doesn't seem to be that the pictures are too small.

How do I re-set Publisher so that it doesn't do this, and keeps the
resolution the same as what the picture reads when I get it via e-mail? I
really hope there is a way to fix this, as I can't submit it for print until
it is 200 or higher or it won't be high enough quality. This is the first
time I have tried doing something like this and I'm not a pro, so if anyone
can explain the solution in layman's terms I would much appreciate it.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[Mary Sauer]

This is such a complicated subject, start here
http://www.scantips.com/no72dpi.html

 

[Pippit]

Hi Mary,

I'm getting an error message when I click on that link saying the page
can't be displayed.

The other people who have programs other than Publisher seem to have
easy ways to choose their resolution. I don't understand why there isn't a
simple option to set default to keep the resolution that pictures come in
with, or even to change resolution picture-by-picture. The one document I
found earlier which talks about reducing resolution I tried to use the same
process to increase it by, but it left out a very important piece of
information. It says after you right-click on the picture you want to change
the resolution on, that you save to the location you normally would and in
the original format (which in my case would be jpg.), and then there is
supposed to be some way to click in a dialogue box on "Change Resolution".
Where is that located? The two dialogue boxes shown only specify "File name"
and "Save As Type". I also checked under Tools, or Properties which is where
I would think it would be, or File or Edit, and none of those give that
option. I have Publisher 2002. Could that article I read have been referring
only to the 2003 version which may have added that option as an upgrade?

Also, I would think Publisher would be set at the print-ready default
rather than at a resolution only suitable for the web, knowing that many
people would want it to prepare documents for print, not just to print out on
their home printer.

If you work for Microsoft could you bring this problem to the attention
of the appropriate department that deals with trouble-shooting and/or program
revisions. If this was an oversight in the design of Publisher then it would
make it more user-friendly to set the default at 200-300 ppi and/or create a
simple way in the program to choose what resolution one wants to save in so
that other people don't come to a grinding halt when creating these
documents. Maybe that department can give you a direct answer as to how to
fix the immediate problem so I can finish this. Those who created the program
would know everything about it most likely; what it can or can't do. I'm
already over deadline and I'm concerned that if I can't get this resolved
within the next two days or so that I might not get the calendars back in
sufficient time to offer them for sale. I'm really stuck. I hope you can get
the right person to tell us what to do with it.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

You can only change the resolution in Pub 2003.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Pippit]

I finally was able to open the link you gave me, but it's unclear hhow that
article relates to print. It's mostly talking about Video and pixels on your
computer screen.

 

[Pippit]

Oh, no; that's what I was afraid of. So it saves everything at 72 ppi and
then you can't change it back to its original resolution? Then how do people
do anything for print in that version? That's not logical. Is there another
process for 2002 version so that it can be submitted for print at 200-300
after a file is then saved as jpg?

Also, how much does it cost to upgrade to the 2003 version?

You can only change the resolution in Pub 2003.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Hi Mary,

I'm getting an error message when I click on that link saying the page
can't be displayed.

The other people who have programs other than Publisher seem to have
easy ways to choose their resolution. I don't understand why there isn't a
simple option to set default to keep the resolution that pictures come in
with, or even to change resolution picture-by-picture. The one document I
found earlier which talks about reducing resolution I tried to use the
same
process to increase it by, but it left out a very important piece of
information. It says after you right-click on the picture you want to
change
the resolution on, that you save to the location you normally would and in
the original format (which in my case would be jpg.), and then there is
supposed to be some way to click in a dialogue box on "Change Resolution".
Where is that located? The two dialogue boxes shown only specify "File
name"
and "Save As Type". I also checked under Tools, or Properties which is
where
I would think it would be, or File or Edit, and none of those give that
option. I have Publisher 2002. Could that article I read have been
referring
only to the 2003 version which may have added that option as an upgrade?

Also, I would think Publisher would be set at the print-ready default
rather than at a resolution only suitable for the web, knowing that many
people would want it to prepare documents for print, not just to print out
on
their home printer.

If you work for Microsoft could you bring this problem to the
attention
of the appropriate department that deals with trouble-shooting and/or
program
revisions. If this was an oversight in the design of Publisher then it
would
make it more user-friendly to set the default at 200-300 ppi and/or create
a
simple way in the program to choose what resolution one wants to save in
so
that other people don't come to a grinding halt when creating these
documents. Maybe that department can give you a direct answer as to how to
fix the immediate problem so I can finish this. Those who created the
program
would know everything about it most likely; what it can or can't do. I'm
already over deadline and I'm concerned that if I can't get this resolved
within the next two days or so that I might not get the calendars back in
sufficient time to offer them for sale. I'm really stuck. I hope you can
get
the right person to tell us what to do with it.