importing from Adobe Illustrator

[laddesign]

I have created a logo and letterhead design in Adobe Illustrator. The client
now wants to be able to use Word in order to use a "virtual letterhead" that
someone can both read on a computer and print out.

I have many questions: I want this to remain vector-based art. But when I
import a .eps, the image seems pixelated. There is a white pixel border
around the whole logo, so I can't add a color background to the Word file. I
can copy from Illustrator and paste into the Word doc which seems to solve
part of the solution for me, but since my client is unable to open an .esp
doc. (they don't have Illustrator), this isn't a viable solution for them to
have the flexibility to use the file in MS publisher, Power Point, etc.)

The other options I have make them into pixel-based art. A .jpeg seems that
the background prints white as oppossed to transparent. And a .gif makes a
transparent background, but it's too pixelated.

Why can't this be an easy thing? I want the images to look at crisp in my
display as do the MS word clip-art files. Is there something I should be
doing?

 

[Landy]

I have created a logo and letterhead design in Adobe Illustrator. The
client
now wants to be able to use Word in order to use a "virtual letterhead"
that
someone can both read on a computer and print out.

I have many questions: I want this to remain vector-based art. But when I
import a .eps, the image seems pixelated. There is a white pixel border
around the whole logo, so I can't add a color background to the Word file.
I
can copy from Illustrator and paste into the Word doc which seems to solve
part of the solution for me, but since my client is unable to open an .esp
doc. (they don't have Illustrator), this isn't a viable solution for them
to
have the flexibility to use the file in MS publisher, Power Point, etc.)

The other options I have make them into pixel-based art. A .jpeg seems
that
the background prints white as oppossed to transparent. And a .gif makes a
transparent background, but it's too pixelated.

Why can't this be an easy thing? I want the images to look at crisp in my
display as do the MS word clip-art files. Is there something I should be
doing?

There has just been a long discussion in this group about how Word handles
eps files (see thread "Inserting EPS in Word 2003 - no preview"). There
seems to be general agreement that Word interprets and converts EPS files
to Word's own vector format, which appears as such on screen and prints to
any printer. However, some EPS files (in particular those from Illustrator
which exports its own non-standard form of EPS) are not converted, and all
you see on screen (or if you print to a non-postscript printer) is the
pixelated thumbnail preview. The EPS file will print as vector - but only
if you print to a postscript printer.

As far as transparent bitmaps go, try the png format which like gif has has
a transparency channel - but unlike gif is 24-bit colour.

Just as another suggestion for the vector option, have you tried printing to
PDF from Illustrator and then exporting eps from Acrobat?

cheers
Bill

 

[Glen (TD DTP)]

laddesign,

I use .eps file in windows all the time.
I recommend downsaving to Illustrater v8 eps, postscript 3. Microsoft can
not display .eps files rather displays a rastered thumbnail. If the file is
printed to a PS printer or PDF it will look great, however it may not look
great printed on older black and white printers.

If the file is not too complex (it use of gradients and mask) then you are
probably better of converting the file to an EMF file, which will look better
on screen and print well on any printer (though it dose lose a little vector
quality).

If you are dead set on eps, try doubling the page size (image Size) in
illustrator and reducing in word, these may produce a better raster preview.

Hope this helps.