Pictures bleed out from under borders when file converted to PDF

[Austin]

I use Publisher 2003. I work with a lot of pictures in my publications. When
I click on the picture and border it (lines--varying widths), it looks fine
in Publisher. I use Adobe Acrobat 7.0 to convert the file to PDF. In the
converted file, the lines bordering the picture shrink slightly so it looks
as if the picture is bleeding out from under the lines. To fix this problem,
I have to do quite a work-around--sometimes substituting a solid-fill text
box behind the picture and pulling it out to frame the picture; or use a
transparent text box, with LINES, and place that behind the picture--however,
trying to tap the text box to the exact size of the picture is very
time-consuming. Any solutions to this problem? Thanks!

 

[John Inzer]

I use Publisher 2003. I work with a lot of pictures in my
publications. When I click on the picture and border it
(lines--varying widths), it looks fine in Publisher. I use Adobe
Acrobat 7.0 to convert the file to PDF. In the converted file, the
lines bordering the picture shrink slightly so it looks as if the
picture is bleeding out from under the lines. To fix this problem, I
have to do quite a work-around--sometimes substituting a solid-fill
text box behind the picture and pulling it out to frame the picture;
or use a transparent text box, with LINES, and place that behind the
picture--however, trying to tap the text box to the exact size of the
picture is very time-consuming. Any solutions to this problem?
Thanks!

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I wonder if you would get the same result
if you used the freeware PrimoPDF?

PrimoPDF
http://www.primopdf.com/

Actually...just for an experiment...you could
even convert a document online:

PrimoOnline
http://online.primopdf.com/

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Mary Sauer]

I use Acrobat 7 and am not seeing your issue. You can get exact sizes for your
images and text boxes quickly by opening the measurement menu. (Right click any
toolbar, click measurement.)
Have you installed the Acrobat update? It should be 7.1.0.

Can you send me one of your publications?

mary-sauer at columbus.rr.com

 

[Austin]

Hi John--I used to use PrimoPDF (until the dog breed club I volunteer for
bought me Adobe Acrobat--PrimoPDF didn't reduce my file size enough and using
Adobe Acrobat gives me more features as well); however, I still have PrimoPDF
on my system, so I just did a test with it and I still get the edges of the
picture bleeding under the borders---it is very very slight--but enough that
it bothers me! Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 

[Austin]

Hi Mary--I just tried sending you an email with samples attached but it came
back as "address no good"--can you email me your address? Thanks.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Hey Austin, Don't know why the email bounced. Are you certain you used the dash
between mary and sauer and used @ instead of at?
What is your email address?

 

[Austin]

For interested readers, Mary SOLVED the problem--I sent her a Publisher test
file and she was able to recreate my problem of the image bleeding out from
under the picture borders when the file was converted to a PDF. Here's how
she resolved it: I simply had to right click on the picture, click on
"lines," click on "more lines," and then UNCHECK 'Draw border inside frame."
I'm so appreciative of Mary's help!