Quality of the fonts when emailing with Publisher

[fdmia]

Hello,
I am new to Publisher, but it seems very interesting and easy to
master.

But there is something which really surprise and dissapoint me. When I
use Publisher to email apublication, the result I have is really bad
when it comes to the letters.

The fonts are pixelized, and it prevent me from using a large font.

When I see the size of the document, I thinkthat maybe making my
publication using Photoshop will be a better choice. I can tune the
size of my file with the definition of my JPEG, and the characters will
appear correctly.

I hope you can help me, I've checked in FAQ but it seems like it never
bothered anybody.

Thanks. Best regards.

Franck.

 

[LVTravel]

Exactly what fonts are you using that become "pixelized?" When you "email"
a publication, who are you emailing it to? Have you printed the publication
to a .PDF file (many free pdf printing programs out there, Google for one)
to see if they can open it that way?

If you are using TTF fonts they should not become pixilated when a larger
size is chosen. If you are using a bitmap font this can happen.

 

[DavidF]

Chances are your text has been converted to an image. If you are using a
nonweb friendly font, it will be converted, plus other formatting that works
in print docs, but not in HTML. Also, you can check under Tools > Options >
Web tab, and untick " Send entire publication as a JPG image...". Then your
publication will be sent in HTML format, but the person reading it must have
their email client HTML enabled.

Attaching a PDF is probably a better idea...

DavidF

 

[fdmia]

Thank you so much for your help, I was desperate here, thinking that
nobody have a solution.

After I noticed this strange behavior, I've sticked to "classic" fonts,
like Arial and Verdana.

But even in a small size, the quality of the writing is really not up
to what I expect from a professional email.

I have Acrobat Professional, and when I generate a PDF file, the result
is great. I obtain exactly what I wanted. Perfect.

It seems like in the process of transfroming the fonts in an image, the
fonts are not submitted to a smooth edge (well my english is not
totally sure of this wording, but I hope you got my idea).

And I just receive right now an email, done with Publisher because I
can see these fonts pixelized. I work in Real Estate, and it's like you
want to sell a million dollar property with a low quality flyer printed
in a back alley printer.

So yes a PDF maybe an option, but I liked the fact that the image was
actually in the email, and not an attachement. Many times people don't
open the attachement, if it's marketing.

So I think I will be back to generate a JPEG or a PDF, and then
integrate it in Publisher, and then send it.

I've tried also to go in Tools/Option/Web and change the Jpeg settings,
but it didn't change a thing.

What surprises me, since I am also a computer software engineer, is
that Publisher's developers seems fine with this result. This tool is
really powerful, so why this limitation on the fonts.

And secundo, since printing in terms of quality is more demanding than
visualizing on a screen, how can you print nicely if you cannot display
correctly?

It puzzles me.

Any more help ??

Thanks for the efforts, I really appreciate your help.

Best regards.

(If you send me your email, at fdmia_hotmail_com (you know how to
replace these "_" right, I will send you my files, you will see what I
am talking about).

Thanks.

Franck.