For years, I had done a graphic-heavy QuickStart Guide in FrameMaker (7.1), then published to PDF (Acrobat 7).
This time, I revised and reworked in a new format (booklet), using OpenOffice 3 Writer, and publishing through Acrobat 9. In fact, I just created a book in OOo, then used Acrobat 9's Booklet printing feature. I normally print to a file and invoke Distiller. Most of the graphic elements are the one's I'd been using, but now they all appear coarsely pixellated in PDF and printout. An off-white background, for example will consist of several large-ish stepped areas of pale grey. Lines in drawings are surrounded by fuzz. Graphics are about evenly divided between PNG and JPG. Should I be looking first for something in my print settings from OOo, or something in Distiller, or ? I did have to resize most images to fit the new format, but that was true in the FM days, too. The difference is that when importing graphics into FM, I mostly kept re-importing at different sizes until I hit a number that I didn't need to further resize in-situ (by dragging). In OOo, they come in at whatever their large size, and I drag handles to shrink them to fit. The appearance is not acceptable for publication. Where to start looking? Thanks, - Kevin The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. ______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
