Hi all -
I have been getting excellent results by using WMF format rather than a
raster image. I am using 4.5 on NT4. There are a few provisos:
1. Set clipping on, if necessary, to restrict display of vectors to the map
window only, otherwise the rest of the linework finds its way into the
metafile, then into the other application (Word, Powerpoint, Corel, etc)
2. Resize the layout window (don't maximize it) to display the layout
window contents only - ie don't have a layout window that is so large as to
have a lot of blank space in it that is outside the printed area of the
page. The text that is generated in the WMF file is scaled based on the
window size and can appear distorted and oversize if the layout window is
too big.
3. Don't use transparent fill patterns if you can avoid it - these don't
always transfer to the other application transparently.
4. Watch the use of rotated text. Corel 7 will take a text string rotated
35 degrees and rotate each letter 35 degrees around its individual centre
while leaving the text string itself at zero degrees (horozontal).
Keeping these in mind, I have had consistent results.
Lindsay Giles
Senior GIS Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: Schelbach Karen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 8:13 PM
To: MapInfo News Group (E-mail)
Subject: MI MapInfo Graphics
Hello everyone,
I'm trying to save a MI layout as a clear, quality graphic which can be
imported into a MS word document. I have tried saving the MI layout in
various formats (jpeg, png, bmp, tiff, and gif) then importing straight
into
Word. Each format loses clarity and ends up very grainy and a different
colour as to MI. I've also tried using PaintShop to sharpen the tiff im
age,
then compressed it to a smaller file size, but still end up with the same
grainy results. I just can't seem to get the map graphic to retain quality
once taken out of MI. Can anyone help?
thank you!
Karen.
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