WD: EPS Graphic PostScript Lost Between WinWord and MacWord (82128)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q82128 SYMPTOMS
When you convert a document that contains an embedded Encapsulated
PostScript (EPS) graphic from Word for Windows to Word for the Macintosh
(or vice versa), only a representation of the picture (PICT) or tagged
image file format (TIFF) bitmap preview image contained in the original EPS
graphic will be retained.
CAUSE
Because most graphics programs that export the EPS graphic format include
only a low resolution bitmap preview image by default, the visual quality
of the converted graphic may be somewhat degraded in comparison to the
output that could be obtained if the original PostScript code had been
retained and sent to the printer after conversion.
WORKAROUND
To improve the quality of the image, use one of the following workarounds.
Method 1
Use the highest resolution option for the preview header included with
an EPS image when you export it from the creator graphic application.
Method 2
Use a graphics format other than EPS.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in
Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 1 (SR-1).
For additional information about SR-1, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1
MORE INFORMATION
When converting between Word for the Macintosh and Word for Windows,
the on-screen representation of the EPS graphic is transformed by the
Windows metafile converter in conjunction with the Word for Windows
text converter to a Windows metafile (or vice versa when converting in
the opposite direction).
NOTE: As defined by the Adobe EPS Specification 2.0, the inclusion of a
bitmap preview image in an EPS graphic file is optional. If you attempt to
convert a document that contains such an EPS graphic with no preview image
in either direction, a blank box will be the result--both on screen and
when printing. This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbconversion kbfix kbgraphic kbinterop KB82128 |
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