Microsoft KB Archive/142071

PUB3: EPS Files with Preview May Print Badly

= PUB3: EPS Files with Preview May Print Badly =

Q142071
- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0 -

SYMPTOMS

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If you import an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphic into Publisher for Windows 95 and that EPS image contains a screen preview, it may print badly. Specifically, you may get a double image on the printout--the actual PostScript information with a coarse-looking image of the screen preview superimposed on it.

CAUSE

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This behavior is caused by a problem in the 32-bit EPS graphic import filter that ships with Publisher for Windows 95 and Microsoft Office for Windows 95, version 7.0. Word for Windows 95, version 7.0a, Office for Windows 95, version 7.0a, Publisher 97, and Office 97 include a newer version of the EPS graphic import filter that does not have this problem. If you install one of these products on your computer (and choose to install the EPS graphic import filter), the problem does not occur.

STATUS

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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 Publisher 97.

WORKAROUNDS

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Method 1

To resolve this problem, you can try importing the EPS file into a program such as Microsoft Publisher version 2.0 for Windows, or Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows. These programs use a 16-bit EPS import filter, which works correctly. From the 16-bit program, you can copy the EPS image and paste it into your publication.

Method 2

If you don't have a program that can use the 16-bit EPS filter, you can open your EPS graphic in a graphics editing program that supports editing EPS. From this graphics editing program, you should be able to save the image again without the screen preview.

When you import this picture into Publisher, it will appear on the screen as a box that contains the name of the EPS file. When you print it to a PostScript printer, however, it will print correctly.

Method 3

Upgrade to Publisher 97 or install one of the following products that ship with an updated EPS graphic import filter:

Word for Windows 95, version 7.0a Office for Windows 95, version 7.0a Office 97

MORE INFORMATION

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When you import an EPS file into a publication, Publisher simply stores the PostScript code until it is time to print it. If the EPS file has a preview image (usually a low-resolution TIFF image), Publisher displays that preview image. If the preview is not present, Publisher displays a box to represent where the EPS file will print.

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