Microsoft KB Archive/137874

PPT4: PowerPoint Slides Paste into PhotoShop at Large Size

PSS ID Number: Q137874 Article last modified on 07-08-1998

MACINTOSH:3.0,3.0b,4.0,98

MACINTOSH

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= SYMPTOM =

If you copy a slide from the PowerPoint Slide Sorter and paste it into Adobe PhotoShop, the slide pastes in at a very high resolution (576 pixels per inch.)

= CAUSE =

This is not a problem with either PowerPoint or PhotoShop, but rather a feature of PhotoShop that preserves the high printing quality of the image.

Slides copied from PowerPoint are vector based; they are composed of mathematically defined lines, curves, and fills. When pasted, these lines, curves, and fills are converted into a bitmapped image where pixels are displayed on an invisible grid in Adobe PhotoShop. A bitmapped image, in contrast to a vector-based image, does not contain special instructions for the printer. By bringing in the image at a very high resolution, PhotoShop can print the image without loss of definition.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

= Additional query words: 4.00 m_powerpt m_ppt ppt4 macsys Photo shop aldus =

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbgraphic kbdta Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,3.0b,4.0,98 Platform : MACINTOSH Hardware : MAC Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.