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I need to export an Illustrator (CS4) file to someone who will use in in Word, Publisher & PowerPoint at full size (6.5") and down to about 15% size. What kind of file (or files) must I provide them so the illustration remains high quality at these various sizes in Office apps (as it does in Illustrator)?
Hi Matt,
I would give them either a High Quality PDF or .eps file format both found in the Save menu. Both can be imported into Office products and then resize using image options.
Thanks
Kevin
Hi Matt,
I have used this method daily on many versions of Office as part of my job. I really wish you would have followed up before the poor ratings and I could have explained if you did not know how to do this. The trick is to save your PDF as at least high quality. If you save as any other setting like smallest file size, the results will be poor. I also has suggested saving as an eps which again, gives you a good print result even after resizing in Word.
In the future, a little patience and a follow up would be much appreciated before you assume and give poor ratings.
Kevin
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| Comment | I do not know if you have tried outputting a high quality pdf from AI into Word, as one example. That is pretty much where I started and it simply produces poor results, which get even worse when the illustration is scaled down in Word. You cannot simply insert a pdf into the Office apps. They have to be inserted as an object and the processing those apps do in the rendering creates very poor quality images even though the starting pdf is just great. | ||
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Adobe Illustrator
Kevin Stohlmeyer
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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 8 through the new Adobe CS5 versions.
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I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator and have been teaching this application to college students for the past 6 years. I now teach this as a corporate instructor.
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Milwaukee Adobe Users Group
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
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BA - Graphic Design
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