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Subject:Re: Problems inserting jpg graphics into Word From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 27 Apr 2001 16:12:37 -0500
I'm going to try that when I get back on that one next week. Right now I'm
updating the help file...can we say fried brain?
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Being a stubborn sort, I WILL prevail.
It's just when that's in question.....
Jo
Joy Brady-Beer wrote:
> --- Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> wrote:
> > I'm using Word 97, Windows 98. I'm going a hardcopy doc, lots of screen
> captures, which are jpgs. When I insert them, they
>
> Jo,
>
> A quick tip you may like, and it keeps the word file size down! If you could
> do those screenshots as bmps
> (alt+printscrn), you can "Paste Special" as a "Picture" type into the word
> document. MUCH, MUCH
> smaller than BMPs, and great quality.
>
> See how that works for you. Very, very underpublicized feature in Word.
> Anyone know why it's never mentioned?
>
> Joy Beer
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