Re: Does InDesign change image format like Word does?

["Kathleen MacDowell" <kathleen -at- writefortheuser -dot- com>]

I can't answer your questions in general, but from experience, InDesign
seems to like .eps files better than .bmp. So you might save the Snagit file
before importing it into InDesign.


On 3/8/07, Jennifer C. Bennett <fritillary -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I've had issues when copying an image from Word to be used elsewhere - the
> colors become ghastly.  So I have a couple image questions.
>
> When I make a screen capture with Snag It 8, and then "select all" and
> copy
> the image, (image is not saved yet, it's just in the clipboard) and then
> "Paste" it into inDesign, what format is that image in at that point?
>
> What format is that image in when it is in the Clipboard (before pasting
> into Indesign.)
>
> Also, if you have had experience using InDesign CS2 creating user manuals,
> what are the pros and cons of using InDesign as opposed to Word?
>
> (I own both InDesign and Word, and I'm interested in creating better page
> layouts for the documents I write.  word has begun to frustrate me.)
>
> I want to eventually move more into graphic design, hence my interest in
> getting away from Word, and being able to improve the look of my
> documents.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jennifer Bennett
>
>
> --
> Kathleen MacDowell
> www.writefortheuser.com
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