HELP!! Graphics Problem

[Melissa Conniff <mconniff -at- CSC -dot- COM>]

Gang,

I've searched the archives but found no solution to my problem.

Situation:  A SME creates a screen shot on their PC by using hitting the
Alt + Print Scrn buttons.  They then paste it into a Word document.  I'm
trying to copy their screen shots out of Word and into a graphics program
to convert it into an independant graphic.  Preferably with a WMF
extension, but anything that Frame excepts is ok.  The document will be for
both hardcopy and PDF distribution.

Problem:  When I copy and paste the screen shot out of Word and into *any*
other software, the wording and icons in the screen shot are distorted
beyond recognition.   I've tried copying directly into Frame--it prints
crystal clear even though it looks distorted on the screen.
Unfortuneately, when I create a PDF doc with these distorted screen shots,
they are still distorted in Acrobat.  The same thing happens when I copy it
into Visio.  Prints fine, looks bad on screen.

What I've Tried:  I've tried pasting into Visio, Frame, and MS Photo Editor
with no success.  I've played around with different graphical extentions
and importing them with different dpi.  I even created my own screen shot
and copied it into Frame.  It looks good only at 120% view but it still
looks bad when converted to a PDF doc.

Does *anyone* have any suggestions?  I feel like a scientist thinking of
every possible cause and ruling them out one by one.  Hey--who says you
can't use the scientific method in real life?  ;~D

At wits end,

Melissa

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