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I went through the same problems with Word > PDF until I finally
found the solution: try a different printer driver. I installed
drivers for a Docutech and a Tektronix and I use them both depending
on the output I need. They work like a charm! Also, remember to set
the resolution according to how you'll be using the file.
Betsy Pfister
bpfister -at- frii -dot- com
> Subject: illegible screen caps in PDFs
> From: "White, Leigh" <LeighW2 -at- medcmp -dot- com>
> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:59:10 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 7
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> I cannot get legible, let alone clear, screen captures in a PDF
document.
> The source document is in Word 95.
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> Help! And thanks!
>
> Leigh W. White
> Vision Technical Writer
> Medic Computer Systems, Inc.
> leighw2 -at- medcmp -dot- com
