WD97: EPS Images Are Printed Full Size Rather Than Cropped

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you insert an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphic into a Microsoft Word 97 document and then crop it, it is printed as if it is not cropped; although it is displayed as cropped in page layout view and print preview.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Word 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

MORE INFORMATION

The Encapsulated PostScript graphics (EPS) filter (Epsimp32.flt) supports the Adobe Systems Encapsulated PostScript Specification versions 3.0 and earlier. The filter supports EPS images from tagged image file format (TIFF) and Windows Metafile (WMF) embedded previews.

If an Encapsulated PostScript graphics file contains an embedded TIFF or Windows Metafile preview, a representation of the image appears on the screen. The quality of the preview depends on the resolution of the TIFF or Windows Metafile image embedded in the Encapsulated PostScript file when it is created. Low, medium, and high resolutions are generally available for creating an EPS file. The higher the resolution of the preview image, the larger the EPS file size will be. Because such previews are intended primarily to be used to position images on the page, resolution is often low. A high-resolution preview is not necessary because it is discarded when the EPS file is printed to a PostScript printer.

If an embedded TIFF or Windows Metafile preview is not included in the Encapsulated PostScript graphic you import, the graphic displays a message instead of a preview of the graphic in your document. However, the graphic is printed correctly to a PostScript printer. If you print an EPS graphic to a non-PostScript printer, the preview is printed as it appears on the screen. Encapsulated PostScript graphics are designed for printing to a PostScript printer.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbgraphic kbprint word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug