Pete, I agree with you that WORD should have no troubles with large images.
John, most questions about WORD can be solved with a quick Google search. But I have to disagree with 150dpi being enough. If you publish the book in a photobook form, you will want 300dpi at least. But John, your hi-res maps and images should be easily handled by WORD; as Pete pointed out, WORD is a workhorse. If you have specific questions about WORD, feel free to message me. On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 1:43 PM, Pete Beatty <[email protected]> wrote: > I would love to know what the problems, considering that MS Word is a > corporate level word processor and has been used to produce documents with > over 1000 pages of text, graphics and pictures. > > > > I have not come across a document that could not be produced in MS word. > > > > When trying to put high resolution pictures, the only issue is the size of > the image, considering you are usually working with 8.5 x 11.5 sheets of > paper. The higher the resolution the more time it takes to print. When > embedding an image in a document, a 150-400dpi image should be fine. > Anything with more resolution is typically not needed. > > > > Do you really need the higher resolution, or you just want it? > > > > Pete > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 8, 2017 12:15 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Publishing hard copy / printed book > > > > I use MS Word 2007. A number of months ago somebody in the LUG mentioned > limitations or problems with MS Word while assembling a book, and suggested > another word processing program (possibly an open-source one). I do not > remember the original question put the LUG, or the alternative word > processing program. > > My basic question is whether others have had problems preparing printed > books in MS Word. If so, which alternative word processing program would > they suggest? I get nervous about doing complex things on computers, so try > to foresee and prevent problems, rather than sorting out messes later on. > > I have been gradually preparing pages in MS Word, to be later inserted > where Place Holder pages have been set aside via the Legacy Publishing > Center. In them, I have inserted high resolution photos, maps etc. Could > large file sizes cause problems e.g. Does MS Word have a small clipboard or > memory which does not handle rearranging chapters or pages with high > resolution images? > > I presume that when you save a book in the Publication Center as an RTF > file, it would be compatible with any word processing program. > > When everything is just right, I intend to save the whole book as a PDF > file before printing. > > John > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >
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