[Finale] EPS to MS Word
I frequently export EPS files from Finale (2008a.r1 for Mac) for use in our church bulletins. The secretary imports them into Word (I have 2004 for Mac; she has 2007 for Windows) and prints them on a laser printer. This process usually goes off without a hitch, but sometimes--usually when I'm sending the files to someone else (and/or have a tight deadline)--I have a few recurring problems: -The EPS files print out jaggy. I recently had to redo a whole handout in TIFF files because we simply couldn't get the EPS files to behave. I'm encapsulating the fonts, so it should print out cleanly. It looks fine on the screen, but prints out at what appears to be the screen's 72dpi. -The EPS files print out with a different font. I'm sure you've all seen this before--the notes become random symbols. Once again, if I've encapsulated the fonts this shouldn't be happening, right? -Sometimes the music prints out just fine except there's a light grey line bordering the whole musical example. It's not the end of the world, but when you've spent hours on the look of your printed materials, this is extremely annoying. Any help you can give me would be appreciated. Problems #2 and #3 are currently happening, and yes, I have a tight deadline. I anticipate #1 may happen when I send off the files to be printed. Peace, Greg -- Greg Scheer Minister of Worship, Church of the Servant 3835 Burton SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546; 616-956-7611x26 home: 4364 Downing St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546; 616-464-1505 g...@gregscheer.com * www.gregscheer.com * musicblog.gregscheer.com The existence of language is one of the many phenomena of which love and music are the two strongest which suggest that human beings are very much more than collections of meat. --A N Wilson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] EPS to MS Word
Not an expert on this. I wonder if you installed the Microsoft XPS document printer and printed to that, if it would be more compatible? At 5/28/2009 09:23 AM, Greg Scheer wrote: I frequently export EPS files from Finale (2008a.r1 for Mac) for use in our church bulletins. The secretary imports them into Word (I have 2004 for Mac; she has 2007 for Windows) and prints them on a laser printer. This process usually goes off without a hitch, but sometimes--usually when I'm sending the files to someone else (and/or have a tight deadline)--I have a few recurring problems: ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] EPS to MS Word
No go. While it makes a nice web document, word can't read it, sorry. At 5/28/2009 09:42 AM, Phil Daley wrote: Not an expert on this. I wonder if you installed the Microsoft XPS document printer and printed to that, if it would be more compatible? At 5/28/2009 09:23 AM, Greg Scheer wrote: I frequently export EPS files from Finale (2008a.r1 for Mac) for use in our church bulletins. The secretary imports them into Word (I have 2004 for Mac; she has 2007 for Windows) and prints them on a laser printer. This process usually goes off without a hitch, but sometimes--usually when I'm sending the files to someone else (and/or have a tight deadline)--I have a few recurring problems: ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] EPS to MS Word
On 28.05.2009 Greg Scheer wrote: -The EPS files print out jaggy. I recently had to redo a whole handout in TIFF files because we simply couldn't get the EPS files to behave. I'm encapsulating the fonts, so it should print out cleanly. It looks fine on the screen, but prints out at what appears to be the screen's 72dpi. In this case it is only printing the preview image, usually a low-res TIff. Perhaps you printed to a non-postscript printer? Personally I think you would be better off making PDFs before you give the files to someone else to be printed, that would almost certainly solve all the problems. On the Mac this is easy, although you may have to first print to a PS file and then open that PS file in Preview. Otherwise the EPS may not come out properly. Johannes ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
