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BeccaPrice · 01-12-2014, 08:36 AM

I've asked about this at The Other Forum where I tend to hang out, but I get the feeling people here are somewhat more technical, and I need a technical solution.

I create my book in MS Word for PC and then convert to PDF for submission to CreateSpace.

In my latest book, Fairies and Fireflies, I have a 2-page map. The maps were drawn at 300 dpi. When I submit the files to CreateSpace, I get an error saying that the graphics are 150dpi and won't print well. The graphics are not enlarged in any way; in fact, they are shown on the page somewhat smaller than the original graphic size.

When I looked at the electronic proof at CreateSpace, the maps looked OK, but I've ordered a print proof just to verify that, in spite of the CS error message, they'll print all right.

Nobody at That Other Forum seems to have had this issue, but I've read that decreasing dpi is one of those things that Word just does.

I'd rather not have to learn InDesign to layout my books, but 2014 is going to be the year I add graphics to my stories, and I want them to print well.

Has anybody here had experience with printing graphics that have been inserted in a Word doc and the dpi gets reduced? and is there a solution to this?

01-12-2014, 08:36 AM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Printing graphics in a Word doc I've asked about this at The Other Forum where I tend to hang out, but I get the feeling people here are somewhat more technical, and I need a technical solution. I create my book in MS Word for PC and then convert to PDF for submission to CreateSpace. In my latest book, Fairies and Fireflies, I have a 2-page map. The maps were drawn at 300 dpi. When I submit the files to CreateSpace, I get an error saying that the graphics are 150dpi and won't print well. The graphics are not enlarged in any way; in fact, they are shown on the page somewhat smaller than the original graphic size. When I looked at the electronic proof at CreateSpace, the maps looked OK, but I've ordered a print proof just to verify that, in spite of the CS error message, they'll print all right. Nobody at That Other Forum seems to have had this issue, but I've read that decreasing dpi is one of those things that Word just does. I'd rather not have to learn InDesign to layout my books, but 2014 is going to be the year I add graphics to my stories, and I want them to print well. Has anybody here had experience with printing graphics that have been inserted in a Word doc and the dpi gets reduced? and is there a solution to this?