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Importing images into word document

Anonymous
2018-11-21T11:45:36+00:00

Hi! 

I'm creating a word document, with pictures I want to be the full width WITHIN the margins.

How do I know what width to create the pictures before importing to word? 

I don't want to stretch the pictures to size using word.

I tried putting a test picture in, setting it to fit to margins & seeing what size the picture was. 

This was in cms. So converted it to pixcels.

I then re-sized the picture I wanted, loaded that up - except it didn't fill the full width BETWEEN margins  (not looking to do a full width across whole of the page, just margin to margin)

Thanks ��

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-21T12:47:05+00:00

    On a Mac, the number to use is 72 pixels per inch. If you divide 72 into the dimensions shown in Finder > Get Info that will give you the picture width, in inches.

    An even easier method is to just open the picture using Preview and then from Preview's menu bar choose Tools > Adjust Size. You can then see what the actual size of the picture is in Pixels, Inches, or Centimeters.

    I recommend that you set the picture width to the width of the page. When you use the Insert > Picture function of Word, the image will be automatically scaled down to fit between the margins. This way you have a little wiggle room on the actual size of the picture just in case you want to later adjust the page margin.

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  1. Paul Edstein 82,861 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-11-21T22:28:04+00:00

    Do be aware that image sizes based on 72ppi will often look horrible when printed; for printing, the standard is more like 300ppi (aka 300dpi). Furthermore, an image whose metadata says its resolution is more than 72ppi won't expand to fit the print width when you resize it based on a 72ppi assumption.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-11-21T18:33:10+00:00

    Thanks Rich,  most helpful!  😀

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  3. John Korchok 231.4K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-11-21T17:51:01+00:00

    For most formats (GIF is an exception), the image file includes its resolution. A 1000-pixel image at 250 pixels per cm will be exactly 4 cm wide in Word. If the source of the image is a web page or a Mac screen shot, then it's resolution will be 28.3 pixels per cm. If the image has been through PhotoShop, it could be any resolution.

    Rich's Preview>Tools>Adjust Size method is the simplest method to find the physical size without placing it in Word.

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