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Oh! Please Help! (AppleWorks 6.2.9)
I spent hours making a business card in a drawing program.
It prints beautifully. But when try to import line art the
images get fuzzy. I imported from PDF. The PDF prints
sharp. But when I drop it into AppleWorks Drawing or
Word doc, it gets fuzzy. Please, can you help me?
What did I do wrong!!

Important: I what to create my own line-art and have
it be as sharp as the lettering. Example: triangle, circle!!
I need to adjust the image size. I may need to get someone
else to fix the image and mail it back to me—what format?!

I must figure this out quickly! Thank you. -Drew

DrewSpangler wrote:The PDF prints
sharp. But when I drop it into AppleWorks Drawing or
Word doc, it gets fuzzy. Please, can you help me?

Hi Drew,

Open the PDF in Preview or Graphic Converter. Save it in PICT format. PICT is the native format for AW; everything else gets dropped to 72 dpi resolution.

If the PICT image is still fuzzy, go to AppleWorks preferences and turn on "Use fractional character widths." It's a text setting, but it also affects printing of graphics.

Regards,
Barry

Barry, when I changed my preferences like you said
my problem with fuzzy line art disappeared! Thanks!!!

BUT! Now that I have turned on “Use Fractional Character Widths”
why would I want to turn if off! Will I suddenly see strange looking
lettering and odd ball printing in previous files long after I have
forgotten that I changed the settings?

Wow! I think this might be important to know before I forget.

Thank you, Drew

P.S. For others reading this post:
1.)Convert graphics to PICT by opening in Preview or Graphic Converter. (re-save)
2.)Then: AppleWorks Preference> Text> turn on “Use Fract Char. Widths.

Fractional character widths shouldn't cause any noticeable differences on screen. It does something with postscript printing.