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Placed Images with 300 dpi are still presenting blurry/pixelated

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April 8, 2022
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Hi there,

I am attempting to import figures from a Word Document to an InDesign file. My workflow has been taking a screenshot of the figure, opening that screenshot using IrfanView 64 4.59, adjusting the DPI to 300, saving that new image, and placing it on the designated page of the InDesign file. However, when I open the file as a PDF using Acrobat, my figures still present blurry. Does anyone have advice or suggestions on how to combat this issue? I've even tried using Preview on my Mac but same outcome.

I look forward to your help!

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Test Screen Name

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Taking a screenshot, then trying to increase the resolution, is rather like trying to turn chicken soup back into a chicken. Don't expect it up and running about the yard any time soon.

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fredg22281574

Inspiring

if it is a word .DOCX file you could make a copy of the file and change the extenion to a .zip. unzip the new file and look in the folder and find the media folder and inside will be the images from the word file. Try using those and upsample if you need to

Brad @ Roaring Mouse

Community Expert

Yes. This.

I do this all the time, and it's the best approach if all you have access to is the Word file.

This only works on DOCX files, so if you have an older DOC format document, open it in Word and resave it as a DOCX first.

Unfortunately, Word can downsample images when brought into the document, so even the approach above may not get the best quality of the orginal image. For that, you would need the originator of the document to send you the original image files separately.

~Brad

jmlevy

Community Expert

What is the effective resolution of the images? Can you post a screenshot of the links panel (showing effective resolution)? What are your export preset settings?

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Lauren23959020lazaAuthor

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I have attached a screenshot of my links panel correspnding to one of the figures. As for the export preset settings, I believe it is defined as High Quality Print.

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Lauren23959020lazaAuthor

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Hi Lauren,

what do you expect with a horizontal effective resolution of 98 pixels per inch and vertical effective resolution of 104 pixels per inch? You scaled the image unproportionally.

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Uwe Laubender

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Forgive me for my lack of expertise, but this is the very reason I am posting on this forum. I want to gain knowledge and insight on how to combat the very issue I face and learn how to better my workflow. Is there a way to adjust the effective PPI using IrfanView or InDesign, or am I better off taking a new screenshot that is zoomed in as @BobLevine mentioned?

BobLevine

Community Expert

You should NEVER attempt to do anything with a screenshot. Zoom in as far as you can, take the screenshot and place it in the document.

That's it. There's not much else you can do with them.

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Lauren23959020lazaAuthor

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I typically wouldn't use a screenshot, but they have a black background when I save the figures as images. I need a white background that matches my InDesign template. I will see if the zoom and capture method helps.

Thank you.

BobLevine

Community Expert

One other thing. Save them as PNG. Do not use JPG.

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