Image Quality Loss in Captivate 7

I'm creating a webinar in Captivate 7. The project dimensions are 540x420. When I insert an image and resize it to fit the template there is a great deal of quality loss. For example, when I inserted the chart below and resized it, the chart's gridlines disappear and the text becomes very fuzzy.
If I zoom in (Ctrl +) the quality returns, as shown below.
Can I be certain when the project is published that the quality of any images I insert will return to normal? Or is there a "view high resolution" option like in Adobe InDesign that I can turn on?

No you cannot.  The only way to be certain that an image will not suffer any additional quality loss is to publish the image at exactly 100% of its original dimensions.  Any resizing will always result in degradation to some extent.

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