Resolution Problem With PDFs

I've been making a VERY large graphic in Fireworks. I then
paste it into Word and scale it to about 25% of the original size
(maybe less). It looks really quality in Word, but when I save it
as a PDF and view it in Adobe Reader, the image looks low
quality/fuzzy. What can I do about this?

Abbie+ wrote:
> I've been making a VERY large graphic in Fireworks. I
then paste it into Word
> and scale it to about 25% of the original size (maybe
less). It looks really
> quality in Word, but when I save it as a PDF and view it
in Adobe Reader, the
> image looks low quality/fuzzy. What can I do about this?
The dimensions of the image are unrelated to the resolution.
You
probably need to increase the PPI of the image. You can do
that by using
the Modify > Canvas > Image Size feature. Not that
Fireworks was
developed for creating images for the Web rather than print.
You best
choice would be to use Illustrator for this kind of work.
Linda Rathgeber - Adobe Community Expert
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/8.html

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