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Handling images in Office docs

Handling images in Office docs

- Now, we've referenced the target resolution for delivery. Let's dig a bit deeper into the Microsoft-specific settings. Working in high fidelity is a great idea if you're going to be using Office 2016 or newer. This will be the default resolution that I'd recommend when inserting pictures. This will apply to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The high fidelity option is going to insert the picture into your document with minimal compression and will optimally render on high-resolution displays and give you better output for print. If you notice a loss in image quality or pixilation when working, you may want to change the default resolution and make sure that it's going to be high fidelity for all new documents. High fidelity ensures that the pictures are not compressed unless they exceed the size of the document canvas and that minimal compression is applied only if necessary. Plus, the original aspect ratio of the photo is maintained, so images don't become distorted. In PowerPoint 2016,…

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