How do you make .pdf files have a better resolution?

Question

I've started a magazine where I can e-mail it to users and I've set it to a .pdf file so nothing can be altered when I send it. However, when I turn my document (which is Word) to a .pdf file, the images' resolution has become weak and blotchy and it looks terrible.
I need some help on how to fix this please!

Answer 1

PrimoPDF has different options for the type of resolution you need. It has the eBook option, Prepress and Custom where you can adjust the resolution.

Answer 2

You need to

1) Have better quality source material. Word is a poor choice because it converts imported graphics into its own bitmap format. Do you have the option of using proper desktop publishing software?



2) Know how to use the settings in your PDF generation software.

Increase the quality and resolution settings



I don't know how you are converting to PDF so I can't give specifics.

Answer 3

its best to start with high resolution images. to do this load your image into photoshop select image>size, copy the pixel width (important) change the DPI to 300, then repaste the pixel width back into the width box (you'll see its doubled and needs putting back to the original size)



and save it out before putting it into MSWord.



Then when saving a PDF you can tweak the settings to be 150DPI or 300DPI depending on how high quality you want.

Answer 4

It looks like you need an image editting software, such as photoshop, fireworks, imageready...etc. Any one of those will do the trick. image-image size and set the dpi to something like 300px, but that depends on your needs.

Answer 5

you need to save your images as a high dpi, such as 150.



FYI If someone has adobe acrobat, they can alter your files.