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How to put a design into Microsoft outlook?
Been trying to work out how to send my designs out to customers, been sending pdf files to date but some people say they cant open them so want to be able to insert the image in Microsoft outlook, I tried export and export to office etc , they look really good in outlook but when sent they have small grey dots as a background? only way I have been able to get around this is to import into photoshop then save but its not as good as quality as sending direct from corel ? Any seen this before ?
Thanks
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why not just capture the image (into jpeg), stick a watermark across it, and send it as that? it’s what i often do.
cheers.
Hugh -
small grey dots replicate a clear background showing you CAD grid as such, easy way around it is to create a white ( filled as white not clear) page A4 size and have it as your background , scale everything to a4 and it should be fine, also why not export as as a jpeg? instead of pdf.
I myself prefer pdf as they bring a lot more detail up for the client, down side is if the client thinks you are too dear they cant forward it to another signmaker and he has complete artwork sitting ready to use. -
thanks guys got it sorted now : )
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Whats the best way to put a watermark across it Hugh? Followed the help file but it doesn’t do what i was after, Do you just stick text across it ?
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ALWAYS watermark designs, even for old clients.
I do it via Corel.
©2008JillsCustomSigns
(you get the © by holding the ALT key and typing 0169 on your numberpad)
I use Arial and usually color it in process blue. Then I convert to curves.
Then I take the interactive transparency tool over it, set it to "uniform", then take the faded word and float it diagonally over the design from corner to corner.
You gotta protect yourself!
Love….Jill
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I generally send out jpgs rather than pdfs. As Hugh and Jill have already said, this way you are not giving away usable artwork that could be passed onto someone else to carry out the work. JPGs also have the advantage that they can also be seen with a web browser and can be inserted into the email itself.
The downside is that if the artwork is highly detailed – then this detail may not be appreciated by the customer, so occasionally I do send pdf files instead.
Thanks for the talk through on inserting a watermark Jill. I followed your description and learned something new today – i.e. the use of the "Transparency Tool" in Corel. 😀
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