JPEG in Header=SLOW

Using Word 2007. We're trying to pur our firm logo in the background of
letters we email. So, I put the logo in the header of the document. The
only problem with this is that Word is incredibly slow. The picture files
aren't too big by themselves (around 100K each, I think). If I just place
the logo behind the text (in the drawing layer) rather than in the header,
there is no slow-down whatsoever. But if I put it in the header, it slows
things way down.

I think my options may be:

1) put the images (there are 2, one for the first, and the other for 2nd
and subsequent pages) in the drawing layer. If I do this, I think I will
need to do it programmatically after the letter has been typed. Or have the
users insert it (via an AutoText entry) for each page as they're creating it.
One of things I don't like about this option is that it is sometimes hard to
select things with the mouse b/c Word tries to select the background image,
depending on where your mouse is.

2) put the images in the Header/Footer area after the letter has been
typed, so the slowdown won't matter. It would have to be the very last thing
(even after edits -- which there are often a lot of.)

Thanks for any help with this.

Do you think it such a good idea to bloat your emails with such an array of
large graphics? Why not just put one small logo in the signature block or
disclaimer. Then you may keep your friends; otherwise there will be loads of
Delete and Block activity by recipients.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"Colleen" wrote in message
...
Using Word 2007. We're trying to pur our firm logo in the background of
letters we email. So, I put the logo in the header of the document. The
only problem with this is that Word is incredibly slow. The picture files
aren't too big by themselves (around 100K each, I think). If I just place
the logo behind the text (in the drawing layer) rather than in the header,
there is no slow-down whatsoever. But if I put it in the header, it slows
things way down.

I think my options may be:

1) put the images (there are 2, one for the first, and the other for 2nd
and subsequent pages) in the drawing layer. If I do this, I think I will
need to do it programmatically after the letter has been typed. Or have
the
users insert it (via an AutoText entry) for each page as they're creating
it.
One of things I don't like about this option is that it is sometimes hard
to
select things with the mouse b/c Word tries to select the background
image,
depending on where your mouse is.

2) put the images in the Header/Footer area after the letter has been
typed, so the slowdown won't matter. It would have to be the very last
thing
(even after edits -- which there are often a lot of.)

Thanks for any help with this.

I've done more research on this and found a few helpful hints, should anyone
else have this problem.

1. Compress the picture using the Compress command on the Picture Tools -
Format tab of the Ribbon.

2. Working in Draft view instead of Print Layout clears up the problem
completely.

3. For some reason, saving the file as a Word 97-2003 format instead of
Word 2007 format also clears up the problem completely.

Solutions #2-3 seemed to be much more important than even the size of the
graphic and the file itself.



"Colleen" wrote:

Using Word 2007. We're trying to pur our firm logo in the background of
letters we email. So, I put the logo in the header of the document. The
only problem with this is that Word is incredibly slow. The picture files
aren't too big by themselves (around 100K each, I think). If I just place
the logo behind the text (in the drawing layer) rather than in the header,
there is no slow-down whatsoever. But if I put it in the header, it slows
things way down.

I think my options may be:

1) put the images (there are 2, one for the first, and the other for 2nd
and subsequent pages) in the drawing layer. If I do this, I think I will
need to do it programmatically after the letter has been typed. Or have the
users insert it (via an AutoText entry) for each page as they're creating it.
One of things I don't like about this option is that it is sometimes hard to
select things with the mouse b/c Word tries to select the background image,
depending on where your mouse is.

2) put the images in the Header/Footer area after the letter has been
typed, so the slowdown won't matter. It would have to be the very last thing
(even after edits -- which there are often a lot of.)

Thanks for any help with this.

Instead of inserting an image in the header, use a watermark.

1. Edit your logo file in an image editor, so it is the exact width of your page (presumably A4 or Letter size - check the dimensions and play about with it if necessary)
2. In Word 2007, go to the Page Layout tab on the ribbon.
3. Click Watermark then Custom Watermark.
4. Select a Picture watermark.
5. Set scale to 100% and uncheck 'washout'

You should find that Word performs properly when your image is inserted in this way.

Let me know how you get on,

Philip



Collee wrote:

JPEG in Header=SLOW
08-Apr-09

Using Word 2007. We're trying to pur our firm logo in the background of
letters we email. So, I put the logo in the header of the document. The
only problem with this is that Word is incredibly slow. The picture files
aren't too big by themselves (around 100K each, I think). If I just place
the logo behind the text (in the drawing layer) rather than in the header,
there is no slow-down whatsoever. But if I put it in the header, it slows
things way down.

I think my options may be:

1) put the images (there are 2, one for the first, and the other for 2nd
and subsequent pages) in the drawing layer. If I do this, I think I will
need to do it programmatically after the letter has been typed. Or have the
users insert it (via an AutoText entry) for each page as they're creating it.
One of things I don't like about this option is that it is sometimes hard to
select things with the mouse b/c Word tries to select the background image,
depending on where your mouse is.

2) put the images in the Header/Footer area after the letter has been
typed, so the slowdown won't matter. It would have to be the very last thing
(even after edits -- which there are often a lot of.)

Thanks for any help with this.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:01 PM
Collee wrote:

JPEG in Header=SLOW
Using Word 2007. We're trying to pur our firm logo in the background of
letters we email. So, I put the logo in the header of the document. The
only problem with this is that Word is incredibly slow. The picture files
aren't too big by themselves (around 100K each, I think). If I just place
the logo behind the text (in the drawing layer) rather than in the header,
there is no slow-down whatsoever. But if I put it in the header, it slows
things way down.

I think my options may be:

1) put the images (there are 2, one for the first, and the other for 2nd
and subsequent pages) in the drawing layer. If I do this, I think I will
need to do it programmatically after the letter has been typed. Or have the
users insert it (via an AutoText entry) for each page as they're creating it.
One of things I don't like about this option is that it is sometimes hard to
select things with the mouse b/c Word tries to select the background image,
depending on where your mouse is.

2) put the images in the Header/Footer area after the letter has been
typed, so the slowdown won't matter. It would have to be the very last thing
(even after edits -- which there are often a lot of.)

Thanks for any help with this.

On Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:40 PM
Terry Farrell wrote:

Do you think it such a good idea to bloat your emails with such an array of
Do you think it such a good idea to bloat your emails with such an array of
large graphics? Why not just put one small logo in the signature block or
disclaimer. Then you may keep your friends; otherwise there will be loads of
Delete and Block activity by recipients.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"Colleen" wrote in message
...

On Friday, April 10, 2009 10:46 AM
Collee wrote:

I've done more research on this and found a few helpful hints, should anyone
I've done more research on this and found a few helpful hints, should anyone
else have this problem.

1. Compress the picture using the Compress command on the Picture Tools -
Format tab of the Ribbon.

2. Working in Draft view instead of Print Layout clears up the problem
completely.

3. For some reason, saving the file as a Word 97-2003 format instead of
Word 2007 format also clears up the problem completely.

Solutions #2-3 seemed to be much more important than even the size of the
graphic and the file itself.



"Colleen" wrote:


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A watermark is nothing more nor less than a washed-out graphic anchored to
the header and formatted as Behind Text.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Philip Jones wrote in message ...
Instead of inserting an image in the header, use a watermark.

1. Edit your logo file in an image editor, so it is the exact width of
your page (presumably A4 or Letter size - check the dimensions and play
about with it if necessary)
2. In Word 2007, go to the Page Layout tab on the ribbon.
3. Click Watermark then Custom Watermark.
4. Select a Picture watermark.
5. Set scale to 100% and uncheck 'washout'

You should find that Word performs properly when your image is inserted in
this way.

Let me know how you get on,

Philip



Collee wrote:

JPEG in Header=SLOW
08-Apr-09

Using Word 2007. We're trying to pur our firm logo in the background of
letters we email. So, I put the logo in the header of the document. The
only problem with this is that Word is incredibly slow. The picture files
aren't too big by themselves (around 100K each, I think). If I just place
the logo behind the text (in the drawing layer) rather than in the header,
there is no slow-down whatsoever. But if I put it in the header, it slows
things way down.

I think my options may be:

1) put the images (there are 2, one for the first, and the other for 2nd
and subsequent pages) in the drawing layer. If I do this, I think I will
need to do it programmatically after the letter has been typed. Or have
the
users insert it (via an AutoText entry) for each page as they're creating
it.
One of things I don't like about this option is that it is sometimes hard
to
select things with the mouse b/c Word tries to select the background
image,
depending on where your mouse is.

2) put the images in the Header/Footer area after the letter has been
typed, so the slowdown won't matter. It would have to be the very last
thing
(even after edits -- which there are often a lot of.)

Thanks for any help with this.

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:01 PM
Collee wrote:

JPEG in Header=SLOW
Using Word 2007. We're trying to pur our firm logo in the background of
letters we email. So, I put the logo in the header of the document. The
only problem with this is that Word is incredibly slow. The picture files
aren't too big by themselves (around 100K each, I think). If I just place
the logo behind the text (in the drawing layer) rather than in the header,
there is no slow-down whatsoever. But if I put it in the header, it slows
things way down.

I think my options may be:

1) put the images (there are 2, one for the first, and the other for 2nd
and subsequent pages) in the drawing layer. If I do this, I think I will
need to do it programmatically after the letter has been typed. Or have
the
users insert it (via an AutoText entry) for each page as they're creating
it.
One of things I don't like about this option is that it is sometimes hard
to
select things with the mouse b/c Word tries to select the background
image,
depending on where your mouse is.

2) put the images in the Header/Footer area after the letter has been
typed, so the slowdown won't matter. It would have to be the very last
thing
(even after edits -- which there are often a lot of.)

Thanks for any help with this.

On Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:40 PM
Terry Farrell wrote:

Do you think it such a good idea to bloat your emails with such an array
of
Do you think it such a good idea to bloat your emails with such an array
of
large graphics? Why not just put one small logo in the signature block or
disclaimer. Then you may keep your friends; otherwise there will be loads
of
Delete and Block activity by recipients.

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"Colleen" wrote in message
...

On Friday, April 10, 2009 10:46 AM
Collee wrote:

I've done more research on this and found a few helpful hints, should
anyone
I've done more research on this and found a few helpful hints, should
anyone
else have this problem.

1. Compress the picture using the Compress command on the Picture
Tools -
Format tab of the Ribbon.

2. Working in Draft view instead of Print Layout clears up the problem
completely.

3. For some reason, saving the file as a Word 97-2003 format instead of
Word 2007 format also clears up the problem completely.

Solutions #2-3 seemed to be much more important than even the size of the
graphic and the file itself.



"Colleen" wrote:


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Build a 5 Minute ASP.NET "TODO" List app
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