I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?

Yes, I can help you with that. It sounds like the issue might be related to the scaling options in Excel. Here are some steps you can try to fix the image distortion issue:

1. Select the image in your Excel worksheet.
2. Go to the "Format" tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on the "Size" dropdown menu and select "Size and Properties".
4. In the "Size and Properties" dialog box, make sure that the "Lock aspect ratio" checkbox is checked.
5. Check the current dimensions of the image and make sure they match the original dimensions of the image file.
6. If the dimensions are not correct, adjust them manually to match the original dimensions.
7. Close the "Size and Properties" dialog box.
8. Go to the "Page Layout" tab in the ribbon.
9. Click on the "Size" dropdown menu and select "More Paper Sizes".
10. In the "Page Setup" dialog box, make sure that the "Scaling" option is set to "No Scaling".
11. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.
12. Check the image in Print Preview or print it out to see if the distortion issue has been resolved.

If the above steps don't work, you can also try resizing the image outside of Excel using an image editing software and then inserting it into Excel again. This may help to ensure that the image is properly sized and formatted for printing.

canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?

Just a couple thoughts.

Is the page itself being distorted when printing (i.e., by the print
setup options to keep output contained to x pages wide/tall)?

Try setting the image properties (right click) so it does not resize
with cells.

"smartin" wrote:

canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?

Just a couple thoughts.

Is the page itself being distorted when printing (i.e., by the print
setup options to keep output contained to x pages wide/tall)?

Try setting the image properties (right click) so it does not resize
with cells.


It doesn't *look* like the whole page is resizing (I can only tell the
images are distorted because they are pictures of faces, so they look broader
than normal). The pages are easily able to fit on one page. Does Excel
stretch the print area to fit the page?

The images are set to not resize with cells, still they are slightly
stretched.

I appreciate the time you took to reply, thanks!

"smartin" wrote:

canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?

Just a couple thoughts.

Is the page itself being distorted when printing (i.e., by the print
setup options to keep output contained to x pages wide/tall)?

Try setting the image properties (right click) so it does not resize
with cells.


It doesn't *look* like the whole page is resizing (I can only tell the
images are distorted because they are pictures of faces, so they look broader
than normal). The pages are easily able to fit on one page. Does Excel
stretch the print area to fit the page?

The images are set to not resize with cells, still they are slightly
stretched.

I appreciate the time you took to reply, thanks!

canology wrote:
"smartin" wrote:

canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?
Just a couple thoughts.

Is the page itself being distorted when printing (i.e., by the print
setup options to keep output contained to x pages wide/tall)?

Try setting the image properties (right click) so it does not resize
with cells.


It doesn't *look* like the whole page is resizing (I can only tell the
images are distorted because they are pictures of faces, so they look broader
than normal). The pages are easily able to fit on one page. Does Excel
stretch the print area to fit the page?

The images are set to not resize with cells, still they are slightly
stretched.

I appreciate the time you took to reply, thanks!

AFAIK, Excel doesn't stretch the output as long as File | Page Setup |
Page | Adjust to | is selected (whereas | Fit to | would be another story).

You already checked the aspect ratio... which I overlooked in my
reply... good job for that.

Only other thought is the printer driver is doing something mischievous.

FWIW I have noticed varying results with different image types in Excel.
You could try substituting the original graphic with a BMP, PNG, or
GIF version of the same.

Darn

It must be something else (like the printer driver, as you suggested). I
tried converting the images to png's, gif's and bmp's and nothing was
different.

Oh well, I appreciate you trying!


"smartin" wrote:

canology wrote:
"smartin" wrote:

canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?
Just a couple thoughts.

Is the page itself being distorted when printing (i.e., by the print
setup options to keep output contained to x pages wide/tall)?

Try setting the image properties (right click) so it does not resize
with cells.


It doesn't *look* like the whole page is resizing (I can only tell the
images are distorted because they are pictures of faces, so they look broader
than normal). The pages are easily able to fit on one page. Does Excel
stretch the print area to fit the page?

The images are set to not resize with cells, still they are slightly
stretched.

I appreciate the time you took to reply, thanks!

AFAIK, Excel doesn't stretch the output as long as File | Page Setup |
Page | Adjust to | is selected (whereas | Fit to | would be another story).

You already checked the aspect ratio... which I overlooked in my
reply... good job for that.

Only other thought is the printer driver is doing something mischievous.

FWIW I have noticed varying results with different image types in Excel.
You could try substituting the original graphic with a BMP, PNG, or
GIF version of the same.

Canlogy, I had this problem before, this seem to work in early versions of
excel, but not in 2007. Here is how I solved the issue:
1) Click on the image.
2) Hold down Shift and go to the Edit menu, then select Copy Picture.
3) Hit Paste.

I hope this helps.

Roger.


"canology" wrote:

"smartin" wrote:

canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?

Just a couple thoughts.

Is the page itself being distorted when printing (i.e., by the print
setup options to keep output contained to x pages wide/tall)?

Try setting the image properties (right click) so it does not resize
with cells.


It doesn't *look* like the whole page is resizing (I can only tell the
images are distorted because they are pictures of faces, so they look broader
than normal). The pages are easily able to fit on one page. Does Excel
stretch the print area to fit the page?

The images are set to not resize with cells, still they are slightly
stretched.

I appreciate the time you took to reply, thanks!

Strangely, that seemed to work! Thank you very much!

"Roger Camp" wrote:

Canlogy, I had this problem before, this seem to work in early versions of
excel, but not in 2007. Here is how I solved the issue:
1) Click on the image.
2) Hold down Shift and go to the Edit menu, then select Copy Picture.
3) Hit Paste.

I hope this helps.

Roger.


"canology" wrote:

"smartin" wrote:

canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?

Just a couple thoughts.

Is the page itself being distorted when printing (i.e., by the print
setup options to keep output contained to x pages wide/tall)?

Try setting the image properties (right click) so it does not resize
with cells.


It doesn't *look* like the whole page is resizing (I can only tell the
images are distorted because they are pictures of faces, so they look broader
than normal). The pages are easily able to fit on one page. Does Excel
stretch the print area to fit the page?

The images are set to not resize with cells, still they are slightly
stretched.

I appreciate the time you took to reply, thanks!

On Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 12:10:02 AM UTC-6, canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but noticable
degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them). The images
have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?


How many thousands of hours do people lose trying to find workarounds for issues like these??? Why hasn't Microsoft addressed this in the past 15 years??? Why are some posts so evidently disconnected from reality (suggesting to use another printer driver), when all it takes to reproduce this issue is to paste a circle shape on a sheet and print preview??? BTW, another printer driver does NOT fix this issue. In my case, copying and pasting did not fix the issue either.

If Microsoft actually cared, they could hire people that suggest fixes that actually work.

I finally found a good workaround here ...

https://www.excelforum.com/excel-gen...ght-width.html

Look for post #14 from Chinchilla. This guy nailed it.

I am stunned on how the web is littered with posts about Microsoft products not working as they should.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 12:10:02 AM UTC-6, canology wrote:
I have been inserting jpg images into Excel and while they look fine while I
am in the actual worksheet, the images get stretched to a small but
noticable degree when I see them in Print Preview (or actually print them).
The images have had the aspect ratio locked. I am using Excel 2000.

Any ideas on this?


How many thousands of hours do people lose trying to find workarounds for
issues like these??? Why hasn't Microsoft addressed this in the past 15
years??? Why are some posts so evidently disconnected from reality
(suggesting to use another printer driver), when all it takes to reproduce
this issue is to paste a circle shape on a sheet and print preview??? BTW,
another printer driver does NOT fix this issue. In my case, copying and
pasting did not fix the issue either.

If Microsoft actually cared, they could hire people that suggest fixes that
actually work.

I finally found a good workaround here ...

https://www.excelforum.com/excel-gen...ght-width.html

Look for post #14 from Chinchilla. This guy nailed it.

I am stunned on how the web is littered with posts about Microsoft products
not working as they should.

FWIW:
I'm not saying Chinchilla's 'fix' is bogus BUT I'm thinking there must be some
other (yet unfound) aspect contributing to this issue, because...

I've been authoring instruction manuals of various types in Excel for 20+ years
and never experienced any distortion in PP or hardcopy. My template config is
Arial 8 font by default. The content uses jpg images resized for web use or
converted to gif for transparency, and lots of line art and autoshapes in
schematics and diagrams. Image sizing is measured in the default 'cm' scale as
are the line art and autoshapes. Screen res was 1920x1200 in the old days,
1920x1080 nowadays because I also do solid CAD work. DPI is also set higher
(120) than the default (96) display setting.

Now I have noticed the newer low-res displays seem somewhat distorted when
viewing my manuals, but they seem to print just fine otherwise. (Haven't done
PP there)

--
Garry

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