From healthmaps@attbi.com Wed Jun 4 04:17:14 2003 Received: from mxu5.u.washington.edu (mxu5.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.164]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW03.04/8.12.1+UW03.02) with ESMTP id h54BHE1M008854 for ; Wed, 4 Jun 2003 04:17:14 -0700 Received: from sccrmhc02.attbi.com (sccrmhc02.attbi.com [204.127.202.62]) by mxu5.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW03.04/8.12.1+UW03.02) with ESMTP id h54BHBvw000378 for ; Wed, 4 Jun 2003 04:17:12 -0700 Received: from harriet (12-229-43-232.client.attbi.com[12.229.43.232]) by attbi.com (sccrmhc02) with SMTP id <2003060411171100200adi2fe>; Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:17:11 +0000 From: "Richard Hoskins" To: "Waphgis@U.Washington.Edu" Subject: WAPHGIS: publication quality maps Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 04:16:59 -0700 Message-ID: <000101c32a8a$d3f99af0$6401a8c0@harriet> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0002_01C32A50.279AC2F0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=XIIIII, Probability=15%, Report="MAILTO_LINK, SPAM_PHRASE_00_01, TO_ADDRESS_EQ_REAL, __EVITE_CTYPE, __HAS_MIMEOLE, __HAS_MSMAIL_PRI, __HAS_OUTLOOK_IN_MAILER, __HAS_X_MAILER, __HAS_X_PRIORITY" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C32A50.279AC2F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a map of infant death rates by block group. But getting that map AND legend into a form that is suitable for publication, much less a PowerPoint presentation is always a challenge. Exporting the map (no legend) to EMF works fine as long as it is not too complex, but exporting the legend as well, appears with screwy looking fonts and things not lined up, lines too thick, etc. PNG looks not too bad but is not suitable for publication, OK for PP but still blurry. JPEG is not worth the bother. In fact I have found that using a screen capture utility (Snagit) works OK for PP and is certainly faster especially if you crank up the resolution of your monitor. Otherwise if one exports to EMF (enhanced metafile) or other vector format then one can tweak in Freehand or Illustrator, but that is very time consuming. Seems this problem is a problem with all the GIS software - or I am just misinformed... Any of you have a better strategy? 1) for publication 2) PowerPoint 3) for an Internet site for any of the software you use. Richard E. Hoskins WA State Dept of Health 1102 Quince Street, ms 47812 Olympia, WA 98504-7812 richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov 360/236-4270 fax: 360/236-4245 ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01C32A50.279AC2F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I have a map of infant death rates by block group. But = getting=20 that map AND legend into a form that is suitable for publication, much = less a=20 PowerPoint presentation is always a challenge. Exporting the map (no = legend) to=20 EMF works fine as long as it is not too complex, but exporting the = legend as=20 well, appears with screwy looking fonts and things not lined up, lines = too=20 thick, etc. PNG looks not too bad but is not suitable for publication, = OK for PP=20 but still blurry. JPEG is not worth the bother.

In fact I have found that using a screen capture = utility=20 (Snagit) works OK for PP and is certainly faster especially if you crank = up the=20 resolution of your monitor. Otherwise if one=20 exports to EMF (enhanced metafile) or other vector format then one can = tweak in=20 Freehand or Illustrator, but that is very time consuming. =

Seems = this problem is=20 a problem with all the GIS software - or I am just misinformed...=20

Any of you have a better strategy? 1) for publication = 2)=20 PowerPoint 3) for an Internet = site  for any=20 of the software you use.

Richard E.=20 Hoskins
WA State Dept of=20 Health
1102=20 Quince Street, ms 47812
Olympia, WA 98504-7812
richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov
360/236-4270
fax: 360/236-4245
 
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