How to Flatten an Image in Microsoft Publisher

How to Flatten an Image in Microsoft Publisher

Before compressing a picture, determine its size on the page first, as a picture loses detail when it is compressed in Microsoft Publisher, and lowers its quality if it is later enlarged.

• Step 1: Right-Click on the Picture and Select Format Picture

  
  Start your Microsoft Publisher application and open the publication where you have the picture you want to flatten or compress. Once opened, perform a right-click on the picture. Then, from the pop-up menu that displays, select the Format Picture option.

• Step 2: Click the Picture Menu and Hit the Compress Button

  
  A Format Picture dialog menu will appear after clicking the Format Picture option and, under it, choose the Picture menu. Then, click on the Compress button at the lower-left part of the menu.

• Step 3: Choose the Compression Settings that Meet Your Needs

  
  Under the Target Output setting in the Compress Pictures dialog box that appears, do one of the following: select Commercial Printing to reduce the image resolution to 300 pixels per inch (ppi), select Desktop Printing to reduce the image resolution to 220 ppi, or select Web to reduce the image resolution to 96 ppi. After that, move to the “Apply compression settings now” setting and select whether you want to compress all of the publication’s images or only the ones you selected. Then, click Compress and select Yes if a message appears asking whether you want to apply picture optimization. The original high-resolution image or images are replaced with a compressed version of the same image after you click OK.