Here are some more information for Graphics Drawing:

So you have been working on a Word 2007 file lately, and suddenly today on opening that file, the computer has frozen! Are you not being able to access the file at all? Do you have to reboot your computer after every attempt made to open it? Well, then chances are that your Word 2007 file has become damaged. To check, try to open another Word file, and if that file is opening fine, then you can be sure that the file you have been working upon has a problem, and you'll have to pull out that backup to perform Word repair! Another option is to use methods to repair Word file.

Start Word 2007, go to the 'View' tab and in the 'Document Views' box, and click on 'Draft'. Further, click on 'Microsoft Office Button' before clicking options. In 'Display document content', select the check-boxes in front of 'Picture placeholders' and 'Draft font' in 'advanced options for working with Word'. Followed by this, uncheck the 'Update automatic links at Open' in 'Advanced options for working with Word' of the general section. After this, you should be able to open the file.

Open a new document, and from the insert tab, select 'Object' from the 'Text' box, and then click on 'Text From File'. Further, in the 'Insert File' dialog box, select the damaged document and all your data should be inserted. You can save this file with a new or the same name.

In a blank document, enter text "Creating a rescue link", and save the file, as "The Link". Now select "Creating a rescue link" and copy it. Paste this as 'Formatted Text (RTF)' into a new document with the help of the 'Clipboard'. Now right click this text, and select 'Links' from 'Linked Document Object'. And in the dialog box, that opens, select the linked file, and select 'Change Source'. In the new dialog box named 'Change Source', select the damaged document, and click Open, followed by OK for closing the dialog box. All the recoverable data will be displayed. Again right-click the linked object, reselect 'Links' from 'Linked Document Object'. In the dialog box, click Break-link, followed by Yes, when it reconfirms the link breakage.

Another useful option is 'Recover Text from Any Word repair File' in the 'Files of type' option available when you click 'Open' using 'Microsoft Office Button'. However, this option recovers only the text, the headers, footers, endnotes, and footnotes. No graphics, drawing objects, can be recovered.

I am Jeny. I am a self employed Internet entrepreneur and product reviewer. This doc repair utility is extremely useful when the Word file gets corrupted due to internal program errors, hardware malfunctioning and more.

Essential Information for New Graphic Artists

VECTOR GRAPHICS: A vector drawing is one that is made of nothing more that a series of lines connected at control points. These lines can be curved or straight. The control points are called nodes or anchor points. The inside areas bounded by lines and nodes can be filled with color.
Vector drawings are stored by the computer as simple formulae, these take up far less of the computers resources than do bitmaps, and make much smaller files when saved.
Traditionally Vector images are used for Logos and line work Graphics. They give a very sharp crisp print.
Vector drawing can be extremely detailed and complex with graduated fountain fills and can be almost photographic. The really great thing about Vector Images is that they can be scaled to any size without sacrificing quality have a look at the image below to see how a Vector image is made up of a collection of shapes.

BITMAP or RASTER GRAPHICS: Bitmap is the term used to describe an image that is constructed and saved by the computer as a series of squares. These squares are called pixels. Each pixel has its own numerical code which records information such as the color, size and position of the square. The pixels are usually small and not apparent to the naked eye.
The problem is that is you get an image that is low resolution i.e. 72ppi (pixels per inch often referred to as dpi) and enlarge that image, it will become more and more fuzzy the larger you go until you can actually see the pixels.

As a rule 72dpi images are good for the Web because the files are small but these files are no good at all for publishing they are to low a quality.
Images to be used in Publications should be 300dpi or better. An image of 150 dpi or 200dpi is a good option if you intend to print larger than A4 on your Inkjet or Laser printer.

Bitmap Programs such as Adobe Photoshop or The GIMP: are ideal for working with Photographic Images and also for providing their own unique special effects that can not be preformed on Vector Graphics Programs.
Vector Graphics Programs such as Inkscape can also Incorporate Bitmaps into a Finished Artwork that combines Vector and Bitmap Images together. They also have filters for applying effects to Bitmaps from within the program allowing a certain degree of Bitmap editing without leaving the Illustration Program.
These programs also incorporate Trace programs that can convert a Bitmap Image into a Vector Image. You can follow one of our Inkscape Tutorials showing you how to do this.

About Compression and File Types:
It is essential to understand the difference in file types, particularly when you are dealing with photographic Images intended for high quality publishing.
bmp, jpeg and tiff are the most common file types used for Bitmap or Raster images.
Tiff and Bmp files faithfully store the information about every pixel, maintaining the quality of the Image but in doing this they create large files that can take up space on your hard drive or storage device. For a really high quality Image suitable for Publication it is always best to maintain high quality 300 dpi images.
Jpeg files use compression to make the file smaller. Jpeg files are very suitable for creating artwork for the Web but because of the compression the file quality can be severely compromised depending on how much compression you use. Instead of storing information on every pixel, jpeg files use a formula that groups pixels together. Below is a close up of a low quality 72 dpi jpeg typical of the artwork often sent to me by customers to work with. No good for me to blow up and print, however viewed at the right size on the web this file was ok. There is a great article on how to enhance a poor image like this on our Desktoptips Tutorials Page.

If you are using a Digital camera remember that by default most cameras use jpeg compression. Set your camera to 'Raw' for the best quality images. It really depends on what you plan to do with the image in the end. If you want to view it on a screen then jpeg compression is fine. Most digital camera jpegs will also print a good 6 x 4 high gloss photo, but not so good if you intend to have a shot enlarged for framing. Again you should set your camera to 'Raw'.

PNG &SVG FILES:
.Png files also use compression, they also allow transparent backgrounds which jpeg files don't. Inkscape uses .png files to export Bitmap artwork. I find .png files less 'lossy' than jpeg files although slightly larger in file size. Png files are very suitable for creating artwork for the Web.
Svg files are Vector Graphic files. Inkscape uses this file type as default. All of the Vector elements are maintained and the Image can be scaled up or down with no loss of quality. Svg files can now be viewed in the latest browsers on the Web. Vector graphic files are typical much smaller than bitmap files.

PDF files:
Pdf files were created by Adobe to provide a standard file format that encapsulates both bitmap, vector and text elements in a format that can be opened by anyone with a pdf viewer. You can embed typefaces and also choose to add compression to make files smaller for the Web.
Inkscape allows you to save your files using the Pdf format.

GIFF files:
Giff files are used primarily for the web, they make an Images file size smaller by reducing the color palette. giff files also support animation and can have transparent backgrounds.

PS & EPS files:
There are many other file types which Inkscape supports including .ps (postscript) and .eps (encapsulated postscript) . Saving files in these formats allows you to open the file in other programs such as Corel Draw and Adobe Illustrator. I have found Illustrator opens the native .svg files with no problems

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A good Drawing graphics tablet?

If anyone could link a site of where I could buy a drawing graphics tablet (one that you could recommend)

the cintiqs are the ones that projects the image on the tablet, though those can be anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 or more. Are you an art student? http://www.journeyed.com/home.asp?CB=0 has a lot of student priced hardware and software.

Even though the Cintiqs are the cream of the crop, a lot of good artists still recommend the Intuos4 or otherwise rather than the Cintiq. It really boils down to personal choice and budget. The tablets that dont project the image are just as good, they take some getting used to, but afterwards are just as good and cheaper (what every starving artist loves to hear!).

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Update:

http://www.journeyed.com/itemDetail.asp?ItmNo=37002106N
Here's an 8 x 12. It's an Intuos4 which is highly recommended. The site also offers 2 image editing softwares for free by the look of it.

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