Images
Click to Convert offers a simple way to web-ready your images. For best results, please ensure that your
images are of a good quality before publishing. Any images that are stretched or squashed may display a
decrease in quality.
PNG or JPEG?
Different types of images require different image formats to get the best quality conversion. For example,
line drawings such as graphs or line art are best converted into PNG (portable network graphics) and they
contain only 256 colors. Photographs, or other equally complicated images using '000's of colors, are best
converted using the JPEG image format.
"Let Click to Convert choose" Option
Click to Convert compares the size of the image formats and selects the smallest format. This option is
selected by default.
Background images
The purpose of the background image is to hold images such as underlining, tables and other simple line
art. The PNG format is the most appropriate format for these images because it creates the smallest file
size. If you select to turn all your images into JPEGs, your background images are also turned into JPEGs.
All images over a certain size, like photographs, are separated into individual files so that you can choose
the most appropriate format.
Image Quality
The quality of your images has a direct relationship with the size of the file they create when converted.
By default, your images are converted at "medium" quality as this maintains a high quality conversion
while producing a smaller file than using "high" quality.
Kerning and Tracking
Remove Character Spacing and Kerning (letter spacing)
The conversion process is a little more complicated when the text in your original document is justified,
stretched or squashed (tracking and kerning). This is because HTML does not allow for any special
spacing in text, called "inter-character spacing".
Remove letter spacing is an option designed to automatically retain your text as text, no matter the type
of spacing. As an example, if your text is justified, Click to Convert renders this text as left-aligned. This
slightly changes the look of some of your documents but, most importantly, it will work automatically
which reduces your workload.
If it is important for your document to look exactly as the original, you might like to look into the option of
turning your text into images as described below.
Stretched and Squashed Text
This option is related to "Remove character spacing". If that option is not checked you need a way to
handle the text that HTML cannot handle automatically. You have three options of handling text that does
not conform:
1.
Never turn text into images
This is basically the "do nothing" option. Your text may not look exactly like your original file.
2.
Always turn text into images
Click to Convert turns each page into a separate image. Text is not retained as text so, while the
display of your document is precise, your documents cannot be searched. This is particularly useful
for foreign languages not currently support by Click to Convert.
3.
Only when stretching or squashing exceeds a %.
Turn your text into images “Only when stretching or squashing exceeds” a specified %, some of your
text may be converted into images in order to retain the original format of your file. This text can still
be searched.