Pixelated fonts

[David_Coffin@adobeforums.com]

I pasted some text from MSWord into a frame and the fonts look extremely pixelated. I think the frame is in some sort of graphic mode. How do I change it to normal text?

[Gabriel_Ayala@adobeforums.com]

I pasted some text from MSWord




As soon as I read that far I started thinking that maybe you are pasting WordArt or something that isn't actual text. Please let me know if the text you are pasting is actually text. If you aren't sure, try pasting into notepad then paste it into ID.

[David_Coffin@adobeforums.com]

At first I thought Yes it is.... but then I noticed that it had a table in it. So it is not 'entirely' text. What does InDesign do when tables are present while you cut and paste? Is there a work around?

[Robert_Levine@adobeforums.com]

It turns them into InDesign tables.

Bob

[David_Coffin@adobeforums.com]

It did more than that. The fonts and table in the frame are extremely jagged or pixelated and the Type Tool doesn't work in it.

[Gabriel_Ayala@adobeforums.com]

How about placing instead of paste, what does that do? You should try using the "Place" command found under the "File" menu.
Maybe you just need to change the display settings.
With the selection tool selected, right click on the table and choose, Display performance>High quality display.
Note: This is only a screen preview setting and will not make a difference in your final output.

You can also try printing a hard copy to see if this is only happening on your screen preview image.

[Cris_I@adobeforums.com]

When you paste do you have the Text tool selected?
In InDesign 2 when you paste text from Word with Selection tool selected you'll paste a picture of that text.

Cris.

[David_Coffin@adobeforums.com]

I didn't seem to matter whether the text tool was chosen or the the selection tool. I tried placing the text instead of pasting it and that worked. Thanks for the help all of you!

[George_Bilalis@adobeforums.com]

I didn't seem to matter whether the text tool was chosen or the the selection
tool. I tried placing the text instead of pasting it and that worked.




So definitely you weren't placing any text, but a low resolution image of that (probably 72 dpi) through the clipboard, thus "The fonts and table in the frame are extremely jagged or pixelated and the Type Tool doesn't work in it."

regards
George