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Focuses on many common image questions in regards to image resolutions, resizing images, file types, vector and raster images, scanning, saving and more.
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This guide is meant to help clarify and answer some common image questions, such as why photos print blurry, what file type should I use, and what’s the difference between changing resolution and resizing.


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