I then go to file/export as jpg or png. I've tried virtually every option in either sceanrio. I've tried a formula espoused by an illustartor pro that is supposed to correct the image size disparity as a result of Illustrator's "default" 72dpi regardless of selecting 300dpi at any of the opportrunities presented along the way. I've tried object/rasterize. I've also imported the vector file into Serif Draw Plus to convert into jpg. (don't have photoshop)