Brady Hegberg wrote:
> [...] It looks fine when I pull it up in OOo but
> when I export it to PDF or JPG it comes out with jaggies and artifacts
> in both the background and the text.

Instead of the default PDF export from OOo (or the manual
print to ps, then ps2pdf conversion) consider trying the
"Extended PDF" macro:

  http://www.jdisoftware.co.uk/pages/epdf-home.php

Not only does it generate PDF's, but it can accurately preserve
hyperlinks and generate a Table of Contents, etc.

HTH,

--Tom