 | Graphic file types you can insert and save |
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 | Graphic file types that you can insert in Office documents |
Any graphic file type that opens in your version of QuickTime is likely to open in Office. You can insert any of the graphic file types listed below in Office documents. The graphic files that you insert are saved with the Office documents.
File type | File format |
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BMP | Windows BitmapA picture made from a series of small dots that form shapes and lines. Bitmaps can't be converted to objects, although they can be scaled, cropped, and colored. |
EMF | Windows Enhanced Metafile |
EMZ | Compressed Windows Enhanced Metafile |
EPS | Encapsulated PostScript |
FPix, FPX | FlashPix |
GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
JPEG, JFIF, JPEG-2000 | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
Portable Document Format | |
PICT, PCT | Macintosh Picture |
PNG | Portable Network Graphics |
PNTG | Macintosh Paint |
PSD | Photoshop Document |
QTIF | QuickTime Image Format |
SGI | Silicon Graphics Incorporated |
TGA, TPIC | Targa |
TIFF, TIF | Tagged Image File Format |
WMF | Windows Metafile |
WMZ | Compressed Windows Metafile |
| File types that you can use to save a separate graphic file |
You can save graphics and objects contained in Office documents as separate files in a variety of file types. Certain graphic file types are more appropriate for specific tasks than are other file types. Use the following table to help you determine which graphic file type is more appropriate for your task.
 | Note When you save a graphic contained in an Office application as a separate file, you cannot control the compression or other settings that affect the quality of the image. If you have the original version of a graphic file, you can control the compression and other characteristics of the image by using a dedicated graphic software application to save the file. |
When saving graphics from an Office application | Use this graphic file type |
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For use with browsers | JPEGA graphic file format supported by many Web browsers. JPEG was developed for compressing and storing photographic images and is best used for graphics containing many colors, such as scanned photos. JPEG files are compressed bitmaps., GIFA graphic file format that many Web browsers can display as inline graphics. GIF was developed specifically for transmitting images. It is best used for graphics with few colors, such as cartoons or line drawings. GIF files are compressed bitmaps., PNGA bitmapped image file format that is supported by most Web browsers. PNG uses a lossless data compression technique and does not degrade when saved or compressed. Like the JPEG format, PNG preserves the broad range and subtle variations in brightness and hue found in photographs. Like the GIF format, PNG supports transparency and preserves sharp detail, such as that in line art, logos, or illustrations with type. |
For use on both Macintosh and Windows-based computers | GIF, JPEG, PNG, PDF |
With thousands or millions of colors | JPEG, PNG, BMP |
With 256 or fewer colors | GIF |
For use in other Macintosh applications | GIF, JPEG, PDF |
