Graphic file types that you can insert in Office documents
Office for Mac supports a wide range of graphic file formats that you can insert into documents. The graphic files you insert are embedded in the document and saved with it.
| File type | File format |
|---|---|
| BMP | Windows bitmap |
| 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 f rom an Office application | Use this graphic file type |
|---|---|
| For use with browsers | JPEG, GIF, PNG |
| 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 |