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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

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

PDF

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

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