Microsoft KB Archive/136387

= OFF95: Supported Graphics Formats in Word/Office 95 =

Article ID: 136387

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 95a
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a

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This article was previously published under Q136387



SUMMARY
The following is a list of graphics file formats that Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0 supports for import. NOTE: Graphic filters supplied with Word and Office 95 are dated 7/20/95. Those filters supplied with Imager are the same versions as supplied with Word and Office but are dated 7/4/95. Supported                                 File formats                    Filter         size     Comments -

AutoCAD Format 2-D (DXF)   Dxfimp32.flt   280576   Supports AutoCAD versions through 12.0. AutoCAD 13 DXF images cannot be inserted.  CompuServe (GIF)           Gifimp32.flt   26624    Supports CompuServe Msgif32.dll   35840    Graphics Interchange Format Specifications 87a and 89a.

Computer Graphics          Cgmimp32.flt   54784    Supports CGM Metafile (CGM)                                     Specification version 1.0 and is not CALS compliant. CorelDRAW 3.0, 4.0, 5.0    Cdrimp32.flt   138240   CorelDRAW 4.0 and 5.0 (CDR)                                              support is new to Word 7.0.

Encapsulated PostScript    Epsimp32.flt   30208    Supports Adobe Systems (EPS)                                              EPS Specifications 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0.

The filter recognizes and can import EPS Specification 3.0 binary and text images, such as those that can be generated by Adobe PhotoStyler, but is not designed to                                                   support new features of EPS specification 3.0.

For example, bitmap preview compression is                                                   not supported.

HP Graphics Language       Hpglim32.flt   243712   Supports HPGL and (HPGL) / HP Plotter Print                          HPGL/2 and is an                                                    optimized file (PLT) for the command set of                                                   Packard 7550a plotter.

Kodak Photo CD (PCD)       Pcdimp32.flt   45568    Supports images 1.0-2.5                    Mspcd32.dll    25600    generated by the Kodak Photo CD system.

Macintosh PICT (PCT)       Pictim32.flt   48128    Supports PICT and PICT2 images.

PICT images are monochrome images generated by early versions of Apple QuickTime.

PICT2 adds support for color images generated by Color QuickDraw.

Micrografx Designer/Draw   Drwimp32.flt   265728   Supports DRW images (DRW)                                              generated by Micrografx Designer versions through 3.1, Micrografx Draw versions through 3.0, and Micrografx Charisma through version 2.1

PC Paintbrush (PCX)        Pcximp32.flt   26624    Supports ZSoft Mspcx32.dll   32256    Corporation PCX format versions 2.5, 2.8, and 3.0, including images generated by PC                                                   Paintbrush, Publisher's                                                    Paintbrush, Microsoft Paintbrush, and other applications.

Microsoft Paintbrush for Windows 95 opens PCX images (without use                                                   of this filter), but no                                                    longer supports export to PCX format.

Tagged Image File Format   Tiffim32.flt   29696    TIFF 6.0 images, TIF) Just VP to TIFF 5.0   Mstiff32.dll   69120    including composite and                                                    color-separated CMYK                                                    images not supported. TrueVision Targa (TGA)      Tgaimp32.flt   26624    Supports TrueVision                            Mstga32.dll    32768    Targa specifications                                                    1.0 and 2.0.

Windows Bitmap (BMP)       Internal                Although installed with Word, Bmpimp32.flt and Msbmp32.dll are not actually used by Word, which handles bitmap import internally.

Imager 2.0 uses this filter for import and export of BMP images.

Filter is installed by                                                   Office 95, but not by                                                    standalone Word 7.0

Windows Metafile (WMF)     Internal                Although installed with Word, Wmfimp32.flt is                                                   not actually used by                                                    Word, which handles Windows Metafile import internally.

ClipArt Gallery uses this filter to import Windows Metafiles.

Filter is installed by                                                   Office 95, but not by                                                    standalone Word 7.0.

WordPerfect Graphics/      Wpgimp32.flt   146944   Export capability DrawPerfect 1.0-2.0 (WPG)  Wpgexp32.flt   68608    provided by Wpgexp.flt is used only when saving as WordPerfect 5.x document format.

JPEG File Interchange      Jpegim32.flt   26624    Supports all elements Format (JPG)               Msjpeg32.dll   104448   of the JFIF format defined by JPEG (the                                                   Joint Photographics                                                    Export Group).



MORE INFORMATION
Support for the following file formats has been discontinued since the release of Word 6.0c for Windows:


 * Lotus 1-2-3 graphics file (PIC)
 * AutoCAD ADI 3-D Binary Plotter Files


 * Imager 2.0 for Windows 95 uses the GIF, JPEG, Kodak Photo CD, PCX, Targa, and BMP filters for import and can also export to TIFF, JPEG, PCX, Targa, and BMP formats.
 * Microsoft ClipArt Gallery uses all installed graphic import filters for import and is the sole remaining client of the Windows Metafile filter.

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