Microsoft KB Archive/161629

= How to Import Pictures From Seattle Filmworks Photo Disk =

Article ID: 161629

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
 * Microsoft Picture It! 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Image Composer 1.0
 * Microsoft Image Composer 1.0a
 * Microsoft Image Composer 1.5

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SUMMARY
When you send a roll of film to Seattle FilmWorks, you can have it processed as digital images that are stored on 3.5" floppy diskettes. These images are stored in a proprietary graphic format that uses the .sfw file extension and requires special software to open them. This article explains how to use the MS-DOS program that comes with your Photo Disk to bring these images into Microsoft Publisher or another graphics-capable Windows application.



MORE INFORMATION
This article applies to versions of Seattle FilmWorks Photo Disk that use the MS-DOS executable file Ezsfw.exe that is dated 12/23/94 7:39AM and has a file size of 113,236 bytes.

To View and Capture Your Pictures

 * 1) Launch Microsoft Publisher or another graphics-capable Windows application.
 * 2) Insert "Seattle FilmWorks Picture Disk" into your disk drive.
 * 3) With Windows 95, click the Start Button and then click Run. For Windows 3.1x, click Run on the Program Manager File Menu.
 * 4) Type "A:\Ezsfw.exe" in the Run text box and press Enter
 * 5) Press ENTER again to start the Photo program.
 * 6) Your pictures are displayed "full screen" by a picture cycling program. Wait for the photograph you want.
 * 7) To copy a photo, press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
 * 8) Press ALT+TAB to switch back to application you wish to paste the image.
 * 9) On the Edit menu, click Paste.

Your Seattle FilmWorks Photo Disk comes with an MS-DOS program that enables you to view the .sfw images in full-screen mode. For an additional cost, a Windows-based application can be obtained from Seattle FilmWorks for viewing the SFW images.

The products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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