Microsoft KB Archive/63265

Explanation of Raster and Vector Graphics Files in Word

PSS ID Number: Q63265 Article last modified on 01-24-1995

5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

A raster graphics file is a bitmapped image of fixed resolution. The graphics resolution of a raster graphics file cannot be changed from within the Print Options graphics-resolution field. It can only be adjusted from within the program or application that produced it.

A vector graphics file contains draw instructions to allow the graphic to be drawn in any size without loss of resolution. The graphics resolution of a vector graphics file can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the resolution in the Print Options graphics-resolution field, which is expressed in a value measured in dots per inch (dpi).

= MORE INFORMATION =

Some common graphics-file formats and their file types follow:

Program/Format Graphics File Type ————– ——————

Lotus PIC Vector

PC Paintbrush PCX Raster

Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL), Vector (HP ColorPro [7440A] instruction set)

Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) Vector

Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Raster

TIFF B uncompressed TIFF B compressed (scheme #2 only) TIFF G uncompressed CAPTURE.COM utility (provided with Word 5.00) Raster

Windows Clipboard Raster

The list of graphics-resolution options will be displayed by Word version 5.00 when going to the Print Option graphics-resolution field and pressing the F1 key. This list is taken from the current printer driver (PRD) file selected in the Print Options printer field.

For more information about Word 5.00 printer drivers (PRDs) and the Graphics Device Description section of a printer driver, see Chapter 6, “Using the MakePRD Program,” in the “Printer Information for Microsoft Word” manual.

For more information about linking graphics files in a document and the graphics file formats supported by Word 5.00, see Chapter 22, “Layout Features for Graphics and Text,” in the “Using Microsoft Word” manual.

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