Microsoft KB Archive/178834

= PUB98: How to Import Pictures from Seattle FilmWorks Photo =

Article ID: 178834

Article Last Modified on 11/10/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q178834



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 name 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 program.



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) Start Microsoft Publisher or another graphics-capable Windows program.
 * 2) Insert "Seattle FilmWorks Picture Disk" into your disk drive.
 * 3) In Microsoft Windows 95, click the Start button, and then click Run.

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In Windows 3.1x, click Run on the Program Manager File Menu.
 * 1) Type A:\Ezsfw.exe in the Open box, and then press Enter.
 * 2) Press ENTER again to start the Photo program.
 * 3) Your pictures are displayed "full screen" by a picture cycling program. Wait for the photograph you want.
 * 4) To copy a photo, press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
 * 5) Press ALT+TAB to switch back to the program you want to paste the image into.
 * 6) 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 program 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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