Microsoft KB Archive/179255

= WD98: Supported Graphics In Microsoft Word 98 =

Article ID: 179255

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q179255



SUMMARY
This article lists the graphics filters that are included with Microsoft Word 98.



MORE INFORMATION
Graphics filters are installed in the following default location:

Microsoft Office 98:Shared Applications:Graphic Filters

Graphics Formats Native to Microsoft Word
The following graphics formats are native to Microsoft Word:
 * PICT
 * Windows Bitmap (BMP)
 * WMF (Word for Macintosh converts WMF to PICT format)

Graphics Filters Included with Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word 98 can insert graphics from the following graphic formats using filters.   Format                 File                      Comment

CompuServe            GIF Import & Export       Supports importing and Graphics Interchange                            exporting on both Format (GIF)                                    platforms

Encapsulated          EPS Import                Most EPS formats Postscript (EPS)                                recognized

JPEG Import/Export    JPEG Import and  Export   Support Version 6.0 f   Graphic Filter                                   the JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF)

Metafile Converter    Metafile Import           Support both Windows Metafile format and the Windows Enhanced Metafile format.

PNG Import/Export     PNG Import And Export       Used by Clip Gallery Graphic Filter

Tagged Image File     TIFF Import               Supports all image Format (TIFF)                                   types and compressions that conform to TIFF Specification Revision 5.0 and 6.0, Part1: Baseline TIFF.

WordPerfect Graphics/ WordPerfect Graphics      Installed with the WP   DrawPerfect (WPG)                                converter from the Value Pack installer. Support for GIF, JPEG and PNG graphics is new to Microsoft Word 98. You may find filters for some of these formats installed on your computer. They are used by other Microsoft Office applications and by some of the Microsoft Word Text Converters.

Graphics Filters Not Included with Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word 98 does not include graphics filters for the following file types:
 * AutoCAD (DXF)
 * Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)
 * CorelDraw 3.0 to 6.0 (CDR)
 * Micrografx Designer/Draw (DRW)
 * PC Paintbrush
 * TrueVision Targa (TGA)

Note, however, that some third-party software vendors may include Macintosh filters for these file formats.

For information about how to contact a third-party vendor search the World Wide Web for that vendor or query in the Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

