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WD98: Supported Graphics In Microsoft Word 98

Article ID: 179255

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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

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Keywords: kbinfo kbconversion kbfaq kbgraphic KB179255

Microsoft KB Archive/179255

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