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Subject:Re: Graphics Format From:Paul David Marvel <marvel -at- UDEL -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 17 Sep 1996 18:42:36 -0400
Pam/Alexander,
> PB> Can anyone out there offer advice on choosing a graphics format?
> few colors (<256) and sharp contrasts, use GIF. It does not distort your
> If you have photographs or use continuous color shades, use JPEG (*.JPG). This
I haven't seen Word or PowerPoint filters for these formats. If you want
to port between all these Windows applications I think you're stuck with
metafiles or bitmaps.
Regards,
-paul
marvel -at- brahms -dot- udel -dot- edu
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