Graphic file formats and filters

You can import a variety of pictures created in other programs into your publication. This is a list of the picture formats and their extensions that you can import into Microsoft Publisher.

Graphic File formats that require filters

CorelDRAW! (.cdr)

The CorelDRAW graphics filter (Cdrimp32.flt) supports .cdr, .cdt, .cmx, and .pat files from CorelDRAW 3.0 through 9.0.

This filter has the following limitations:

CGM graphics (.cgm)

The Computer Graphics Metafile graphics filter (Cgmimp32.flt) supports Version 1 of CGM 1992. The filter handles all three encodings and interprets and supports all elements, and will correctly handle all valid .cgm graphics files.

The major industry profiles of ATA (Air Transport Association) and CALS (Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support) are fully supported by the Computer Graphics Metafile filter. The filter has been certified as ATA-compliant and CALS-compliant by testing administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

If you install the filter during Setup, the following files are installed: Cgmimp32.flt, Cgmimp32.fnt, Cgmimp32.cfg, and Cgmimp32.hlp.

This filter has the following limitation: CGM 1992 Versions 2, 3, and 4 are not supported.

FlashPix (.fpx) and Microsoft Picture It! (.mix)

The FlashPix graphics filter (Fpx32.flt) allows you to import FlashPix (FPX), PhotoDraw (MIX), and Picture It! (MIX) pictures into a file.

Hanako format (.jsh, .jah, and .jbh)

The Hanako graphics filter is used for the Japanese language version of Microsoft Office 2000.

The Hanako graphics filter (Jshimp.flt, Jahimp.flt, and Jbhimp.flt) supports and converts .jsh, .jah, and .jbh files from Hanako 2.0 and 3.0 to the Microsoft Windows Metafile format.

The filter has the following limitations:

Kodak Photo CD and Pro Photo CD (.pcd)

The Photo CD graphics filter supports Kodak Photo CD Version 3.0. The Photo CD graphics file format stores multiple images with different resolution and color depth, and the filter must choose one of the images when you import a Kodak Photo CD file. When you import a Kodak Photo CD file, an Options dialog box appears so you can select the resolution, orientation, and color depth of the image before importing. By default, the filter imports an image with 768 x 512 pixels and 24-bit color depth.

If you install the filter during Setup, the following files are installed: Pcdimp32.flt and Pcdlib32.dll.

PC Paintbrush (.pcx)

The PC Paintbrush graphics filter (Pcximp32.flt) supports all versions of the .pcx file format through ZSoft Version 3.0, with support for 256-color images. This is the common interchange format used by Microsoft Windows Paintbrush.

Macintosh Picture (.pict)

The Macintosh PICT graphics filter (Pictim32.flt) is used to import Macintosh PICT graphics. Rename your Macintosh PICT files with the .pct extension when you copy them to a computer that uses Microsoft Windows so that Microsoft Office for Windows can recognize the files as PICT graphics. For example, if you have a graphics file named Bear on the Macintosh, you should rename the file to Bear.pct before you insert the file into a file for Windows.

WordPerfect Graphics (.wpg)

The WordPerfect Graphics import filter (Wpgimp32.flt) supports WordPerfect Graphics Versions 1.0, 1.0e, and 2.0, which correspond to WordPerfect Version 6.x and earlier. For .wpg images created in DrawPerfect, the picture frame size is the size of the screen.

This filter has the following limitations:

Note   Publisher does not support Open Prepress Interface (OPI) for either importing or exporting linked graphics.