Saving and Exporting Files > Exporting bitmap images > BMP

 

BMP

BMP is the Windows standard format for bitmap graphics.

To choose options for the BMP format:

1

With the file that you want to export displayed in the document window, choose File > Export.

2

In the Export Document dialog box, choose BMP from the Save As Type pop-up menu.

3

Click Setup.

4

In the BMP Export dialog box, choose a bit depth option:

8-bit Uncompressed to export BMP images in 256 colors without any compression.

8-bit Compressed to export BMP images in 256 colors and compress the BMP on export.

16-bit to export BMP images in thousands of colors.

24-bit to export BMP images in more than 16 million colors.

32-bit with Alpha to export BMP images in more than 16 million colors and include an alpha channel.

5

Click OK to close the BMP Export dialog box.