Graphics file types and filters

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

  • Enhanced Metafile (.emf)
  • Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
  • Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg)
  • Portable Network Graphics (.png)
  • Microsoft Windows Bitmap (.bmp, .rle, .dib)
  • The following is information about common file types and filters available.

    ShowComputer Graphics Metafile (.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.

    ShowCorelDRAW (.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:

    • Object and PostScript texture fills are replaced with solid gray fills.
    • Gradient fills are split into monocolored stripes.
    • There is no support for:
      • CorelDRAW preferences, such as page size and orientation, units, grid, and guidelines.
      • Lenses and powerclips.
      • Pages, layers, and groups.
      • OLE objects.
      • Rotated bitmaps.
      • Vector fills.
      • Multiarea paragraph text.

    ShowHanako (.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:

    • Image data will be deleted when the files are opened.
    • Files with large amounts of data might take time to convert, or might not convert. If this occurs, delete any unnecessary data or objects, or resave the file as multiple files, and then try reopening the files.
    • Complex text formatting or image properties that can't be expressed in the Windows Metafile format will be deleted or simplified when the file is opened. This might affect the alignment of text or images.

    ShowMacintosh PICT (.pct)

    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.

    ShowWordPerfect 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:

    • PostScript information is lost in Encapsulated PostScript images embedded in WordPerfect Graphics files.
    • WordPerfect Graphics files with large, embedded bitmaps might not appear properly on computers that use the Mach series video drivers from ATI. If you think you have this problem, try running Microsoft Windows Setup and changing your video driver to the 8514/a drivers supplied with Windows.