HP 4400C manual List of file types, Image file formats, Text or text-and-image file formats

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List of file types

Image file formats

￿	Bitmap (.bmp). Often a good choice because Windows itself and
	most Windows programs accept the .bmp file type.
￿	FlashPix (.fpx). A FlashPix file contains a complete image plus
	several lower resolution copies of that image. The advantage of the
	FlashPix file format over other file formats is that a program can
	automatically select the best resolution for a particular job to make
	editing and using images faster and easier. Cannot be used with
	256-color output types.
￿	GIF (.gif). GIF is a compressed file format suitable for an image
	that will be used on the Web or on multiple platforms. You can save
	your GIF file as an interlaced GIF. Cannot be used with True Color
	output type.
￿	JPEG (.jpg). JPEG is a compressed file format for images. Its
	strengths are small file sizes and speed. The trade-off for these
	advantages, though, is reduced image quality. Because each time
	an image is compressed with JPEG it loses a little of the image
	data, avoid compressing a file with JPEG more than once. JPEG is
	an appropriate file format for an image that will be used on the Web
	or on multiple platforms.
	You can save your JPEG file as a progressive JPEG. When used
	on a Web page, a progressive JPEG is initially sent as just every
	other line, with the remaining lines sent immediately after. This
	allows a (somewhat blurry) image to display sooner. Most people
	prefer this. JPEG can be used only with True Color and Grayscale
	output types.
￿	PNG (.png). A compressed image file format that might replace
	GIF. Like GIF, PNG uses non-lossy compression, which means all
	the visual data is saved and restored when the file is
	decompressed. Unlike GIF, PNG can be used with the True Color
	output type, as well as grayscale ones.

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￿	TIFF (.tif). Usually created by scanners, TIFF files are widely
	accepted by programs that work with photographs and other
	images. A TIFF file is a bitmapped graphic (also called a raster
	graphic) and can be any resolution. TIFF image files can be used
	on multiple platforms.
	TIFF compressed (.tif). TIFF compressed files for images are
	smaller than standard TIFF files.
￿	PCX image (.pcx). The PCX file format is for images used in
￿	Windows programs such as PC Paintbrush and Paint.
	Windows Metafile (.wmf). The Microsoft Windows Metafile file
	format is used for scalable (vector) images in Windows programs.
	It is only available for images using the Black & White Scalable
	(vector) output type.
Text or text-and-image file formats
￿	HTML (.htm). HTML is useful for text and graphics that will be
￿	viewed on the World Wide Web. When this format is selected for a
	scanned image containing both text and images, the text is
	converted to editable text and is saved as HTML, and the graphics
	are saved as GIF or JPEG files.
￿	PDF (.pdf). PDF is a format useful for text, photos, and drawings.
	Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files. If no changes need to
	be made to the file, this file type is useful for sharing (as through
	e-mail) and filing because of its generally small file size.
￿	Rich Text (.rtf). The .rtf format can be used with a page that
	contains text or text and pictures. The formatting of text in an .rtf file
	can usually be retained and then interpreted by other programs.
￿	Text (.txt). Use .txt file format for saving only the text in the
	selection area and when you are using the Editable Text (OCR)

output type. Text will be editable, unformatted, ASCII text.