Microsoft 702 manual Choosing a File Format, Saving for E-mail and the Web

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Chapter 9: Saving Photos

Choosing a File Format

Picture It! allows you to save photos in a number of image file formats. You can determine the best format for saving your photos based on what you will use the photo for, compatibility with other computers, and file size. To help you understand the difference between file formats, here are some important characteristics of three common image formats:

■Picture It! PNG Plus (.png+) saves the layers in your photo projects so you can edit them later. PNG plus offers lossless compression, but not all computers have the software to open PNG plus files.

■TIFF (.tif) is a common format for cameras that produce lossless images. TIFF does not support layers, but is a good format for saving important photos, although the files are relatively large.

■JPEG (.jpg) is the most common format for images since the files can be opened on practically any computer. JPEG does not support layers. JPEG compression reduces image quality slightly, but makes small files that work well most purposes, especially for e-mail and the Web.

To save a photo in a specific file format:

1On the File menu, click Save As. The file browser opens.

2In the Save as type box, click a file type.

3Click Save.

Saving for E-mail and the Web

Unlike photos for printing, photos for e-mail and the Web work best if they are relatively low resolution. Low-resolution files, such as one that is 440 x 330 pixels, move faster through dial-up modems, and they are the right dimensions for viewing on most computer monitors.

Microsoft Picture It! Companion Guide