Manual

Importing and Exporting Graphics
Whenyou importa
biffnapgraphic,
Drawing places it in
the center of the
window. The object
willnot respond like
a graphicbbject,but
ratherlike a bitmap
objecL Withbitrnap
objects, the pixels
enlarge and shank
asyou resize, and
you must editthem
withthe Bitmap
tools(see page
156).
You can import graphics into Drawing that were created with other drawing
programs or are stored in other file formats. You can also export drawings
you have created in Drawing.
Graphics files are usually stored as biatmaps, which consist of a series of dots
(pixels) that together make up a graphic object. With Drawing, you can
import and export graphics in the following bitmap formats:
Bitmap (BMP). This is the standard bitmap format that many
Windows and OS/2 programs can create.
CompuServe@ Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). This is a
format designed to minimize transfer time over telephone lines.
PC Paintbrush (PCX). This is a popular format for exchanging
bitmap graphics between programs.
Tag Image File Format (TIFF). This is a standard format for storing
bitmap graphic objects. TIFF files can be used by programs on many
different kinds of computers.
l_ To import a graphics file:
1.
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be imported.
Open the Drawing document into which you want to import a graphics
t'fle.
Insert the diskette containing the drawing to import; then select Import
Graphic from the File menu. The Import Graphic dialog box appears.
Select the file you want to import and the format of the file (clip art is
TIFF forma0.
Click on Import.
To export graphics:
When you export from
Drawing, you can either
export the entire drawing
or only selected objects.
1. Open the Drawing document to export.
2. Select all or part of the drawing. Handles appear around any selected
objects.
3. Select Export Graphic from the File menu. A dialog box appears.
4. From the fight, select a file format.
5. Fill in the remainder of the dialog box, changing the options you want:
• Formats. Select 1 bit/pixel for black-and-white objects and 4
bit/pixel or 16 bit/pixel for tone objects.
• BMP Format. These options appear only when you select BMP from
the Formats list. Specify the format that you are exporting to so the
exported file will be readable. Select from the following options:
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