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Importing and Exporting Graphics
When you import a
biffnap graphic,
Drawing places it in
the center of the
window. The object
will not respond like
a graphic bbject,but
rather like a bitmap
objecL Withbitrnap
objects, the pixels
enlarge and shank
as you resize, and
you must editthem
with the 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.
Iryou are importinga
- 2.
drawing and do not
know the format, select
No Idea, and Drawing
.... 3.
will analyze the
drawing to see if it can
4.
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:
Drawing
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