BMP Output Options dialog box

Use this dialog box to set formatting, compression, transformation, and resolution options for a Microsoft Office Visio file that you want to save as a .bmp file.

General

Data compression

Reduces the amount of space or bandwidth needed to store file data.

• None  Uses no data compression.

• RLE  Uses RLE. RLE compression works best with simple, black-and-white or flat-color graphics.

Color format

Controls the color depth of the exported file.

• Bi-level  Converts the exported image using a maximum of two colors (black and white).

• 16 color  Converts the exported image using a maximum of 16 colors.

• 256 color  Converts the exported image using a maximum of 256 colors.

• 16-bit color  Converts the exported image using a maximum of 65,656 colors.

• 24-bit color  Converts the exported image using a maximum of 16 million colors.

Color reduction

Controls the color reduction process used for the exported file.

• None  Uses no color reduction.

• Adaptive  Creates a palette by sampling the colors from the spectrum appearing most commonly in the image.

• Diffusion  Converts an image by using an error-diffusion process, starting at the pixel in the upper- left corner of the image. If the pixel's value is above middle gray (128), the pixel is changed to white—if below, to black. Because the original pixel is rarely pure white or pure black, error is inevitably introduced. This error is transferred to surrounding pixels and diffused throughout the image, resulting in a grainy, film-like texture. This option is useful for viewing images on a black-and-white screen.

• Halftone  Uses evenly spaced dots of varying diameter to produce apparent shades of gray. The darker the shade at a particular point in the image, the larger the corresponding dot in the halftone. Varying the size and density of the dots creates the illusion of variations of gray or continuous color. For a process color image, four halftone screens are used: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black—one for each ink used in the printing process.

Background color

Sets the background color for the exported file. The default is white.

Transformation

Rotation

Controls the rotation of the image in the exported file.

• None  Exports the shape or drawing without any rotation.

• Rotate left  Rotates the shape or drawing 90 degrees counterclockwise.

• Rotate right  Rotates the shape or drawing 90 degrees clockwise.

Flip horizontal

Reverses the shape or drawing horizontally (around the y-axis) to produce a mirror image.

Flip vertical

Reverses the shape or drawing vertically (around the x-axis) to produce an upside-down image.

Resolution

Screen

Bases the exported file's resolution on the current screen resolution.

Printer

Bases the resolution on the current printer resolution and gives optimum print results.

Source

Specifies that the source program determine the resolution.

Custom

Specifies a custom resolution. (Width x height dimensions should be between 32 and 400 pixels per inch.)

Size

Screen

Bases the exported file's size on the screen size and places the largest possible image within the dimensions of the screen while maintaining the aspect ratio of the original drawing or shape.

Printer

Bases the exported file's size on the currently selected printer paper size, and places the largest possible image within the dimensions of the paper size while maintaining the aspect ratio of the original drawing or shape.

Source

Bases the exported file's size on the size of the source file.

Custom

Bases the exported file's size on the custom size (width x height) you enter and places the largest possible image within the custom dimensions while maintaining the aspect ratio of the original drawing or shape.