Graphic file types you can insert and save

Graphic file types that you can insert in Office documents

Any graphic file type that opens in your version of QuickTime is likely to open in Office. You can insert any of the graphic file types listed below in Office documents. The graphic files that you insert are saved with the Office documents.

File type	File format
BMP	Windows bitmap
EMF	Windows Enhanced Metafile
EMZ	Compressed Windows Enhanced Metafile
EPS	Encapsulated PostScript
FPix, FPX	FlashPix
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
JPEG, JFIF, JPEG-2000	Joint Photographic Experts Group
PDF	Portable Document Format
PICT, PCT	Macintosh Picture
PNG	Portable Network Graphics
PNTG	Macintosh Paint
PSD	Photoshop Document
QTIF	QuickTime Image Format
SGI	Silicon Graphics Incorporated
TGA, TPIC	Targa
TIFF, TIF	Tagged Image File Format
WMF	Windows Metafile
WMZ	Compressed Windows Metafile

File types that you can use to save a separate graphic file

You can save graphics and objects contained in Office documents as separate files in a variety of file types. Certain graphic file types are more appropriate for specific tasks than are other file types. Use the following table to help you determine which graphic file type is more appropriate for your task.

Note: When you save a graphic contained in an Office application as a separate file, you cannot control the compression or other settings that affect the quality of the image. If you have the original version of a graphic file, you can control the compression and other characteristics of the image by using a dedicated graphic software application to save the file.

When saving graphics f rom an Office application	Use this graphic file type
For use with browsers	JPEG, GIF, PNG
For use on both Macintosh and Windows-based computers	GIF, JPEG, PNG, PDF
With thousands or millions of colors	JPEG, PNG, BMP
With 256 or fewer colors	GIF
For use in other Macintosh applications	GIF, JPEG, PDF