Converting Between Formats

FrontPage makes working between different graphic formats easy. Although you would expect FrontPage to support only the GIF, JPEG, and PNG formats, FrontPage actually can place images in any of the following formats:

• Internet formats (GIF, JPEG, PNG)

• Windows bitmap (BMP)

• Tagged image format (TIF)

• Windows metafile (WMF)

• Sun raster format (RAS)

• Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)

• Zsoft Paintbrush (PCX)

• Kodak PhotoCD (PCD)

• Targa (TGA)

Although FrontPage can import any of these graphic formats, FrontPage automatically converts the image to GIF, JPEG, or PNG when the page is saved. The format depends on the setting in the Picture Properties dialog box. When the page is saved, you are given a chance to rename the image in the Save Embedded Files dialog box before it is saved along with the HTML file for this page. Follow these steps to convert between formats:

1. Open FrontPage in Page View mode by selecting View, Page.

2. Add an image to the page by selecting Insert, Picture, From File.

3. Click the Files of Type drop-down list in the Picture dialog box to see the formats FrontPage can import (see Figure 44.9). Select the file to import.

   Figure 44.9. FrontPage supports many industry-standard graphic formats.

   

4. Right-click the image and select Picture Properties from the popup menu.

5. Switch to the General tab in the Picture Properties dialog box. Click the Picture File Type button. Select the file type you want to use; then click OK. Figure 44.10 shows a GIF image being changed to a JPEG image.

   Figure 44.10. Converting between the JPEG and GIF formats.

   

6. Save the page by selecting File, Save. The Save Embedded Files dialog box lets you rename or save the image to a different folder.