Examining Picture File Formats

The following table lists the default graphic formats available in PowerPoint. If the graphic format you need is not in the list, you can use Office Setup's maintenance feature to install additional graphic formatssuch as Macintosh Graphics (PICT), Encapsulated Postscript (EPS), or WordPerfect Graphics (WPG)using the Add or Remove Features option. See "Diagnosing and Repairing Problems" on page 28 for more information on using the maintenance feature.

Supported Graphic File Formats
Save As file type	Extension	Used to save a
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)	.gif, .gfa	Slide as a graphic for use on Web pages; support 256 colors; best for scanned images and animation
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)	.jpeg, .jpg .jfif, .jpe	Slide as a graphic for use on Web pages; supports 16 millions colors; best for photographs
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)	.png	Slide as a graphic for use on Web pages; the future replacement for GIF, but not yet
TIFF (Tag Image File Format)	.tiff, .tif	Slide as a graphic for use in print; best for bitmaps; good at any resolution
Device Independent Bitmap	.bmp, .dib, .rle, .bmz	Slide as a graphic; colors are represented in a format independent of the output
Windows Metafile	.wmf	Slide as a 16-bit graphic (Windows 3.x and later)
Enhanced Windows Metafile	.emf	Slide as a 32-bit graphic (Windows 95 and later)