Computer
Images:
Instructions for Opening and
Using Images
Click on File, then Open, and in the "Files of type" box, use the arrow button to select "JPG File Interchange Format."
Find the file name on your hard drive, i.e., *.jpg in the download folder of your e-mail program, and select the file name, and click "Open."
The image should appear in your Paint window.
You can resize it by choosing the "Image" option at the top of Paint window and then select "stretch/skew" -- you can enter a percentage of 50% in the top two boxes to reduce the size of the image by half.
Choose "Blank Document" (Click OK)
Click on "Insert"
Click on "Picture"
Click on "From File"
Locate the JPG file on your hard drive
(It should be in the download or attachments folder of your e-mail program.)
Click on the file name, *.jpg
Click on "Insert"
The image file should appear in your Word document.
Click on it and drag to center it;
Click and drag on the boxes at the corner edges of the image to resize it.
Save the file with a new name of your choice
Click on "Insert"
Select "Graphics"
Click on "From File"
Locate the JPG file on your hard drive.
(It should be in the download or attachments folder of your e-mail program.)
Click on the file name, *.jpg
Click on "Insert"
The image file should appear in your Wordperfect document.
Click on it and drag to center it;
Click and drag on the boxes at the corner edges of the image to resize it.
Save the file with a new name of your choice .
There are two basic types of digital image file formats. They are vector and bitmap (raster) format.
Vector Format (AI, EPS, CDR, WMF)
An image stored in a vector format is an image composed of lines, curves, and circles, etc, which are stored as mathematical formulas. The images don't loose focus when you zoom in, and you can enlarge them without losing resolution. A vector image gives a very high quality, it requires small storage space, and is easy to edit. Drawings and illustrations are best saved as vector images.
Bitmap or Raster Format (TIF, JPG, GIF)
A bitmap image is made up by small dots, known as pixels. The dots create a pattern which forms the image. Photographs are stored in bitmap format. Enlargement of a bitmap or raster image is not recommended because it lowers the resolution quality of the image. Bitmaps can be reduced in size (width and height) without losing resolution.
AI Adobe Illustrator (vector)
BMP Bitmap (bitmap)
CDR CorelDraw (vector)
EPS Encapsulated PostScript (vector)
GIF CompuServe Graphic Interchange Format (bitmap)
JPEG or JPG Joint Photographics Experts Group (bitmap)
PSD Adobe Photoshop (bitmap & vector)
TIFF or TIF Tagged Image File Format (bitmap)
WMF Microsoft Windows Meta File (vector)
Artists and printers tend to prefer AI and EPS files because of their portability and ease of editing.
Web pages utilize JPGs and GIFs best because the file size is relatively small, making pages faster to load to the screen.
JPGs are perhaps the most commonly used format because of their small file size but relatively good color rendering and resolution.
TIF images are often preferred for printing letterhead and business cards because of the high quality.
About PDF (Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format)
This is an "output" format best for exchanging files in their final format with a mixture of text and graphics. Files need to be in true graphics format first to be used efficiently in a PDF format.
About PowerPoint
This is a program best suited for sales or presentations. Although some people use this program to assemble images, it is not a true graphics program; it can only create a simulation of a bitmap.
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