Brother International PDP350CJ Owner's Manual - English - Page 253

Importing and Exporting Graphics You can import graphics into Drawing that were created with other drawing applications or are stored in other file formats. You can also export drawings you have created in Drawing for use in other applications. Graphics files are usually stored as bitmaps. Bitmaps consist of a series of dots that together make up a graphic image. With Drawing, you can import and export graphics in the following bitmap formats: S Bitmap (BMP). This is the standard device independent bitmap" format that many Windows, and OS/2 applications can create. S PC Paintbrush (PCX) This is a popular format for exchanging bitmap graphics between applications. S Tag Image File Format (TIFF). This is a standard format for storing bitmap graphic images. TIFF files can be used by applications on many different kinds of computers. Drawing places the bitmap file you imported into the center of the window. The image will not respond like a graphic object, but rather like a bitmap object. With bitmap objects, the pixels enlarge and shrink as you resize, and you must edit them with the Bitmap tools. "To import a graphics file: 1. Open the Drawing document into which you want to import a graphics file. 2. Choose Import Graphic from the File menu. A dialog box appears: 3. Select the file you want to import and click on Import. A message appears asking you to insert the Import/export libraries diskette. 4. Insert Diskette 2 and click on OK. A dialog box appears. 5. Click on the format of the file you want to import and click Import. The Ensemble clip art is TIFF. The screen asks for the document diskette. Drawing 238