WD2000: Graphics Filters Installed in an "Install Now" Setup

ID: Q212271

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

This article lists the graphics filters that are installed during an "Install Now" Setup of Word 2000, the graphics filters that are installed on first use, and the graphics filters that are native (built-in) to Word 2000.

For additional information about supplemental graphics filters that are available for use in Microsoft Word 2000, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212265 WD2000: Additional Text Converters and Image Filters Available in Microsoft Office Converter Pack
For additional information about text converters and graphics filters that are supplied with Microsoft Word 2000, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q235928 WD2000: Supported File and Graphics Formats


MORE INFORMATION

When a document contains images, Word 2000 uses graphics filters to open and save images that are embedded or linked to the document.

When you click From File (on the Insert menu, point to Picture and click From File) to insert an image into a document, one of the following events occurs:

  • If the image is in a format that Word recognizes (a native format), Word preserves the image in its original format.

  • If the image is in a nonnative format, and if a compatible graphics filter is installed, Word converts the image to a format that is native to Word.

  • If the image is in a format that Word does not recognize, Word displays a message and does not convert the image.
Some images in Word documents convert to different formats in Word 2000. This situation occurs when a Word document is saved in:
  • A previous Word format, such as Word 95 for Windows format.

    -or-


  • A different text format, such as WordPerfect 5.x format.


When a file is saved in a previous Word format or a different text format, Word 2000 converts the nonnative images to Windows Metafile (WMF) format.

Graphics Filters That Are Native to Microsoft Word

The following graphics formats are native (built-in) to Microsoft Word 2000 and do not require a separate filter to be installed:
  • Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
  • Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
  • Macintosh PICT
  • Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
  • Windows bitmap (BMP)
  • Run-length encoded (RLE)
  • Device-independent bitmap (DIB)
  • Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF)
  • Windows Metafile (WMF)

Graphics Filters Installed During "Install Now" Setup

The following graphics filters are installed, by default, when you do an "Install Now" Setup.
  • Tag Image File Format - Import Only
  • Encapsulated PostScript
  • Windows bitmap - Import Only
  • Windows Metafile - Import Only
  • Macintosh PICT - Import Only
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
  • JPEG Interchange Format

Graphics Filters Installed on First Use

The following graphics filters are not installed during an "Install Now" Setup but are "advertised" as being available.
  • FPX - Import Only
  • Enhanced Metafile - Import Only
  • Computer Graphics Metafile - Import Only
  • PC Paintbrush PCX - Import Only
  • CorelDRAW - Import Only
  • WordPerfect Graphics Filters
  • Kodak Photo CD - Import Only
  • PNG File Format - Import Only
NOTE: The advertising of a feature means that the feature name appears on a menu where you would normally find the feature. When you first click on an advertised feature, Word prompts you to install the feature.

To install these graphics filters, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Install on First Use

When you attempt to insert a graphic whose filter is not installed, the following message appears:
Microsoft Word can't import this graphic. This feature is currently not installed. Would you like to install it now?
When you click Yes, Word installs the graphics filter and then inserts the selected graphic.

Method 2: Run Setup

Use the following steps to install the "Install on First Use" (Advertised) graphics filters:
  1. Quit Word and all the Microsoft Office applications.


  2. On the Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel.


  3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.


  4. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click to select Microsoft Office 2000 (or Microsoft Word 2000) and click Add/Remove.


  5. In Maintenance Mode Setup, click Add or Remove Features.


  6. Click to expand Converters and Filters.

    NOTE: To expand, click the plus sign to the left of an item.


  7. Do one of the following:


    • Click to expand Graphics Filters. Click the appropriate graphics filter icon, and select Run from My Computer.

      -or-

    • Click the Graphics Filters icon and select Run all from My Computer.

  8. Click Update Now to install the selected graphics filters.



REFERENCES

Additional information about Word 2000 can be found in the Microsoft Office 2000 Resource Kit.

For more information about the Microsoft Office Resource Kit, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

Additional query words: drw cgm pcx pcd cdr dxf emf wmf jpg png pict gif jpeg tif tiff eps wpg bmp dib rle tga pct

Keywords : kbdta kbref wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: October 5, 1999
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