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Subject:Re: Graphics for both PC and Mac From:Max Wyss <prodok -at- PRODOK -dot- CH> Date:Fri, 27 Mar 1998 01:56:00 +0100
Marilynne,
For vector graphics use EPS, for bitmaps use TIFF.
In general, do not use any platform specific formats, such as PICT or WMF.
Hope, this can help.
Max Wyss
PRODOK Engineering AG
Technical documentation and translations, Electronic Publishing
CH-8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland
Fax: +41 1 700 20 37
e-mail: mailto:prodok -at- prodok -dot- ch or 100012 -dot- 44 -at- compuserve -dot- com
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>My department uses both Maintosh and PC. We find that our graphics are not
>sharable between the two types of computer. Is there a standard or method
>that would give us good graphics from the same file in both Mac and PC?
>
>Marilynne
>
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