Exporting images to other file formats

You can export Corel PHOTO-PAINT images to a variety of file formats. When you export an image, the original image is left open in the image window in the existing file format.

The file format you choose depends on how you want to use the image in the future. If you export an image to a file format other than Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT), you may lose some image properties; each file format has its own idiosyncrasies and appropriate use. For example, if you want to work on an image in another image-editing application, you can export it to the Adobe Photoshop (PSD) file format. You retain many image properties, such as objects and masks, so you can continue to edit the image. If you want to share an image, the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or the Windows bitmap (BMP) file format are suitable because they are standard formats; images in these formats can be opened in most image viewers and most image-editing and desktop-publishing applications.

You can also export a file so that it is optimized for office productivity applications, such as Microsoft Office or Corel WordPerfect Office.

You can also export images to web-compatible formats, such as the JPEG or GIF file formats. For more information, see Exporting images for the web.

For more information about supported file formats, see Supported file formats.

To export an image to another file format

1 .	Click File Export.

If a dialog box for the export format opens, specify the options you want. For detailed information about file formats, see Supported file formats.

To export an image to Microsoft Office or Corel WordPerfect Office

1 .	Click File Export for Office.

Images are exported at 96 dots per inch (dpi) with color management settings unchanged.

Layers in an image are flattened when the image is exported to Microsoft Office or Corel WordPerfect Office.

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