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                    Choosing the right graphics format
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                <div><p>InDesign
can import a wide range of graphics file formats. Consult with the service
providers who will help you produce your document to clarify which formats
to use. You can then plan your document around those formats and
the options that best apply to your project.</p>
<p>The following table summarizes what graphics formats would work
best for the kind of document you’re designing. </p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" width="NaN%" id="d16e31503"><p><strong>Final output</strong></p>
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<th valign="top" width="NaN%" id="d16e31507"><p><strong>Graphics type</strong></p>
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<th valign="top" width="NaN%" id="d16e31511"><p><strong>Format</strong></p>
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31503 "><p>High resolution (&gt;1000
dpi)</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31507 "><p>Vector drawings</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31511 "><p>Illustrator, EPS, PDF</p>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31507 "><p>Bitmap images</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31511 "><p>Photoshop, TIFF, EPS, PDF</p>
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<tr><td rowspan="3" valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31503 "><p>Process-color separations</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31507 "><p>Vector drawings</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31511 "><p>Illustrator, EPS, PDF</p>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31507 "><p>Color bitmap images</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31511 "><p>Photoshop, CMYK TIFF, DCS, EPS, PDF</p>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31507 "><p>Color-managed graphics</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31511 "><p>Illustrator, Photoshop, RGB TIFF, RGB EPS,
PDF</p>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31503 "><p>Low-resolution printing, or PDF&#160;for
online viewing</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31507 "><p>All</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31511 "><p>Any (BMP images only)</p>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31503 "><p>Web</p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31507 "><p>All </p>
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<td valign="top" width="NaN%" headers="d16e31511 "><p>Any (InDesign converts graphics to JPEG
and GIF when exporting to HTML)</p>
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