FP97: Inserted TIFF Files Appear as Broken Images (160232)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q160232

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) file in the FrontPage Editor, the image may not be displayed accurately. Instead, it may be displayed as a broken image icon and it may not be converted to a GIF or JPEG format.

CAUSE

The image conversion routines in FrontPage 97 can not accurately process all variants of the TIFF format.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use Microsoft Image Composer to convert the TIFF file to GIF or JPEG format and then insert the converted GIF or JPEG version of the graphic into FrontPage.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in MicrosoftFrontPage 98 for Window.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the TIFF format, see the third-party Web sites listed in the following table.

Third-party company or institutionLocation of Web or FTP Site
Silicon Graphics ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/
Brooktrout Technologyhttp://www.brooktrout.com/support/tiff.htm#classes
Kungl Tekniska Houmlgskolan Royal Institute of Technologyhttp://www.gt.kth.se/doc/format/TIFF.html
Center for Innovative Computer Applications http://www.cica.indiana.edu/graphics/image.formats.html
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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/26/2001
Keywords:kbgraphic kbprb KB160232
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