PI: FAQ: CGM Graphics Format Unsupported (181375)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Picture It! 1.0
- Microsoft Picture It! 2.0
This article was previously published under Q181375 SYMPTOMS
When you use the Get Picture command in Microsoft Picture It!, Computer
Graphics Metafile (.cgm) format files are not available.
If you browse a folder that contains .cgm files, Picture It! is not able to
display previews for any .cgm file. Instead, Picture It! displays a
black box with the filename below it and the following message in the box.
Picture It! cannot load the preview picture.
CAUSE
Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm) format is not supported by Microsoft
Picture It!.
MORE INFORMATION
The .cgm graphics filter Cgmimp32.flt is included on the Picture It!
version 2.0 compact disc because it is a Microsoft Office filter, not
because it is used by Picture It!.
Microsoft Publisher uses .cgm graphics in its clipart collection.
The .cgm format is usually used for color drawings rather than photographs.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbgraphic KB181375 |
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