Images
Actual Drawing supports BMP, GIF, AVI and JPEG image formats.
All BMP and AVI images automatically converts to GIF or JPEG formats (depends on which you have selected in the Default Image Conversion settings).
 Adding Images
To add an image
- On the Insert menu, click Image.
- In the dialog box that appears, type the URL of the image file, or click Browse to choose a file from local disk.
- You can also drag-drop image files directly into the document window from the Windows Explorer or from Thumbnails Panel
About image formats
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
The most popular form of animated graphics found on the web is the .GIF file. GIF was developed as a cross-platform graphic standard and is supported by all graphical Internet browsers. GIF supports up to 8-bit color (256 possible colors), and you can store custom palettes with your image. GIF offers several advanced graphic options, including transparent backgrounds and image interlacing. GIF files provide lossless compression, which means that when you convert to .GIF, all the file information is stored with the image, and the .GIF file looks exactly like the graphic you created. Because there is limited decompression required, .GIFs display fairly quickly on screen. GIF format is useful for storing images with limited number of colors (256 maximum), transparent regions and sharp edges.
AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
The filename extension for a Windows video file. .AVI files include video and animation.
BMP (Bitmap)
Windows bitmap files. Basic Windows file format. An image composed of grids of pixels or dots. Scanners and painting programs generate this type of image.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
An international standard for image compression that offers compression with almost no losses at ratios up to 20 to 1. JPEG is supported by all platforms up to 24-bit color. Maximum image size is 64,000 pixels by 64,000 pixels. If your images are non transparent, have blurred edges and have millions colors, use JPEG format.
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