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Bitmap Size tab
With this tab, you can change the size of the exported image.
Bitmap Size and Resolution
You can change the size of the exported bitmap by changing:
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Size: Type the required width or height into one of the fields. Note that the aspect ratio of the
bitmap is fixed, so changing one dimension automatically changes the other. Size is more suitable
than Scale if you want to create a bitmap of a particular size in pixels.
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Scale: (Dimmed for JPEG & PNG). This lets you scale the bitmap up or down by a
percentage. Scale is more suitable than Size if you want, for example, a bitmap 50% bigger than
the original.
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Resolution: (Dimmed for GIF & BMP) Type the resolution into the DPI field. If you are
exporting an image for viewing on screen (i.e. a website), you do not need a setting higher than
96 DPI. 96 DPI also ensures the bitmap is the same size as the objects on screen (at 100%
magnification).
Area to Save
The bitmap can be created using one of these areas of the document:
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Page: The whole page area.
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Drawing: The area covered by objects.
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Selection: The area covered by the objects in the selection. Only available when objects are
selected.
Anti-aliasing
Anti-aliasing improves the appearance of graphics by smoothing jagged edges:
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Maintain Screen Anti-aliasing: The exported bitmap uses the exact same positioning as shown
on screen, and so has identical anti-aliasing. This can result in the edges of objects being slightly
blurred because they do not fall exactly on pixel boundaries.
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Minimize Visible Anti-aliasing: This will slightly reposition the objects by fractions of a pixel to
minimize the anti-aliasing around the edge of the exported bitmap. If in doubt which option to
use, select this.
Put HTML Image Tag on Clipboard
This lets you save out the basic HTML IMG tag information when you save the bitmap. You can then
paste the tag into your text or external HTML page editor.
Options tab
With this tab you can alter JPEG compression and turn on progressive/interlacing options if required.
Progressive:
(JPEG only) Selecting this option creates a progressive JPEG. This is useful when the JPEG is large and
used on a web page. Web browsers will start displaying the image before the JPEG file has completely
downloaded.
JPEG Quality:
(JPEG only) A low setting will result in a small file with a loss in quality whereas a high value will give only
slight file size reductions, but high quality. Note that a setting of 100% will still compress the file. A setting
of 75% gives good compression without causing a noticeable loss in quality for most uses.
Interlaced: (GIF and PNG only) This is like progressive JPEG.
In the browser the picture first appears as a low resolution image. As more of the file loads, the
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