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Subject:Graphics and Visio Demo versions From:"Chaim Chatan [ENG]" <chaimc -at- elal -dot- co -dot- il> To:TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- RAYCOMM -dot- COM Date:Thu, 7 Oct 1999 12:08:22 +0200
I have a number of questions related to graphics and demo versions of Visio.
1. In preparing our manuals, I mainly used scanned black-and-white drawings.
The question that I have is: which graphics format uses the least space for
these types of drawings? At present, I save the scanned drawings as .gif
files and import them into the FrameMaker files. Should I save them as .gif,
or would .tif be better?
2. This is probably a stupid question, but is there any way to convert
raster graphics to vector graphics? I know that vector graphics use up less
space than raster graphics, and that is why I ask the question.
3. I checked out the Visio Web site for demo versions of Visio, but I did
not find any. Is there any way I can get a hold of a demo version of Visio?
