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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="005785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>NBeqo's Website</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NBeqos Website"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CompTIA"><U>CompTIA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Microsoft"><U>Microsoft</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CISCO"><U>CISCO</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="IBM"><U>IBM</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Telecom"><U>Telecom</U></A>   |   <B>Desktop Publishing</B>   |   <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maintenance"><U>Maintenance</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=16.375% BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PrePress"><U><B>Pre-Press</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Color theory"><U><B>Color Theory</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Desktop Publishing</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>File types</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="349" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="112"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="112" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> TIFF</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> EPS</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> DCS</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="112"><div> 4 color</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> yes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> yes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="112"><div> 4 color + Spot (multichannel)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> yes</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Photoshop text</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> yes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="112"><div> Duotone        (Tri or Quad)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> yes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="112"><div> Grayscale</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> yes</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Line Art (scanned)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> 1-bit</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><div> no</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> .TIFF File Extension</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="627" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>File Type </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="519"><div> <B>Tagged Image File Format</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> Category</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="519"><div> <U>Raster Image Files</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 65 ><NOBR><div> File Description</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="519"><div> High-quality graphics format that supports color depths from 1 to 24-bit; designed to be a standard image format for storing high-quality color images on multiple computer platforms.</div> <bR> <div> Most often seen with a <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>.TIF</U></FONT> extension.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Program(s)</B> that open tiff files</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="75"><div> <B>Mac OS</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> Any <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>picture viewer</U></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>Windows</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> Any <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>picture viewer</U></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> .EPS File Extension</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="629" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>File Type </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="521"><div> <B>Encapsulated PostScript</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> Category</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="521"><div> <U>Vector Image Files</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 49 ><NOBR><div> File Description</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="521"><div> PostScript (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>.PS</U></FONT>) file that may contain vector graphics, bitmap images, and text; includes an embedded preview image in bitmap format; often used for transferring between different operating systems.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 64 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Program(s)</B> that open eps files</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="64" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="75"><div> <B>Mac OS</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="429"><div> Apple Preview</div> <div> Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, or Photoshop</div> <div> QuarkXpress</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="48" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>Windows</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="429"><div> CorelDRAW</div> <div> Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, or Photoshop</div> <div> QuarkXpress</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> .DCS File Extension</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="629" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>File Type </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="521"><div> <B>Digital Color Separation File</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> Category</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="521"><div> <U>Image Files</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 33 ><NOBR><div> File Description</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="521"><div> Color-separated <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>EPS</U></FONT> file; often saved as a collection of files for each color; files are used as "plates" for printing individual colors</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Program(s)</B> that open dcs files</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="77"><div> <B>Mac OS</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> QuarkXpress</div> <div> Adobe Illustrator</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>Windows</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> QuarkXpress</div> <div> Adobe Illustrator</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> .PDF File Extension</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="628" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>File Type </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="520"><div> <B>Portable Document Format File</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> Category</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="520"><div> <U>Page Layout Files</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 228 ><NOBR><div> File Description</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="520"><div> Cross-platform document created by Adobe Acrobat or a program with the Acrobat <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>plug-in</U></FONT>; commonly used for e-mail attachments or for saving publications in a standard format for viewing on mulitple computers; usually created from another document instead of from scratch.</div> <bR> <div> May contain text, images, forms, annotations, outlines, and other data; preserves fonts and formatting electronically across multiple platforms; appears on the screen as it will when printed on paper. Google and other search engines now index PDF documents, which can be viewed in a Web browser using the free Adobe Reader plug-in.</div> <bR> <div> Can also be created in <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Mac OS X</U></FONT> by selecting "Print..." and choosing "Save as PDF" from the PDF drop-down menu instead of clicking "Print."</div> <bR> <div> View the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.techterms.com/definition/pdf" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.techterms.com/definition/pdf"><U><U>PDF</U></U></A></FONT> definition for more information.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 64 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Program(s)</B> that open pdf files</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="64" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="76"><div> <B>Mac OS</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> Adobe Reader to view (free)</div> <div> Adobe Acrobat to edit (commercial)</div> <div> Apple Preview</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="48" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>Windows</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> Adobe Reader to view (free)</div> <div> Adobe Acrobat to edit (commercial)</div> <div> Brava! Reader</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> .JPG File Extension</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="635" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>File Type </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="527"><div> <B>JPEG Image File</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="94"><div> Category</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="527"><div> <U>Raster Image Files</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 ><NOBR><div> File Description</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 WIDTH="527"><div> Compressed graphic format standarized by the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) group; commonly used for storing digital photos since the format supports up to 24-bit color; also a common format for publishing Web graphics; compressed using <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>lossy</U></FONT> compression, which may noticeably reduce the image quality if a high amount of compression is used.</div> <bR> <div> For more information, view the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.techterms.com/definition/jpeg" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.techterms.com/definition/jpeg"><U><U>JPEG</U></U></A></FONT> definition.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 48 WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Program(s)</B> that open jpg files</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="48" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="83"><div> <B>Mac OS</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> Apple Preview or other <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>picture viewer</U></FONT></div> <div> A <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Web browser</U></FONT> such as Safari or Firefox</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="48" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="83"><div> <B>Windows</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> Microsoft Photo Editor or other <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>picture viewer</U></FONT></div> <div> A <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Web browser</U></FONT> like Internet Explorer or Firefox</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="13"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="83"><div> <B>Linux</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="427"><div> GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/psd" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/psd"><U><B>.psd</B></U></A> - Photoshop Native file</div> <div> If you save a Photoshop file as .TIFF, turn off layers and extra channels, otherwise save the image as .eps</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/eps" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/eps"><U><B>.eps</B></U></A> - use it to save clipping paths and the text layers as vectors</div> <div> A four color image with spots as extra channels should be saved as an .eps<A HREF="http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/dcs" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/dcs"><U><B>.dcs</B></U></A> for those spots to appear in the page layout application</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>