Formatting Practice
The 10 filesbelow are formatted incorrectly. Follow the directions for each of the 10 images and answer the questions that are asked by filling in the below chart.
File Number / Original File / Open in What Program? / Convert to What?File 1 / .psd
File 2 / .ai
File 3 / .ind
File 4 / .eps
File 5 / .tiff
File 6 / .doc
File 7 / .ind
File 8 / .psd
File 9 / .tiff
File 10 / .ai
Image 1
What type of file is this? Open this file in the proper program and resave it in the format that is the most commonly used format for this type of file and which maintains the image quality and all data.
Image 2
What type of file is this? Open this file in the proper program and resave it in the format that will allow it to be used on different platforms (Mac or PC) and different software versions.
Image 3
What type of file is this? Open this file in the proper program and resave it in the proper format if you intend to frequently make changes to it and you never intend to open it on other computers or use it with any other programs or versions of software.
Image 4
What type of file is this? Open this file in the proper program and resave it in the native format for that program. Formatting the file in this way may make it unusable on different versions of the program and on other platforms.
Image 5
What type of file is this? Open this file in the proper program and resave it in the format that will compress it for transmission across the internet or email. Formatting the image in this way will degrade the quality.
Image 6
What type of file is this? Open this file in the proper program and resave it in a format that will allow it to be used on different platforms (Mac or PC) and different software versions.
Image 7
What type of file is this? This file is totally complete and is ready for print production. Open this file in the proper program and resave it in the format that will allow the printing company to easily open and output the file.
Image 8
What type of file is this? The file size of this image is too large. The file size needs to be drastically reduced and image quality is not a factor because it will only be displayed on a 72 PPI monitor. Open this file in the proper program and resave it in the proper format.
Image 9
What type of image is this? Open this image in the proper program and resave it in the native format for that program so that it can be easily edited. Formatting the image in this way will make it unusable on different versions of the program and on other platforms.
Image 10
What type of image is this? Open this image in the proper program and resave it in the format that is the most common format for this type of image and will allow it to be used on different platforms (Mac or PC) and different versions.