Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Working with Web File Formats
If you design web documents, you know that the size of your images is very important.
Illustrator gives you the option of compressing images in one of three formats appropriate
for use on the web: GIF, JPEG, or PNG. The GIF format compresses images that contain
solid colors with sharp, definable edges, such as clip art and text. The JPEG format re-
duces the size of image files that contain a lot of soft transitional colors, such as photo-
graphs.ThePNGformatisahybridformatdesignedtotaketheplaceoftheGIFandJPEG
format. Illustrator will help you transform your images into whatever format you need in
order to create stunning web images.
Work with Web File Formats
Open a document.
Click the
File
menu, and then click
Save for Web
.
