To BMP, to GIF, or to JPG? That is the question!
Image files are created in different formats. The format is identified by the “extension” in the filename — the part of the file name after the period. (We talk about them as *.bmp, *.gif and *.jpg files, where the “*” stands for the rest of the filename before the period). The extension goes along with the format in which you save a file. You can’t just call a BMP file myfile.jpg and expect it to be a JPG. (People try this all the time!) You must instruct your software to Save As a JPG (or as a GIF or BMP, etc). so the first thing is to look at the Save as command in your software and find the “Save as File Type” box.
