What is the Windows Metafile graphics format?
The Metafile format, also referred to as Picture (one of two standard Windows graphics formats used in Clipboard and disk file representations of graphs; file name extension *.wmf) stores a picture as a set of descriptions or definitions of all components of the graph and their attributes (e.g., segments of lines, colors and patterns of those lines, specific fill patterns, text and text attributes, etc.). Therefore, as compared to bitmaps (another standard Windows graphics format, see below), metafiles offer more flexible options for non-OLE modification and customization in other Windows applications. For example, when you open a metafile in the ms Draw program, you can “disassemble” the graph, select and modify individual lines, fill patterns, colors, edit text and change its attributes, etc. Note, however, that not all Windows applications support the complete set of metafile graphics features and attributes supported and used by STATISTICA, thus some aspects of STATISTICA graphs (s
The Metafile format, also referred to as Picture (a standard Windows graphics format used in Clipboard and disk file representations of graphs; file name extension *.wmf) stores a picture as a set of descriptions or definitions of all components of the graph and their attributes (e.g., segments of lines, colors and patterns of those lines, specific fill patterns, text and text attributes, etc.). Therefore, as compared to bitmaps (another standard Windows graphics format, see below), metafiles offer more flexible options for non-OLE modification and customization in other Windows applications. For example, when you open a metafile in the Microsoft Draw program, you can “disassemble” the graph: select and modify individual lines, fill patterns, and colors; edit text and change its attributes, etc. Note, however, that not all Windows applications support the complete (extended) set of metafile graphics features and attributes supported and used by STATISTICA, thus some aspects of STATISTI
