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Title: GIF file
Post by: wilcoxon on Thursday 14 March 19 16:01 GMT (UK)

 I saved a page from an online newspaper site, it saved in GIF file, there was no option except BITMAP.
I can`t  open it with any programme.
 Other pages saved from different sites are in JPG.

Can anyone help please.  I`m pretty sure I`ve saved in JPG from the same site before so can`t understand why it`s changed .  ???

Title: Re: GIF file
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 14 March 19 16:22 GMT (UK)

I use IrfanView which will open almost any type of picture or graphic.

Title: Re: GIF file
Post by: Mart 'n' Al on Thursday 14 March 19 17:41 GMT (UK)

You can't live without IrfanView, it is essential.  It's nearly as good as a free lunch.  It's a Swiss army knife for anything to do with images.

Martin

Title: Re: GIF file
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 14 March 19 21:24 GMT (UK)

Quote from: wilcoxon on Thursday 14 March 19 16:01 GMT (UK)

I saved a page from an online newspaper site, it saved in GIF file, there was no option except BITMAP.
 

Or the other Option...... to use the Snipping tool??

Title: Re: GIF file
Post by: wilcoxon on Saturday 16 March 19 12:20 GMT (UK)

Thanks. For some reason the same page is able to be saved in JPG now, I`m wondering if it`s because I  choose the "article" from the search results , rather than the whole page.
 I will take a look at Irfan though.