: Why does Illustrator CS6 "Save for Microsoft Office" use PNG format? I recently made some graphs in Illustrator CS6 to insert into a MS Word document. I created my original images using the

@Deb5748823

The best way to use graphics for MS office tools is .WMF or .EMF formats.
These formats truly supports and gives the freedom to re-edit it in MS office itself.

Try to use this by exporting from any Vector tools like Coreldraw or Adobe Illustrator.

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@Nimeshi706

Because that's the best, most reliable, format for Office.

If you're saving something for Office, chances are it is not going to be commercially printed. In that case, 150ppi is plenty for most home/office inkjet printers. In addition, only an RGB image is needed. Of the standard RGB formats, PNG24 supports transparency the best. So, 150ppi, RGB, transparent image = PNG24.

There's no call for a tiff or eps if using Office. The advantages of a TIF/EPS using CMYK color are pointless since Office doesn't use CMYK color. The advantages of an EPS being resolution independent are largely lost on the average Office user.

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