TIF files

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Are all .tif files Temporary Internet Files? I thought they were pictures,
drawings, etc. I can't seem to find the one scanned picture I did (I don't
even know where it's saved), nor do I know how to make that picture into a
business card. I could use some help, please!
Oh, how the lofty have fallen! Since I once was a technical writer for word
processing programs, I thought I knew enough to work the new programs. But
my knowledge base is WAY out of date.
Karen
 
Scan something else again and see where it is stored. Often
the scanner program has a default location for all scanned
images.

You can also search for files by date and extension.


"Senior MomentS" <Senior (e-mail address removed)>
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| Are all .tif files Temporary Internet Files? I thought
they were pictures,
| drawings, etc. I can't seem to find the one scanned
picture I did (I don't
| even know where it's saved), nor do I know how to make
that picture into a
| business card. I could use some help, please!
| Oh, how the lofty have fallen! Since I once was a
technical writer for word
| processing programs, I thought I knew enough to work the
new programs. But
| my knowledge base is WAY out of date.
| Karen
 
Senior said:
Are all .tif files Temporary Internet Files? I thought they were
pictures, drawings, etc. I can't seem to find the one scanned
picture I did (I don't even know where it's saved), nor do I know how
to make that picture into a business card. I could use some help,
please!
Oh, how the lofty have fallen! Since I once was a technical writer
for word processing programs, I thought I knew enough to work the new
programs. But my knowledge base is WAY out of date.
Click to expand...

TIF files are still all about graphics, as far as I know. You may have seen
"TIF" written for "Temporary Internet Files" as a shorthand way of writing
down the name of the folder in which Microsoft have chosen to store IE's
file cache.
 
Senior MomentS said:
Are all .tif files Temporary Internet Files? I thought they were
pictures,
drawings, etc. I can't seem to find the one scanned picture I did (I
don't
even know where it's saved), nor do I know how to make that picture into a
business card. I could use some help, please!
Oh, how the lofty have fallen! Since I once was a technical writer for
word
processing programs, I thought I knew enough to work the new programs.
But
my knowledge base is WAY out of date.
Karen
Click to expand...

No, TIF or TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files are not Temporary Internet
files, they are images. .TIF is used instead of TIFF because of old
limitations on the size of filenames (8 characters for name + 3 for
extension).

However, it's possible that you might find at TIF file in a temporary
internet file folder. These folders are basically the location of the
Internet Explorer browser cache. So, if you viewed a TIF file as part of a
web page, it may be located in one of the temporary folders.

You'll need to search for the file, though if you scanned the file recently,
the scanner program may remember where it last saved or what it last
displayed.

You can use the Windows search utility to locate any .TIF files on the
system. You may need to tell the search to look in all folders including
hidden folders. From there, if you remember any more of the name, you can
narrow the search.

An excellent free search utility is Agent Ransack. It's much faster than
the Windows utility.
www.agentransack.com

How you make business cards depends on the software you're going to use.
Some retail business card stock comes with, or will mention where you can
download templates for use with Word. You create one, then copy it and
paste it into the rest of the cells. Then you print, but it's a good idea
to print on ordinary paper first.

HTH
-pk
 
Thank you very much for taking the time to explain everything.
1) I found my scanned picture!! I found it in HP Photosmart.
2) The Windows Search program could not find it, so I thank you for the tip
of another search program.
3) Still working on the business card, since I don't have Word. Too bad,
sooo sad.
KAREN
 
Thank you for the tips!

Senior MomentS said:
Thank you very much for taking the time to explain everything.
1) I found my scanned picture!! I found it in HP Photosmart.
2) The Windows Search program could not find it, so I thank you for the
tip
of another search program.
3) Still working on the business card, since I don't have Word. Too bad,
sooo sad.
KAREN
Click to expand...
 
Senior MomentS said:
Are all .tif files Temporary Internet Files? I thought they were
pictures,
drawings, etc. I can't seem to find the one scanned picture I did (I
don't
even know where it's saved), nor do I know how to make that picture into a
business card. I could use some help, please!
Oh, how the lofty have fallen! Since I once was a technical writer for
word
processing programs, I thought I knew enough to work the new programs.
But
my knowledge base is WAY out of date.
Karen
Click to expand...

TIF files are a graphic format. Temp internet files have a "tmp" extension.
 
The file extension .tif (tagged image format) files are image files whether
scanned or downloaded.

In this forum, "TIF" seems to be an acronym people are using for "temporary
internet files" which includes images, web pages, cookies, etc.

HTH,
liamb
 
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