view bmp files

[musketiii]

I must convert bmp to jpg to view images. How can I get WinXP to open bmps??
Many thnkas,in advance.

 

[R. McCarty]

You Right Click a .Bmp file and from the context menu choose "Open
With" and then direct it to your favorite program or "Microsoft Picture
and Fax View (Default).

 

[musketiii]

I should have added "and retain the bmp image in my files". I want to view
the images as I catalog them opened, not as icons. I have plenty of storage
space and prefer the bmp fidelity. Thanks for the help!!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Select the "Always open with..." option, too.

I should have added "and retain the bmp image in my files". I want to view
the images as I catalog them opened, not as icons. I have plenty of
storage
space and prefer the bmp fidelity. Thanks for the help!!

 

[RobertVA]

I should have added "and retain the bmp image in my files". I want to view
the images as I catalog them opened, not as icons. I have plenty of storage
space and prefer the bmp fidelity. Thanks for the help!!

The context menu, available through right clicking the file icon in
Windows Explorer, should be offering a "Preview" function, which will
allow you to view .bmp and many other graphic file formats without
modifying the files on the disk. Look at the bottom of the Preview
window for a projection screen icon that can start a full screen slide
show of the graphic images in that folder. Moving the mouse during the
slide show activates a little control panel with buttons for functions
like pausing and exiting the slide show.