Thanks for the info, but I don't understand some of the terms. 1) Whats "cleaner", is that a program and where would I get it? 2) Whats "PNG"? and where do I get it? I use Photoshop a great deal, but have only done illustrations, ad construction and retouching. Tif is my preferred format for export to Quark. It sounds like I can create PNG files (whatever they are) out of Photoshop, correct? thanks, vern