The choice to use the PNG format was based on the fact that it supports alpha channel transparency which improves the GIF transparency model. The PNG format is suitable for both purposes since it uses a palette based algorithm to compress the data while maintaining a small footprint.Īll the items from the package have a transparent background which makes it easier to blend in with the content of a document or a webpage.
It is a useful tool for the programmers that need to create icons inspired from the Office programs and for the web developers that create websites with Office-related themes. Both the icon size and the file format are suitable for transferring the images over the Internet and using them for websites. The package includes more than seventy high quality images captured in PNG format. You can use these images in order to create your own icons for related documents. Microsoft Office 2007 icons is a collection of high quality images that depicts the icons used by the files and the applications included in the Microsoft Office 2007 suite.