<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
PhotoDraw	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
vector	O
graphics	O
and	O
raster	O
imaging	O
software	O
package	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
PhotoDraw	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
along	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
Premium	O
and	O
Developer	O
,	O
but	O
came	O
separately	O
on	O
2	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
the	O
subsequent	O
version	O
called	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
PhotoDraw	I-Operating_System
2000	I-Operating_System
Version	O
2	O
to	O
General	O
Availability	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
were	O
branded	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
Application	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
were	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
applications	O
(	O
most	O
notably	O
Publisher	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
2000	O
Version	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
discontinued	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functional	O
equivalent	O
would	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Expression	B-Application
Graphic	I-Application
Designer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
full-featured	O
dual-type	O
(	O
vector	O
and	O
bitmap	O
)	O
graphics	O
software	O
application	O
like	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Fireworks	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
for	O
semiprofessional	O
business	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
responded	O
by	O
bundling	O
Windows	O
Picture	O
and	O
Fax	O
Viewer	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
developing	O
Microsoft	O
Picture	O
It	O
!,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
creating	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
Picture	I-Operating_System
Manager	I-Operating_System
for	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
2003	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Photo	O
Editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
not	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
challenge	O
Illustrator	O
,	O
the	O
de	O
facto	O
standard	O
for	O
graphics	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
professional	O
purposes	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
,	O
introduced	O
and	O
developed	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Expression	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
a	O
graphics	O
solution	O
suite	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
also	O
discontinued	O
,	O
leaving	O
MS	O
Office	O
users	O
without	O
any	O
proper	O
illustration	O
tool	O
with	O
capabilities	O
exceeding	O
those	O
of	O
PowerPoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
's	O
native	O
file	O
format	O
is	O
.MIX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photodraw	B-Operating_System
can	O
open	O
files	O
in	O
these	O
file	O
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Photodraw	B-Operating_System
can	O
save	O
files	O
in	O
these	O
file	O
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Picture	B-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
's	O
native	O
file	O
format	O
is	O
"	O
.mix	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
format	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
can	O
save	O
and	O
load	O
its	O
MIX	O
files	O
and	O
retain	O
the	O
full	O
ability	O
to	O
modify	O
those	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDraw	B-Operating_System
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
