File Format is the way in which information is arranged in a file. Different programs arrange the information in different ways depending on their requirements. This means that files from one program cannot be read by another or, if it can be read, not all the information can be displayed correctly. There are two major groups of graphic file formats. The first is Bitmap (a rectangle of colored dots) and the second Vector (a list of drawing instructions). Xara LX can import and export many types of both Bitmap and Vector file formats.