PBM/PPM/PGM Options /text/shared/00/00000214.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe PBM/PPM/PGM Options Select the file format for the file to be exported. This dialog appears when exporting in the Portable Bitmap (PBM), Portable Pixelmap (PPM) and Portable Graymap (PGM) format. File format Binary Exports the file in binary format. The resulting file is smaller than a (ASCII) text file. Text Exports the file in the ASCII text format. This file type is larger than a binary.