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In this article, Mytour will guide you through the process of converting Microsoft Word documents into JPEG image files on both Mac and Windows platforms.
Steps to Follow
For Mac Users
Double-click the Word document. This action will open the file.
- Alternatively, you can launch Word, the software with a blue "W" or a white "W" on a blue background depending on the version, click on Open, and select the document at this stage.
Click on File (File). This option is located in the top-left corner of the Mac screen.
Click on Save As (Save As). This option appears at the top of the dropdown menu under File.
Click on Format (Format). You will see a dialog box in the middle of the "Save As" window.
Select the PDF option. This button is located midway through the dropdown menu. Although Word DOC files cannot be directly converted to JPEG, PDF files can.
Click the Save (Save) button. This blue button is located at the bottom-right corner of the window. Your file is now saved in PDF format; you can find it on your desktop.
Open the PDF in Preview. To save a PDF file as a JPEG, you need to use the Preview app on Mac because no third-party PDF application offers this feature. To do this:
- Right-click (Ctrl + Click) on the PDF file.
- Select Open With.
- Choose Preview.
Click on File. This option is located in the top-left corner of the screen.
Click on Export (Export). This option is located in the middle of the dropdown menu.
Click on Format (Format). This dialog box is located near the bottom of the "Export" page.
Select JPEG. This action saves the PDF version of your Word file as a JPEG.
- You will see a slider below the Format dialog box; click and drag it to the right to increase JPEG quality or to the left to reduce it. This slider is particularly useful if you want to reduce the file size (while also lowering the image quality).
Click on Save (Save). This button is located at the bottom-right corner of the screen. Your Word file has now been converted to JPEG format.
On Windows (7, 8, 10)
Double-click the Word document. This action opens the document in Microsoft Word.
- You can also open the Word application, which has a white "W" on a blue background, and then click on the document name under "Recently opened."
Hold the ⊞ Win key and press ⎙ Print Screen. This captures a screenshot of your current screen.
- If the screenshot doesn't work, try pressing the "Print Screen" key more firmly and hold it for about half a second before releasing.
- The "Print Screen" key might be abbreviated (e.g., "Prt Scr", "Prt Sc", etc.).
Open the Start menu. You can press the ⊞ Win key to do this or click on the Windows icon at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
Type screenshots into the Start menu. You will see a folder named "Screenshots" appear at the top of the menu.
Click on the "Screenshots" folder. This action opens the folder, where you will find your Word document.
Double-click the screenshot of your Word document. A dropdown menu will appear.
- You may need to scroll down to locate your Word document, depending on how many screenshots you have taken.
Hover over the Open with (Open With) option. This option is located midway through the dropdown menu; click it to open the dialog box.
Click on Paint. This action opens the Paint application, allowing you to convert the screenshot from PNG to JPEG format.
Crop the image if necessary. Since the screenshot captures the entire screen, you may need to trim unnecessary areas. To do this:
- Click on Select in the Paint window.
- Click and drag the cursor around the portion of the image you want to keep.
- Select Crop (located to the right of Select).
- To view the entire document, zoom out by clicking the - button at the bottom-right corner of the software window.
Click on File (File). The menu is located in the top-left corner of the screen.
Hover over the Save As (Save As) option. A new dialog box will appear on the right side.
Click on JPEG Image (JPEG image). This action saves the updated screenshot as a JPEG file.
On Windows (XP and Vista)
Double-click the Word document. This action opens the document in Microsoft Word.
- You can also open the Word application, which has a white "W" on a blue background, and then click on the document name under "Recently opened."
Press the ⎙ Print Screen key. This key is usually located at the top-right corner of the keyboard.
- The "Print Screen" key might be abbreviated (e.g., "Prt Scr", "Prt Sc", etc.).
Open the Start menu. You can press the ⊞ Win key or click on the Windows icon at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
Type Paint into the search bar. You will find the Paint application, which has an icon of a paintbrush in a cup. Use Paint to save the file.
- On Windows XP, click on All Programs at the bottom of the menu, select Accessories, and then choose Paint from the dialog box that appears.
Press Ctrl+V. This action pastes the screenshot into the Paint window.
Crop the image if necessary. Since the screenshot captures the entire screen, you may need to trim it to focus on the text. To do this:
- Click on the rectangle icon located on the left side of the Paint window.
- Click and drag the cursor around the portion of the image you want to keep.
- Click on Image at the top of the window.
- Select Crop.
- To view the entire document, zoom out using the - button at the bottom-right corner of the window.
Click on File (File). The menu is located in the top-left corner of the screen.
Click on Save As. This option is located midway through the dropdown menu under File.
Enter the screenshot name in the text field. Type the name into the "File name" field.
Click on the "Save as type" (Save as format) dropdown. This dropdown is located below the "File name" field.
- The dropdown displays "PNG".
Click on JPEG. This option is located in the dropdown menu. Select this format to save the file as JPEG instead of the default PNG.
Select Save. This option is located at the bottom-right corner of the screen. The screenshot will be saved as a JPEG file.
Tips
- If you have the Word app on your phone, simply take a screenshot of the open document to save it as an image file.
- Most websites that support JPEG files also support PNG (screenshots).
Warnings
- Using Paint may reduce the quality of the file. This isn't a significant issue if your document doesn't contain many images, and you might not even notice a noticeable difference.
