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| Simple extraction of images from Word |
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Once an image is included in a
Word document (as opposed to being linked to it), it becomes part of that
document and there is no way of extracting that image for re-use, while it
remains part of that document. You can, however, save the image as a web
page, which will separate the component parts out of the document as
files (from Word 2000 on).
Use the file > save as
dialog to select the correct web page option - i.e. Web Page (*.htm;
*.html) as opposed to Single File Web Page (*.mht: *.mhtl)
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The File menu has an
option to save as a web page. The default option for this function is
the single page web format, hence the suggestion to save the document in
the manner described. |
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The images will be saved in
a sub folder of the folder into which the document is saved which will
have a name based on the filename chosen i.e. <Filename>_files.
This is the default setting and is controlled from Tools > Options >
General > Web Options (see illustration). |
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In Word 2007 access to the
above dialog is from the Word Options via the Office Button
 see below |
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In the following example, I
have used the name Extract.htm. The sub folder in this case will
therefore be called Extract_files. |
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The files will not be visible in the 'save as' dialog, but
you can view them in the file > open dialog with the file type set to
'all files' (as below), the Insert Picture dialog or by using Windows
Explorer. |
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This alone will extract the
images, but the original resolution no longer applies. You can improve the
resolution of the extracted images by setting the web options from the
'Tools' sub menu of the file save window (or from Word Tools >
Options > General > Web Options - Word Options > Advanced in
Word 2007). |
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Select the 'Pictures' tab and
choose the largest screen size available, and in the 'Pixels per
inch' box, type '300' - see illustration: |
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The resulting image may not have the resolution of the
originally inserted image, but it should produce an acceptable image file. |
| PowerPoint |
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Word users
with PowerPoint can use that application as an aid to extracting images
individually with the possibility of improving the resolution compared
with the above quick and dirty method.
Select the
image in the Word document and paste it into an otherwise blank
PowerPoint slide. Right click the resulting image and choose Save as
Picture. |
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This
provides the option to save the image in a number of compatible formats
of which EMF (Enhance Windows Metafile) may produce the best results. |
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An alternative approach has been
developed by fellow MVP Stephen
Lebans, which is well worth investigating. |
