This article explains how to convert a document created with Microsoft Word into a JPEG image. The conversion can be done on both Windows and Mac.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Windows
Step 1. Open the Word document to convert
Double-click the icon of the document you want to convert to JPEG format. The file will automatically open within the Microsoft Word window.
Step 2. Access the File menu
It is located in the upper left corner of the program window. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Save As option
It is one of the menu items that appeared on the left side of the Word window.
Step 4. Double-click the This PC entry
It is located in the center of the newly appeared dialog box. This will bring up the Windows "File Explorer" window.
Step 5. Select the file destination folder
Click on the folder icon where you want to save the new file in JPEG format.
For example, if you want the converted file to be stored directly on your computer desktop, choose the directory Desktop.
Step 6. Access the "Save As" drop-down menu
It is visible at the bottom of the window. A list of options will be displayed.
Step 7. Choose the PDF item
It is one of the options listed in the menu that appeared.
Unfortunately it is not possible to directly convert a Word document to JPEG format, you must first convert it to a PDF file and then convert it to a JPEG image
Step 8. Press the Save button
It is located in the lower right corner of the window. The Word document will be saved in PDF format in the indicated folder.
Step 9. Install the free "PDF to JPEG" program
This is an application that can be found directly in the Microsoft Store. Follow these instructions:
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Access the "Start" menu by clicking on the icon
Windowsstart type in the keyword store then click on the icon Microsoft Store appeared in the hit list.
- Select the icon Research.
- Type in the keywords pdf to jpeg and press the Enter key.
- Click the black and white icon PDF to JPEG.
- Push the button Get located at the top left of the page.
Step 10. Launch the "PDF to JPEG" app
When prompted, press the button Start or access the "Start" menu by clicking on the icon
type the keywords pdf to jpeg and click on the icon PDF to JPEG appeared in the list of results.
Step 11. Choose the Select File option
It is located at the top of the program window. The "File Explorer" dialog will be displayed.
Step 12. Open the newly created PDF file
Navigate to the folder where you stored it, select the file icon, then press the button You open located in the lower right corner. The chosen PDF document will be displayed within the "PDF to JPEG" program.
Step 13. Choose the destination folder
Select the option Select Folder, located at the top of the program window, choose the folder where you want the JPEG file to be stored, then press the button Select Folder located in the lower right corner of the screen.
Step 14. Press the Convert button
It is positioned at the top of the window. The selected file will be converted to a JPEG image and stored in the chosen folder.
Method 2 of 3: Mac
Step 1. Open the Word document to convert
Double-click the icon of the document you want to convert to JPEG format. The file will automatically open within the Microsoft Word window.
Step 2. Access the File menu
It is located in the upper left corner of the Mac screen.
Step 3. Choose the Save As option
It is one of the items on the menu File appeared at the top of the screen.
Step 4. Access the "Format" drop-down menu
It is located in the center of the "Save As" window. A small drop-down menu will appear.
Step 5. Choose the PDF item
It is one of the options listed in the menu that appeared.
While a DOC format file cannot be converted directly to JPEG format, a PDF file allows this
Step 6. Press the Save button
It is blue in color and is located in the lower right corner of the window. The original Word document was saved in PDF format; you will most likely find it right on your Mac desktop.
Step 7. Open the PDF file using the Preview program
To convert the PDF file to JPEG format, you can use the Preview app, which is integrated into the operating system produced by Apple, as not all third-party apps have this functionality. Follow these instructions:
- Select the PDF file with a mouse click.
- Access the menu File located at the top of the screen.
- Choose the option Open with from the menu that appeared.
- Choose the program Preview.
Step 8. Access the File menu
It is located in the upper left corner of the Mac screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 9. Choose the Export option
It is located in the center of the drop-down menu that appeared.
Step 10. Access the Format drop-down menu
It is located at the bottom of the newly appeared dialog.
Step 11. Choose the JPEG option
This will automatically convert the selected PDF file into a JPEG image.
Below the text field Format you will see a cursor appear. Moving it to the right will increase the visual quality of the JPEG file, vice versa (moving it to the left) it will decrease. This is a great tool if you need to decrease the size of the converted file.
Step 12. Press the Save button
It is located in the lower right corner of the window. The original PDF file will be converted to JPEG format.
Method 3 of 3: Using an Online Converter
Step 1. Log in to the Word-to-JPEG website
Type the text string "https://wordtojpeg.com/" into the address bar of the browser. It is a free web service that allows you to convert a Word document (and PDF files) into JPEG format.
Step 2. Press the Upload File button
It is green in color and is positioned in the center of the web page that has appeared.
Step 3. Select the Word document to convert and press the Open button
A small preview of the content of the file just uploaded will be displayed under the "Upload File" button.
If the Word document to be converted consists of more than one page, the Word-to-JPEG site will create a JPEG image of each page
Step 4. Press the Download button
It is placed below the preview of each page of the document. This will download a ZIP file containing the converted image to your computer.
Depending on your internet browser settings, you may need to select the destination folder and press the button Download, OK or Save before the file in question is actually saved locally on the computer.
Step 5. Unzip the ZIP archive you just downloaded
The procedure to follow varies according to the operating system in use:
- Windows: Double click on the ZIP file icon, access the tab Extract located at the top of the window that appeared, press the button Extract everything, then press the button again Extract everything when required.
- Mac: Double-click the ZIP file icon and wait for the extraction process to complete.
Step 6. Open the file in JPEG format
Inside the folder extracted from the ZIP file you will find a JPEG file for each page that made up the original Word document. Double-click a JPEG file to view its contents using the system default program to manage images.
Advice
- If you have the Word app installed on your Android device or iPhone, you can take a screenshot of the content of the document to convert to preserve the original quality of the images it contains.
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