Create an image from a table

[Guest]

I've created a table in Word with text and pictures in various cells.

I'd like to save the table as a picture somehow so I can use it in a range
of documents. In Excel you can use Shift - Edit - Copy Picture on selected
cells but there doesn't seem to be an alternative in Word.

Any help would be much appreciated

 

[Stefan Blom]

You can save the table as an AutoText entry; that way, you'll be able to
re-use it in future documents.

To quickly create an AutoText entry: Select the table. On the Insert
menu, click AutoText, and then click New. Type a name and click OK. This
saves the AutoText in the Normal template, so that you can use it from
any document (regardless of template).

If you want to be able to pick a specific open template to store the
AutoText in, use the Insert>AutoText>AutoText dialog box.

See detailed information at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoText.htm

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[Guest]

Thanks a lot Stefan.

Having reread my original post I amfaid I didn't make myself very clear. I
actually want to use the picture of my table in different applications not
just Word.

I know I can use the Print Screen button and crop the picture but that seems
very clunky and I was hoping for a slicker solution.

Thanks again

 

[Stefan Blom]

For screenshots, I'm told that SnagIt (http://www.techsmith.com) does a
very good job. (I haven't used it personally, though.)

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[Anne Troy]

You can just copy, then Edit--Paste special, as a picture, in virtually any
application, though you might want to do it in Word and save it there, so
you can copy it later.
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Stefan Blom]

Using Edit>Paste Special as suggested by Anne Troy would be a better
approach in this particular case, though.

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