Saving text as a picture

[Phred Bear]

How can I save text as a gif or jpg or bit map. For example, a table which I
want to insert as a picture into another application which doesn't do text
(Doing CD labels, for example, which I can't get to customise the way I
want).

I can convert the text to a microsoft picture through "Paste Special" but
there doesn't seem to be a way of saving it. I have also tried saving the
clipboard copy of the picture but that only saves as a clipboard file. Any
ideas?

 

[Pat Garard]

G'Day Phred,

The quick (and smart) answer is 'Take a digital photo of the Doc".

The Doc contains all of your text, and Word's additional structural
and formatting data that allow you to Edit, Print etc.

A jpeg IS a photograph, and I don't believe there exists the kind of
free converter that you need.

If you can raise about $50, you might try:
http://www.eprintdriver.com/to_jpeg/DOC-to-JPEG-ex.html,
or for about $70:
http://www.print-driver.com/howto/converting/convert_doc_to_jpg.htm
or search Google for:
"doc to jpg"!

In a previous post, Graham Mayor (Word MVP) recommended SnagIt
trial version - www.techsmith.com.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You have your picture in a Word document. Save that document as html and
look in the folder Word will create with the same name. You'll find your
jpg.
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[Phred Bear]

You have your picture in a Word document. Save that document as html and
look in the folder Word will create with the same name. You'll find your
jpg.

That's the one.

Many thanks

 

[Stan Brown]

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:18:38 +1100 from <"Pat Garard"

The quick (and smart) answer is 'Take a digital photo of the Doc".

The Doc contains all of your text, and Word's additional structural
and formatting data that allow you to Edit, Print etc.

A jpeg IS a photograph, and I don't believe there exists the kind of
free converter that you need.

I do: it's called Alt-PrtSc or Alt-PrintScreen.

Press that key combination to copy the current window to the
clipboard, then go to your favorite image editor and do Edit>>Paste
or the equivalent.

 

[Stan Brown]

How can I save text as a gif or jpg or bit map. For example, a table which I
want to insert as a picture into another application which doesn't do text
(Doing CD labels, for example, which I can't get to customise the way I
want).

I can convert the text to a microsoft picture through "Paste Special" but
there doesn't seem to be a way of saving it. I have also tried saving the
clipboard copy of the picture but that only saves as a clipboard file. Any
ideas?

You don't need to convert it within word: just take a snapshot with
Alt-PrtSc or Alt-PrintScreen. Then paste into your favorite image
editor.