Searching for how to extract images from Word or docx / doc files? If yes, then you’re on the right page.
Saving all images from doc files is not a straightforward process. Because there is no such option available in Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
However, Microsoft Word offers to save pictures one by one from the document, just right-click on the image from the doc file and select the “Save as picture” option. But, word 2007 even doesn’t offer this option. Well, this will be a lengthy process for most people if the document has multiple images. Also, Google Docs only allows us to copy images to other apps.
There are many situations when you may need to extract images from a Word, doc, or Docx file. You received or download the document file and want to save images from that file. You accidentally delete the images from your PC and want to save or recover them from a Word document.
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Well, it doesn’t matter what reasons you have. Saving pictures/images from Word documents isn’t an impossible task.
When you search on the internet, you found tons of third-party online tools and software. Online tools are easy to use, but there are some drawbacks to using these tools. You need to upload your document. Moreover, because of privacy issues, most people hesitate before uploading their document files. Also, most of the software’s are paid.
Well, you may wonder to know that, there is no need to use online tools and paid software. You can easily save all images from the doc, docx, or Word files from Microsoft Word and Google Docs.
Officially, Microsoft Word offers an option to save the picture as a separate file. But, this option isn’t useful when you have hundreds of images in the document.
Thanks to Microsoft Word and Google Docs, allow us to save doc files in other file formats. By using this feature, you can easily save pictures from Word.
This is one of the best methods and works on all versions of MS Word including Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007.
By using MS Word, you can convert and save docx ad doc files into PDF, XPS, HTML, XML, etc. With HTML file format, you can easily extract all images from docx or Word files. The steps are given below.
Microsoft Word provides an option to save the images embedded in Word files. This option is useful if the document has few images. The steps are given below.
You need to repeat the steps for all pictures/images.
Google Docs is an online word processor software. If you don’t have MS Word, you can use Google Docs to save the images from a Word document. The steps are given below.
In Windows OS, you can directly change the file format from the rename. By changing the file extension from docx to zip, you can easily separate and extract all images from the docx file.
First, you need to disable the “Hide extensions for known file types” option from the folder options. After that, you can easily change the file extension by renaming the file.
Step 1. Show file extensions
Open Control Panel and search for “Folder Options” (without quotes). Open “File Explorer options” and click on the View tab.
Uncheck the “Hide extensions for known file types” option (If already unchecked, then skip to step 2) from the advanced settings and click on the Apply and Ok buttons.
Step 2. Change file extension
Open the folder where docx file is saved. Right-click on the file and select Rename. Change the “*.docx” to “*.zip” and press the enter button.
Windows shows the popup message. Click on the Yes button to proceed.
Step 3. Extract Images from Zip file
Open the zip file and go to the word » media folder and you’ll see the all images. Extract the media folder from the zip file.
You can use WinRAR or WinZIP software for this.
After saving/extracting the images, change the file extension from .zip to .docx.
Online tools are very convenient in most situations, but I don’t recommend using these tools for this. Because you need to upload your files to the servers which may put your document information at risk.
However, if your document doesn’t contain useful information, you can use these tools. You just need to upload the Word document file, and you’ll get the zip file with images in return.
You can copy an image from Word to the clipboard. After that, you can paste it into another app or software. By using Paint software, you can save the copied image. However, you can directly use the “Save as picture” option. But, if you want to crop the image before saving, you can use this method.
In Windows 11 or 10, you can use the Snipping tool to take a screenshot of part of the screen. You can use this tool to capture the image from a Word file. With this tool, you can easily take a screenshot of the full image or part of the image from the Word document file.
Now you know how to extract images from Word to save on your device. However, Microsoft Word allows you to save pictures one by one from the document. But, saving the docx file as a web page is the best method because you can do that on both MS Word (including Word 2007) and Google Docs. Well, I discussed 6 methods. So, it depends on you which method is best for you.