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This tutorial shows how to save tables and figures as images in Microsoft Word for the PC and in Word for Mac. These steps will also work for shapes and SmartArt.

Why Would You Want to Save Tables and Figures as Images?

You may want to repurpose your tables and figures (or shapes and SmartArt) as images on social media or on a website. In addition, you can insert the image files into different file types such as PowerPoint slides, Publisher files, or PDFs.

Quick Links:

  • How to Save Tables and Figures as Images in Microsoft Word (PC)
  • How to Save Tables and Figures as Images in Word for Mac

This tutorial is also available as a YouTube video showing all the steps in real time.

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The images below are from Word for Microsoft 365 and Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac. These steps will also work in Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013. However, your interface may look slightly different in those older versions of the software. These steps don’t apply to Word for the web.

Important Note: The following steps only save the table, figure, shape, or SmartArt as an image. These steps don’t save the corresponding title or caption added with Word’s title and caption tools. Therefore, be sure to copy that information separately if you will need it for future use.

  1. Right-click the table or figure and then select Save as Picture from the shortcut menu.

Save as Picture option in Word 365

Figure 1. Save as Picture option
  1. Select the location where you want to save your image in the Save As Picture dialog box.

Locations in the Save As Picture dialog box in Word 365

Figure 2. Location options
  1. (Optional) Type a new name into the File name text box.

File name text box in the Save As Picture dialog box in Word 365

Figure 4. File name text box
  1. Select a file format from the Save as type drop-down menu:
    • Portable Network Graphics (.png)
    • JPEG File Interchange Format (.jpg)
    • Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
    • Tag Image File Format (.tif)
    • Windows Bitmap (.bmp)
    • Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg) (Only available in Word for Microsoft 365 and Word 2021)

JPEG and PNG are the two most common file formats. There are compression differences between these formats, but for most users, the most important difference is the fact that PNGs have a transparent background, while JPEGs have a white background.

"Save as type" menu in the Save As Picture dialog box in Word 365

Figure 4. Save as type menu
  1. Select the Save button.

Save button in the Save As Picture dialog box in Word 365

Figure 5. Save button

Your table or figure should now be saved as an image in the location you chose in the Save As Picture dialog box.

How to Save Tables and Figures as Images in Word for Mac

  1. Control-click the table or figure and then select Save as Picture from the shortcut menu.

Save as Picture option in Word for Mac

Figure 6. Save as Picture option (Word for Mac)
  1. (Optional) Type a new name into the Save As text box in the Save dialog box.

Save As text box in the Save dialog box in Word for Mac

Figure 7. Save As text box (Word for Mac)
  1. Select the location where you want to save your image.

Location options in the Save dialog box in Word for Mac

Figure 8. Location options (Word for Mac)
  1. Select a file type from the Save as Type drop-down menu:
    • PNG
    • JPEG
    • PDF
    • GIF
    • BMP
    • SVG (Only available in Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac and Word 2021 for Mac)

Please see step 4 in the section above for a brief discussion about JPEGs and PNGs.

Save as Type menu in the Save dialog box in Word 365

Figure 9. Save as Type menu (Word for Mac)
  1. Select the Save button.

Save button in the Save dialog box in Word for Mac

Figure 10. Save button (Word for Mac)

Your table or figure should now be saved as an image in the location you chose in the Save dialog box.

Related Resources

How to Save Charts as Templates in Microsoft Word

How to Save Tables as Templates in Microsoft Word

How to Create and Update a List of Tables or Figures in Microsoft Word

How to Write Figure Captions for Graphs, Charts, Photos, Drawings, and Maps

How to Write Table Titles

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Want to save a Word document as an image that you can easily share with others? It’s actually pretty simple—you’ll just need to save it as a PDF first, which is a format that’s easy to convert to PDF. This wikiHow will show you how to convert any Microsoft Word document into a JPEG image on your Windows PC or Mac.

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    Open the Word document. Double-click the document you want to convert into a JPEG. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Click File. It’s in the top-left corner of the Word window. A pop-out menu will appear.

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    Click Save As. This is in the pop-out menu on the left side of the page.

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    Double-click This PC. It’s in the middle of the page. Doing so opens a File Explorer window.

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    Select a save location. Click the folder in which you want to save your converted Word file on the left side of the window.

    • For example, to save the file on the desktop, you would click Desktop.

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    Click the «Save as type» drop-down box. It’s at the bottom of the window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.

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    Click PDF. This is in the drop-down menu.

    • You can’t convert a Word document directly to a JPEG file, but you can convert a PDF to a JPEG.

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    Click Save. It’s in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your Word file will be copied to a PDF file in your selected location.

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    Install the free PDF to JPEG converter. This app is free in the Microsoft Store:

    • Open
      Windows Start

      , then type in store and click Microsoft Store at the top of the menu.

    • Click Search.
    • Type in pdf to jpeg, then press ↵ Enter.
    • Click the black-and-white PDF to JPEG icon.
    • Click Get in the upper-left side of the window.

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    Open PDF to JPEG. Click Launch when prompted, or open Start

    Windows Start

    , type in pdf to jpeg, and click PDF to JPEG in the results.

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    Click Select File. It’s at the top of the window. Doing so opens a File Explorer window.

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    Open your PDF. Go to the location in which you saved your PDF and click the PDF file, then click Open in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will open the PDF in the PDF to JPEG converter.

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    Select a save location. Click Select Folder at the top of the converter window, then click the folder in which you want to save the converted JPEG file and click Select Folder in the bottom-right corner.

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    Click Convert. It’s at the top of the window. This will convert your PDF into a JPEG file and store it in your selected location.

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    Open the Word document. Double-click the document you want to convert into a JPEG. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.

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    Click File. It’s an option in the top-left corner of your Mac’s screen.

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    Click Save As. This option is near the top of the drop-down File menu.

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    Click the «Format» drop-down box. You’ll see this box toward the middle of the «Save As» window. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Click PDF. It’s near the middle of the drop-down menu.

    • While a DOC (Word) file isn’t directly convertible to a JPEG file, a PDF is.

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    Click Save. It’s a blue button in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your file has now been saved as a PDF; you’ll likely find it on the desktop.

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    Open the PDF file with Preview. To be able to save the PDF as a JPEG, you need to use the Preview application on the Mac because not all third-party PDF applications have this feature. To do this:

    • Click once the PDF file.
    • Click File at the top of the screen.
    • Select Open With in the drop-down menu.
    • Click Preview.

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    Click File. This option is in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Click Export. It’s toward the middle of the drop-down menu.

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    Click Format. This box is near the bottom of the «Export» page.

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    Click JPEG. Doing so will allow you to save the PDF version of your Word document as a JPEG file.

    • You’ll see a slider appear below the Format box; clicking and dragging it right will increase your JPEG’s quality, while dragging it left will decrease the quality. This is helpful if you need to lower the image’s size (wherein you would lower the quality).

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    Click Save. It’s in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Your Word document is now preserved in JPEG format.

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    Open the Word-to-JPEG converter. Go to http://wordtojpeg.com/ in your computer’s web browser. This is a free website that can convert Word and PDF files into the JPEG format.

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    Click UPLOAD FILES. It’s the green button near the center of the page.

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    Select a Word document and click Open. A thumbnail of the file will appear below the “UPLOAD FILES” button.

    • If your Word document contains more than one page, this tool will create a separate JPEG for each page.

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    Click DOWNLOAD. It’s at the bottom of the thumbnail. This downloads a ZIP folder containing the image to your computer.

    • You may have to select a download location and click Save or OK.

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    Extract the ZIP folder you just downloaded. This will vary depending on whether you’re using a Windows computer or a Mac:

    • Windows — Double-click the ZIP folder, click Extract at the top of the window, click Extract all, and click Extract all when prompted.
    • Mac — Double-click the ZIP folder and wait for it to finish extracting.

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    Open your JPEG file. In the extracted folder, you should see one JPEG file for each page of the Word document you converted; double-clicking a JPEG file will open it in your computer’s default photo program.

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    I already used the snipping tool and everything went well, except the lines under the words. How can I get rid of them?

    Community Answer

    If you mean the lines that indicate spelling or grammar errors, all you have to do is click «Review» in the top menu and select «Spelling and Grammar». Then click through, changing or ignoring the errors as you please. The lines should disappear as you fix everything.

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    Can I change a multi-page Word document to a jpeg?

    Community Answer

    You can take screenshots of it on a Mac (Command + Shift+ «4») and it will turn into a png or a jpeg based on the settings on your computer.

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  • If you have Word on your iPhone or Android, you can take a screenshot of the document to preserve it as a picture file.

  • Most sites that support JPEG will also support PNG (screenshot) files.

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  • If you choose to use an online converter, keep in mind that the service will be able to see the document, therefore you’ll want to avoid online converters if the document is sensitive.

  • Converting your document to a JPEG may cause your file to lose quality. This shouldn’t be an issue unless your Word document is largely visual, and even then you shouldn’t notice too much of a difference.

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1. Open the file in Word.
2. Click the File menu.
3. Click Save As.
4. Select a save location.
5. Select PDF from the «Save as type» menu.
6. Click Save.
7. Install PDF to JPEG from the Microsoft Store.
8. Use PDF to JPEG to covert the file.

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I have some drawings in my docx file. These drawing were accomplished by use of MS Word 2010 win and 2011 mac drawing features.
I am now required to export them separately in TIFF and EPS format.
I have both OSX 10.9.5 and Windows 7.

How can I do this?

Your help is much appreciated.

asked May 18, 2015 at 6:47

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One possible solution tested on Windows:

  1. Save document as a web page.

  2. Check the folder Name_files accompanying Name.htm and the drawings should be saved as PNG files.

  3. Convert to whichever formats you want.

answered May 18, 2015 at 8:45

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