RE: Copying embedded graphics from Word via pasteboard

Subject: RE: Copying embedded graphics from Word via pasteboard
From: "Keith Soltys" <keith -at- soltys -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 08:17:25 -0400

> People routinely supply me with Word 97 docs. which have embedded graphics
> (screen shots) in them.
> I am trying to get the graphics out of Word by copying to the pasteboard,
> then saving them as a graphics file.
>
> No luck, though. Word seems to apply some sort of "image smoothing" which
> resamples the pic and gives a fuzzy graphic when pasted into
> PaintShop Pro.
>
> Any tips on circumventing this "feature" of Word?
>
> Thanks
> Michael.
>

You could try saving the file as HTML. Word creates GIF or JPG files of all
the graphics. I'm not sure if this will circumvent the problem that you are
having, but it's worth a try. It's also the fastest way I've found of saving
graphics as files when they've been embedded in a Word doc.

Regards
Keith




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