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Convert doc to grafik

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by murray_g

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How can I take a file creted in WORD 97 and convert it into a graphic file? I am trying to avoid scanning and OCR conversion to be sure the file is save in it's entirety. When scanning a document the OCR has a tendency of eliminating parts of the document and it can't be used. Your immediate assistance is appreciated with a response to me at murray.greenberger@americareny.com as well as to this site for others to see.
If you can't e-mail the complete answer to my private e-mail, then please send me at least a link.

Thanks

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by red dragoon

Dear Murray G:

This is very easy because I do this all the time.

1. Open the Word 97 document. Decrease the view zoom so an entire page appears in the View window.

2. Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.

3. Open the Paint program in Accessories.

4. Select Paste from the Edit menu. This will paste the image of your entire desktop onto the new bitmap file.

5. Select the area of the picture that contains the Word document and Cut it.

6. Open a new Paint file and Paste the previously cut image.

7. Save the bitmap.

Now you can use an image shop program, such as the one that comes free with some earlier versions of Windows, Microsoft Photo Editor.

Open the file in the editing program and Save it As a jpegfile, so it takes up less space.

Repeat this process for each page of the Word document.

Godspeed!

by jimbb

Not entirely free as the previous answer, but most certainly accessible to the entire IT world, is using PDF writer to make a PDF file.

Jim

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