How to extract the images from a .doc file using OpenOffice.org Writer

November 4th, 2007 by Ross McKillop |

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This brief tutorial will guide you through the steps to extract all of the images from a .doc file. Though the screenshots are specific to OpenOffice.org Writer, the steps are nearly identical for Microsoft Word (including 2007).

Start by opening the .doc file

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Select File and then Save As…

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From the Save in: list, select the location you want to save the image(s)

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Select HTML Document from the drop-down list in the Save as type: section.

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If you get a warning about formatting just ignore it and click Yes. Note: you won’t be altering the original document, just copying the pictures from it.

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Now go to the folder that you specified in step #3 above. All of the pictures will be there! Note: you can delete the .html file that will also be in the same folder.