How to Convert Word DOC to JPG in Windows 11 or 10

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Saving or converting a word document as an image format was never a native function in Microsoft Word. However, depending on what you want to achieve, there are a couple of alternative methods to save a word document as a JPEG image or other image format.

Depending on what result you are after, whether you want the JPEG image to be exactly the same size as the word document that would fit into a page when printed, or you want to save only a part of the word document as an image file, this tutorial will show you 4 different methods to convert a word doc to jpg image in Windows 11 or Windows 10.

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Copy, paste, and save as picture in Microsoft Word

The easiest and quickest method to force saving a word document as JPEG image is by copying and pasting a part of the word document, and then save it as a JPEG image in Microsoft Word. This method can be done directly in the Microsoft Word itself without relying on any third party software. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: While opening the word document, highlight the part of the document which you wish to save as JPEG image. Press CTRL + C keys to copy the highlighted part.

Copy text in Microsoft Word

Step 2: On a new word document, or anywhere in the existing document, click on Home from the toolbar. Then, click on the Paste button and select Picture.

Paste as picture or image in Microsoft Word

Step 3: Right-click on the pasted picture and then select “Save as Picture” from the context menu.

Convert word to jpg

Step 4: Browse to the location where you want to save the image to. Enter a name for the image file and select JPEG (.jpg) from the “Save as type” drop-down menu to save the image in JPEG format.

how to convert word document to JPEG in Windows 10

Take a screenshot of the DOC and save as JPEG

Another more commonly used method to convert word document to JPEG is to simply capture a screenshot of the word document using the Windows built-in Snipping Tool or any other print screen software, and then save it as a JPEG image. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Search for and open Snipping Tool from the Windows search bar.

Open Snipping Tool Windows 10

Step 2: While opening the word document on your screen, click on the New snip button from the Snipping Tool window.

Take a screenshot of word document to save as JPEG

Step 3: Drag to highlight the part of the word document which you want to save as JPEG image.

save word document as jpeg

Step 4: Once the screenshot is captured, in Snipping tool, click on File, then Save as. Browse to the location where you wish to save the image. Give a name to the image file and select JPEG file as the image format from the “Save as type” drop-down menu.

How to save a word document as a JPEG in Windows 10

Word document to PDF, then PDF to JPEG

If you want to convert a word document to a JPEG image that fit perfectly to a page, for example, the common A4 size page, so that you can print it or send it nicely, especially if you need to convert an entire page or several pages of a word document, you will have to first save the word document as PDF, and then use a software or online tool that support converting PDF to image file to convert the PDF to JPEG.

First, save the word document as PDF in Microsoft Word. To do so, while opening the word document, click on File, then Save as. Browse to the location where you want to save the PDF file, and select PDF as the “Save as type” to save the document as a PDF file.

Convert word doc docx to PDF

There plenty of websites that let you convert a PDF file to JPEG image. We recommend Adobe PDF to JPG converter. If you prefer other converters, do a Google search for “pdf to jpg” and you should find plenty of similar tools.

Convert doc docx to jpg

Print Word document to Snagit and save as JPEG

Another method that is able to convert word document to JPEG that fits perfectly to a printed page is by using a screen capturing software called Snagit. The software is not free, but they do provide a free trial. With Snagit, you can directly print the the word document to Snagit printer, which will then open the printed document on Snagit Editor, where you can save it as JPEG or other image format.

export word to jpg in Windows 10 using Snagit

If you have Snagit installed, in Microsoft Word, while opening the Word document that you want to convert to JPEG, click on File, then Print. Select Snagit from the list of printers, and then click on Print.

convert word document to jpeg

Doing so will open the document in Snagit Editor. From there, you can save the printed document as JPEG image by clicking File, then Save as in Snagit Editor.

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Nyau Wai Hoe
Nyau Wai Hoe is the Founder and Chief Editor of WindowsDigitals.com. With a degree in software engineering and over 12 years of experience in the tech support industry, Nyau has established himself as an expert in the field, with a primary focus on the Microsoft Windows operating system. As a tech enthusiast, he loves exploring new technologies and leveraging them to solve real-life problems.

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