How do I convert word files to picture files? - Rainbow Family Tree2024-03-28T12:30:44Zhttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/forum/topics/how-do-i-convert-word-files-to?groupUrl=workshopsupporters&commentId=3740708%3AComment%3A751&groupId=3740708%3AGroup%3A350&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYay! Thanks Marc and Sharon.…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2009-09-16:3740708:Comment:8032009-09-16T22:28:19.000ZMelina MIchelle Magdalenahttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/MelinaMIchelleMagdalena
Yay! Thanks Marc and Sharon. I've played around with the pdf facility and YES I managed to save a picture as a jpg. Think that will solve my problems for now.<br />
m.m.m.
Yay! Thanks Marc and Sharon. I've played around with the pdf facility and YES I managed to save a picture as a jpg. Think that will solve my problems for now.<br />
m.m.m. Hi Melina,
Yes – it can overw…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2009-09-14:3740708:Comment:7802009-09-14T09:28:25.000ZSharon Hatswellhttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/SharonHatswell
Hi Melina,<br />
Yes – it can overwhelming – but keep at it – it is very worth it.<br />
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To help you on your way I have attached a jpg & gif of your files from Word.<br />
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<b>What is the best format to use?</b> Pls see link:<br />
<a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/08/03/gif-png-jpg-which-one-to-use/">http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/08/03/gif-png-jpg-which-one-to-use/</a><br />
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But to fill you in - I followed these steps:<br />
1. I opened your Word doc image showing the whole image.<br />
2. I then selected Print…
Hi Melina,<br />
Yes – it can overwhelming – but keep at it – it is very worth it.<br />
<br />
To help you on your way I have attached a jpg & gif of your files from Word.<br />
<br />
<b>What is the best format to use?</b> Pls see link:<br />
<a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/08/03/gif-png-jpg-which-one-to-use/">http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/08/03/gif-png-jpg-which-one-to-use/</a><br />
<br />
But to fill you in - I followed these steps:<br />
1. I opened your Word doc image showing the whole image.<br />
2. I then selected Print Screen on my keyboard.<br />
3. Then I opened my Graphics Program (in my case PhotoShop.).<br />
4. I created a New File (Set the width dimensions to 720 pixels and the height to 576 pixels.)<br />
5. Then I selected Edit >Paste fro the File Menu which pasted the image into that new document.<br />
6. I cropped out any unwanted areas.<br />
7. I then selected Save As – as saved firstly as a jpg and then repeated the process & selected .gif on the second time round.<br />
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NB- It is always good form (upon Pasting into a New document) to immediately save your file as that Program’s native file.<br />
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<b>What is a ‘native file’?</b><br />
Well in PhotoShop it’s a .psd<br />
In MS Word it’s a .doc<br />
In MS Excel is a xls.<br />
It is essentially the ‘rawest’ of files created by the program that you are working within.<br />
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<b>Why save as a Native file?</b><br />
Because if you make a mistake or want to alter that file it is (as mentioned) the ‘rawest’ of files within that program. Which - in the case of a Graphics Program there is no image quality lost.<br />
You can save as a jpg, gif, or whatever file you like. But at the end of the day – you have that ‘preserved’ native file to go back to.<br />
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I must admit I have not had any experience with PhotoStory – but will try to get around to having a look.<br />
Has anyone else had experience with PhotoStory ?? pls let us know.<br />
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In the meantime Melina – if you have a moment check out PhotoPlus – and let us know how you go <br />
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Cheers,<br />
Sharon Oh, if you have Adobe Acrobat…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2009-09-14:3740708:Comment:7762009-09-14T02:16:04.000ZMarchttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/Marc
Oh, if you have Adobe Acrobat, you should be able to save your .pdf files as jpegs. I should know the definite answer about MovieMaker and iMovie using .pdfs but right now I'm not sure - off the top of my head I don't think they do. They definitely do work with jpegs though.<br />
M
Oh, if you have Adobe Acrobat, you should be able to save your .pdf files as jpegs. I should know the definite answer about MovieMaker and iMovie using .pdfs but right now I'm not sure - off the top of my head I don't think they do. They definitely do work with jpegs though.<br />
M Hey Melina,
I've had a poke a…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2009-09-14:3740708:Comment:7752009-09-14T02:12:13.000ZMarchttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/Marc
Hey Melina,<br />
I've had a poke and a fiddle and, much as I suspected, Word doesn't have a facility to save the entire word .doc as an image file such as .jpg. Now, I'm very familiar with Word but I would not claim to be the final authority so there's a chance I'm wrong and it does have such a function, but I'm fairly sure I'm right. To avoid the loss in quality you'd get printing and scanning your document, I can only suggest using a screen capture to select the whole page as a single image. I…
Hey Melina,<br />
I've had a poke and a fiddle and, much as I suspected, Word doesn't have a facility to save the entire word .doc as an image file such as .jpg. Now, I'm very familiar with Word but I would not claim to be the final authority so there's a chance I'm wrong and it does have such a function, but I'm fairly sure I'm right. To avoid the loss in quality you'd get printing and scanning your document, I can only suggest using a screen capture to select the whole page as a single image. I know Apple's picture manager has a screen select & capture function. I'll have a look around on this PC and see if it has something similar. Will let you know.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Marc I'll be back at work and usin…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2009-09-13:3740708:Comment:7602009-09-13T12:26:48.000ZMarchttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/Marc
I'll be back at work and using Word tomorrow. I'll have a fool around and see what I can figure out. Will post here about lunch time. M
I'll be back at work and using Word tomorrow. I'll have a fool around and see what I can figure out. Will post here about lunch time. M Hi Sharon,
ummmm.... first of…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2009-09-12:3740708:Comment:7532009-09-12T08:52:45.000ZMelina MIchelle Magdalenahttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/MelinaMIchelleMagdalena
Hi Sharon,<br />
ummmm.... first of all thanks for replying. I've just been googling this question and it only leads to more questions!<br />
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I won't be using PhotoShop, but maybe the PhotoPlus. I'm not sure what format the images should be in when I make the digital story - if they are pdfs will they be suitable? I can convert word documents to pdfs with whatever is on my computer.<br />
<br />
I started using PhotoStory once during a teacher's PD workshop and it was easy and fun. The images were all jpeg photos. So…
Hi Sharon,<br />
ummmm.... first of all thanks for replying. I've just been googling this question and it only leads to more questions!<br />
<br />
I won't be using PhotoShop, but maybe the PhotoPlus. I'm not sure what format the images should be in when I make the digital story - if they are pdfs will they be suitable? I can convert word documents to pdfs with whatever is on my computer.<br />
<br />
I started using PhotoStory once during a teacher's PD workshop and it was easy and fun. The images were all jpeg photos. So that's why I'm unsure what kind of files to use.<br />
<br />
Did that answer your question?<br />
Thanks!<br />
Melina Hi Melina,
I am happy to help…tag:rainbowfamilytree.com,2009-09-12:3740708:Comment:7512009-09-12T08:45:30.000ZSharon Hatswellhttp://rainbowfamilytree.com/profile/SharonHatswell
Hi Melina,<br />
I am happy to help you on your way. But first can you tell me what Graphics Program you intend to use - eg: PhotoShop , PhotoPlus.<br />
Then I can tailor my answer accordingly.<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
Sharon
Hi Melina,<br />
I am happy to help you on your way. But first can you tell me what Graphics Program you intend to use - eg: PhotoShop , PhotoPlus.<br />
Then I can tailor my answer accordingly.<br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
Sharon