3 Quick Ways to Convert a DOC or DOCX File to a JPEG

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Convert any Microsoft Word file to a JPEG image for free

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Last Updated: June 9, 2025 Fact Checked

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Want to save a Word document as an image that you can easily share with others? It's actually pretty simple—you'll just need to save it as a PDF first, which is a format that's easy to convert to PDF. This wikiHow will show you how to convert any Microsoft Word document into a JPEG image on your Windows PC or Mac.

Converting Word to JPEG Using an Online Converter

Go to https://wordtojpeg.com/, click "UPLOAD FILES," and select the Word document you'd like to convert. Click "Download" at the bottom of the thumbnail to download the ZIP folder. Double-click the folder to extract it (Mac) or double-click and select "Extract" (Windows). Open the extracted file to access the JPEG file.

Method 1

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Double-click the document you want to convert into a JPEG. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
It's in the top-left corner of the Word window. A pop-out menu will appear.^{[1]
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This is in the pop-out menu on the left side of the page.^{[2]
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It's in the middle of the page. Doing so opens a File Explorer window.
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Select a save location. Click the folder in which you want to save your converted Word file on the left side of the window.
- For example, to save the file on the desktop, you would click Desktop.
It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.^{[3]
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Click PDF. This is in the drop-down menu.^{[4]
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- You can't convert a Word document directly to a JPEG file, but you can convert a PDF to a JPEG.
It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your Word file will be copied to a PDF file in your selected location.^{[5]
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Install the free PDF to JPEG converter. This app is free in the Microsoft Store:
- Open
  , then type in store and click Microsoft Store at the top of the menu.
- Click Search.
- Type in pdf to jpeg, then press ↵ Enter.
- Click the black-and-white PDF to JPEG icon.
- Click Get in the upper-left side of the window.
Click Launch when prompted, or open Start
, type in pdf to jpeg, and click PDF to JPEG in the results.
It's at the top of the window. Doing so opens a File Explorer window.
Go to the location in which you saved your PDF and click the PDF file, then click Open in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will open the PDF in the PDF to JPEG converter.
Click Select Folder at the top of the converter window, then click the folder in which you want to save the converted JPEG file and click Select Folder in the bottom-right corner.
It's at the top of the window. This will convert your PDF into a JPEG file and store it in your selected location.

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Double-click the document you want to convert into a JPEG. This will open the document in Microsoft Word.
It's an option in the top-left corner of your Mac's screen.^{[6]
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This option is near the top of the drop-down File menu.
You'll see this box toward the middle of the "Save As" window. A drop-down menu will appear.^{[7]
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Click PDF. It's near the middle of the drop-down menu.^{[8]
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- While a DOC (Word) file isn't directly convertible to a JPEG file, a PDF is.
It's a blue button in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your file has now been saved as a PDF; you'll likely find it on the desktop.
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Open the PDF file with Preview. To be able to save the PDF as a JPEG, you need to use the Preview application on the Mac because not all third-party PDF applications have this feature. To do this:
- Click once the PDF file.
- Click File at the top of the screen.
- Select Open With in the drop-down menu.
- Click Preview.
This option is in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
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This box is near the bottom of the "Export" page.^{[10]
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Click JPEG. Doing so will allow you to save the PDF version of your Word document as a JPEG file.^{[11]
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- You'll see a slider appear below the Format box; clicking and dragging it right will increase your JPEG's quality, while dragging it left will decrease the quality. This is helpful if you need to lower the image's size (wherein you would lower the quality).
It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Your Word document is now preserved in JPEG format.

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Using an Online Converter

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Go to https://wordtojpeg.com/ in your computer's web browser. This is a free website that can convert Word and PDF files into the JPEG format.
It’s the green button near the center of the page.
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Select a Word document and click Open. A thumbnail of the file will appear below the “UPLOAD FILES” button.
- If your Word document contains more than one page, this tool will create a separate JPEG for each page.
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Click DOWNLOAD. It’s at the bottom of the thumbnail. This downloads a ZIP folder containing the image to your computer.
- You may have to select a download location and click Save or OK.
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Extract the ZIP folder you just downloaded. This will vary depending on whether you're using a Windows computer or a Mac:
- Windows — Double-click the ZIP folder, click Extract at the top of the window, click Extract all, and click Extract all when prompted.
- Mac — Double-click the ZIP folder and wait for it to finish extracting.
Open your JPEG file. In the extracted folder, you should see one JPEG file for each page of the Word document you converted; double-clicking a JPEG file will open it in your computer's default photo program.

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I already used the snipping tool and everything went well, except the lines under the words. How can I get rid of them?

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If you mean the lines that indicate spelling or grammar errors, all you have to do is click "Review" in the top menu and select "Spelling and Grammar". Then click through, changing or ignoring the errors as you please. The lines should disappear as you fix everything.

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You can take screenshots of it on a Mac (Command + Shift+ "4") and it will turn into a png or a jpeg based on the settings on your computer.

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If you have Word on your iPhone or Android, you can take a screenshot of the document to preserve it as a picture file.

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Most sites that support JPEG will also support PNG (screenshot) files.

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If you choose to use an online converter, keep in mind that the service will be able to see the document, therefore you'll want to avoid online converters if the document is sensitive.

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Converting your document to a JPEG may cause your file to lose quality. This shouldn't be an issue unless your Word document is largely visual, and even then you shouldn't notice too much of a difference.

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