Copying images from MS Word Documents

and showing my ignorance of image processing.

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

When someone sends me a Word document with embedded images and I try to copy them into PS Pro it always seems to reduce the number of colours in the palette.

I know that this is probably something very silly and I would appreciate if anyone could tell me how to get round it.

[limbo]

save document as a web page. The associated files created in a folder should be the original photos.

[vincevincevince]

or, copy them into powerpoint first, and then right click and 'save as image file'

[sem4u]

Ask people not to embed their images in Word files. I have never worked out why people like to put images in Word files, when they need to be extracted by others. Why not attach them to an email, put them on a disk or let me download them from an online location? I always ask for one of the above when having to add new images to a website.

Mini rant over ;)

If you have to extract images from Word I like TJ's idea :)

[thecoalman]

I don't know how PS Pro works but in my image editor if the canvas or image you are pasting the new image onto is 256 colors it automatically converts it to the color pallete used in the image or creates a new color pallete if it's a blank canvas, quite badly I might add because the default settings are terrible. Make sure you're pasting it onto a true color canvas.

[thecoalman]

Ignore what I posted above, I get the same thing whether it's 256 canvas or true color.

[rocknbil]

If all else fails, enlarge the document on-screen and use the print screen key on your keyboard, open a new file in your graphics program, paste the screen capture, crop, save. Corny but it works for files that just won't export and clients who resist training. :-)

[BeeDeeDubbleU]

Sorry for the delay in responding but I am not receiving notifications on this thread.

Limbo I did as you suggested (save as web page) and it made no difference then I tried selecting the image by dragging the cursor over it as opposed to clicking on it and this worked.

I then tried using the same technique on the original document and this worked too. If I click on the image to select it it does not work but it does when I drag over it (beyond its boundaries).

Weird, but there must be some explanation.

I have never worked out why people like to put images in Word files, when they need to be extracted by others. Why not attach them to an email, put them on a disk or let me download them from an online location?

They do this becasue they don't know any better and some of them would not know how to do what you suggest. I find that it's easier just trying to deal with it myself because asking them to do something different can drag things out a bit.

[dragsterboy]

use photoshop to copy and edit the quality of the pics

[thecoalman]

Limbo I did as you suggested (save as web page) and it made no difference

That should work and will actually give you two images, one is the image scaled by Word that would be used for the webpage and the other as best I can tell is the original file which is what you want. I know the exif data was still present so it most likely is the original. I tried using your highlight and copy technique and it wouldn't work for me.

Anyhow I found a better solution, use open office . You can right click, select copy and the original file will be on the clipboard.

The prt scr way suggested by rocknbil will work too but the issue with that is if you have a very large image you are trying to extract. It will only copy what's viewable on the screen.