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"Save as picture" saves the display size
Let's say an image is reduced in Word—for example, a 10-inch-wide image is reduced to 65% so it fits within page margins. If I left-click the image and "Save as picture," the saved file is 6.5 inches...
How about this:
- Use the .zip method:
- Save your Word document as .docx.
- Rename the file extension to .zip.
- Open the zip file and navigate to Word\media.
- You'll find the original images there, in their full resolution.
- Insert images at 100% scale before saving: If you know you’ll need to export the image later, insert it at full size and avoid resizing in Word.
- Use a graphics program: Open the original image in a program like Photoshop or GIMP, and export it directly from there instead of relying on Word.
Thanks, Kidd_Ip . I put a lot of work into a reply but it didn't get through. I just don't have the energy to redo it. In summary, people shouldn't take big pictures and then scale them down if the point is to show something to a reader which they then can't read because the text is too small. Your zip method is way cool, thanks! In my case there are over 500 images named image1, image2, etc., making it hard to know which one I need; they are too similar to each other for thumbnails to help me. No access to the originals. So I'll stick with blowing them up in Word and then ctrl-z to put them back after downloading. Thanks again for replying. Feeling dejected but grateful for your response.