How do I save a Word document as a JPEG?

Word can't save a whole page as a JPG. Drop the document on our PDF to JPG page and download it as JPG, or save it as a PDF in Word and turn that into images. For one page, a screenshot works too.

Can I convert DOCX to JPG for free?

Yes. Opening the file is free, and downloading the images takes a free PrintFriendly account. DOC files work the same way.

Should I use JPG or PNG for a Word document?

JPG makes smaller files that open anywhere, which is what most upload forms want. PNG keeps the edges of small text crisper, so pick it when the page is mostly text.

Can I turn just one page of a Word document into a JPG?

Convert the whole document and keep the image you need: each page comes out as its own file, numbered. Or take a screenshot of that one page.

How to Convert Word to JPG (Online or Without Uploading)

You made a flyer, a certificate or a one-page announcement in Word, and the place you need to put it only takes images. Or you want a document to look exactly the same on someone else's phone. Either way, you need to convert Word to JPG, and Word doesn't have a button for it.

Our PDF to JPG page takes Word files as well as PDFs, so you can do it in one go.

Convert Word to JPG online

Open PDF to JPG and drop your Word file (DOC or DOCX) on the box that says Drag & Drop or Choose File to Upload, or click it and pick the file.
The document opens in our viewer. Scroll through and check the pages look right: what you see is what becomes the images.
Click Download. JPG sits at the top of the menu. Click it.

You get a ZIP with one JPG per page, named after your document and numbered in page order (flyer-1.jpg, flyer-2.jpg and so on). A one-page document still comes as a ZIP holding one image.

Opening and checking the document is free. Downloading the images takes a free account. File size limits and how long files are kept are on the PDF Tools help page.

Want PNG instead? Same steps: under Convert & download in that menu, pick PNG.

When to make the PDF in Word first

If a page in the viewer doesn't match what you see in Word (an unusual font, or a text box that's drifted), let Word lay it out for you. Save the document as a PDF in Word, then drop that PDF on PDF to JPG instead. A PDF holds the fonts, line breaks and page breaks the way Word had them, so the images match what you made.

In Word on Windows, that's File, then Save As, and pick PDF as the file type. On a Mac it's File, then Save As, and PDF as the file format.

Doing it without uploading anything

If you'd rather keep the file on your computer, you can get there with what's built in. It's slower, and each route has a catch.

On Windows. Word can't save a page as an image, so for a page or two a screenshot is the built-in answer. Open the document, zoom so the whole page fits, press Windows + Shift + S and drag around the page. Paste it into Paint and save it as a JPEG.

On a Mac. Save the document as a PDF from Word, as above. Open the PDF in Preview, then choose File, then Export, and pick JPEG as the format. Preview exports one page at a time, so a long document means a lot of exporting.

On any computer. A screenshot works for a single page (Command + Shift + 4 on a Mac). It's only as sharp as your screen, though, and it's easy to clip a margin. Zoom so the page fills the screen before you take it.

Just need one picture out of the document?

That's a different job from turning a page into an image. If your document has a photo or logo in it and you only want that, right-click it in Word and choose Save as Picture. Word saves that one image on its own, and you can pick JPEG as the format.

Getting a clean, sharp result

Set the page shape first. Each image is the shape of the page, so a letter-size page makes a tall, narrow picture. If it's headed for a square social post or a wide banner, change the page size in Word (Layout, then Size) before you convert, and lay the design out on that.
Stick to common fonts if the images are going somewhere important. Fonts that aren't on most computers are the thing most likely to come out looking different.
Watch floating things. Text boxes, shapes and images set to wrap text are the parts of a layout most likely to move. Check them in the viewer before you download.
Keep text big enough to read. JPG softens small text a little, and an image can't be zoomed like a document. If someone has to squint at it in Word, they'll squint harder at the JPG.
Don't compress it again. Every time a JPG is re-saved or squeezed by another app, it loses a bit more detail. Upload the file you downloaded.

JPG or PNG? JPG files are smaller and open everywhere, which is why most forms and sites ask for them. PNG keeps text edges crisper, so for a page that's mostly words, PNG often looks better.

When a PDF is the better file

Images are right for one page you want to post or upload. A document that someone will print, sign or read through is easier as one PDF than a folder of numbered pictures: it keeps the pages together in one file, and the text stays text. For that, use Word to PDF and stop there.