JPEG to Word?

[Jan1957]

I have been sent an email attachment which is in JPEG. Is there any way I can convert this to a Word Document? I am a beginner so in simple terms please if the answer is yes. Thanks.

[Buenchico]

Jpeg is the most common format for IMAGES.
i.e. you've been sent a picture, which can't be opened in Word. Unless the file is corrupt it should open automatically, when you double-click on it, in your default picture viewer (which is probably Windows Picture and Fax Viewer).

If you want to create a Word document to include the picture, you first need to save the file to a convenient folder somewhere on your PC (e.g. 'My Pictures'). Then, in Word, go to Insert > Picture > From File. Navigate to where the picture is located and double-click on it.

Chris

[puternut]

There is software about that will convert it from image to text but my knowledge of it - from some time ago - was that it was not very effective.

OCR - Optical Character Recognition

see : http://en.wikipedia.o...character_recognition

[Jan1957]

Thank you both for your answers. I will try that Chris.

[VHG]

>I will try that Chris.

If you do open the picture in word it will be just that, a picture in Word.

You wont be able to update any of the text.

[beso]

A good one that I use is Able2Extract. It costs but it is very powerful.

First print the file as a pdf using CutePdf then point it at Able2Extract. It converts table layouts to Excel and makes Powerpoint presentations as well.

[bibblebub]

The free version of SimplOCR http://www.simpleocr.com/ does its best with printed text and costs nothing to try.

[magicmerlin]

Here's my solution:

1. If you have any photo editing software open the jpeg file then save as a 'tiff' image.

2. If you have Microsoft Office with Microsoft Office Tools loaded, open Microsoft Office Document Imaging, then open the tiff image you saved earlier. Follow the instructions and you should get to a point where Office will open a 'word' file with the text from the tiff image. You will need to re-format paragraphs etc.

Hope this helps

[tamborine]

If it's a scanned document it will open on your normal picture software as a 'photo' of the document and can be printed as such only.