Ronda,
Obviously one would open the .docx file with a recent version of MS Word, or the other apps you mention. However, I have often found that when I copy a raster image from a .docx file opened with MS Word, that the copied version has reduced resolution compared with the one I get with the '.zip' workaround. I also realise that one of the 'hidden extra features' of MS Word is to often reduce the resolution of raster images that the author inserts into a MS Word document. However, the '.zip' workaround delivers all there is to deliver. I must experiment to find out if copying raster images out of .docx files opened with TextEdit results in the same resolution reduction that MS Word delivers. That would be much easier than the '.zip' workaround. On 10/11/2010, at 1:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > On 10/11/2010, at 10:13 AM, Ray Forma wrote: > >> >> Did you know that Word's DOCX file format is a glorified ZIP file? Change >> the extension to ZIP, unzip it, and you'll find all of the document's >> original assets, including the images as individual files in a folder. >> >> Images are in the resulting media folder in .png format, and they are in the >> same resolution as they are in the MS Word document. Note that one of the >> 'superior hidden features' of MS Word is that it often reduces the >> resolution of images without the user knowing. >> >> To get the text, open the 'document.xml' file with Safari. >> >> Regards, >> >> Ray Forma >> Tel +61 (0)8 9335 6568 >> Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 > > Hi Ray, > > You are correct in what you have said, but what is your reasoning behind > going to all that trouble, why don't you either use TextEdit or Pages > Application to open the Word DOCX files? Is it because you wish to just use > the images or original assets? > > Double click the docx file and it will open in which ever Application you > have set as default. > > You have been able to Open & Edit and save back in Word .docx format from > Text Edit and Open & Edit and 'Export' as Word.docx from Pages for a long > time. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 > 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm > > OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) Regards, Ray Forma 50 Harvest Road, North Fremantle WA 6159, Australia Tel +61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
