The accessible e-text version of a book needs to include the original ebook's images. To preserve the original image quality, we need to first extract the images from the original ebook and then insert them into the Word document.
Sometimes you will have a PDF book instead of an EPUB book. The process to extract the images is different from the process for an EPUB.
There are two ways to extract images: taking screenshots, or converting to a .docx file and extracting the images from the new file.
gif
, jpeg
, or png
. If they are not in this format they will not be compatible with conversion and you will need to redo all the images.
For Mac:
Shift-Command-4
. Your cursor will become a cross-hair symbol.For PC:
Mouse and Keyboard
Mode
(or, in older versions of Windows, the arrow next to New
), and then choose Free-form
, Rectangular
, Window
, or Full-screen Snip
. When making free-form or rectangular snips, use your mouse to select the area that you want to capture.New
.Keyboard Only
Start
key, type snipping tool, and then press Enter
. (There's no keyboard shortcut to open Snipping Tool.)Alt + M
keys and then use the arrow keys to choose Free-form
, Rectangular
, Window
, or Full-screen Snip
, and then press Enter. When making a rectangular snip, hold down Shift
and use the arrow keys to select the area you want to snip.Alt + N keys
.Ctrl + S
keys. To copy it to the clipboard, press Ctrl + C
keys.Alt + M
is available only with the latest update to Windows 10
You can learn more about the snipping tool at Windows Support: Use snipping tool to capture screenshots.
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Snapshot tool
:Snapshot tool
first choose the Edit
option in the menu and select Take A Snapshot
.Esc
key to exit Snapshot mode.Export PDF
Export PDF
Image
JPEG
and hit Export
Export all images
but this is not always reliable since not all files have the images properly rendered into single files.If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or Adobe Acrobat Pro you can easily convert the PDF to a .docx file to extract the images.
First, Convert PDF to .docx
Tools
tab, or the side menu, select Export PDF
convert to
is selected as Microsoft Word Document (*.docx)
Export to Word
Save As
Save As
and then select the folder you wish to save into.Next Extract Images from .docx
Now that you have your word file you can extract your images.
File
and select Save As
.Web page (.htm)
.