Re: From .doc to .png

On Jan 30, 2008 5:01 PM, Declan 
<dmccabe-Ao8ObSkoGeyHXe+LvDLADg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Does anyone have a good way to convert .doc to .png.  For some of my
> applications it is useful to have a printable handout embedded in a
> lesson plan.  I can easily do .pdf files from open office, but pngs
> have advantages.

I don't know of a way to go directly from .doc to .png, but if you
make PDFs you can use GhostScript to convert them to arbitrary sized
PNGs.

gs -sDEVICE=png256 -sOutputFile=my.png my.pdf

(There are many png* psuedo devices depending on bit depth, color, etc.)

Of course you lose all of the advantages of a text format, so while it
can be done it is hard to recommend it.  :-)