Convert scrap file to JPG

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A “scrap file” is a “tear-out” - a data extract document - from an illustrated Word file. However, this scrap file cannot be easily edited in other programs. To do this, you first have to convert the scrap file into a JPG.

Scrap files are not stand-alone image files.
Scrap files are not stand-alone image files.

What you need:

  • PC with internet access
  • Possibly. FormatFactory (Freeware)

Here's how to convert scrap files to JPGs

The scrap file - with the file extension * .shs - is not in itself an independent image file, but just a data extract from the actual one Word-Document. Therefore it cannot be edited in other programs. You have to convert the file first.

  • There are now different approaches to bypassing the scrap file and getting your picture in JPG format. On the one hand, you can save your Word document, which contains this image, in HTML format.
  • As a result, the involved pictures are not saved as a component (data extract document) for this Word file, but are saved separately from the HTML document that is now saved as individual JPGs.
  • Another way to trick the scrap file is to rename it and change its properties. Select the relevant file, copy it and paste it again in the same place. Rename the file by right-clicking and then clicking on Rename.
  • Then right click again and select "Properties" and "Change". Now give the scrap file the file extension ".jpg" and confirm your entry. After converting, the file can now be read again.
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  • The easiest way to convert the scrap file into a JPG, however, is with the help of a so-called "converter". The universal mediaConverter "FormatFactory" (Freeware), which you can download from the Internet.
  • Once downloaded, double-click the file to install. Once the installation is complete, open the program, select the scrap file and let the program output it in the ".jpg" format. Complete.
  • You can now open the image file in all common image editing programs that support the JPG format and the JPG in other programs such as Powerpoint or use Works as usual.
  • If you receive a scrap file by email, please note that this file can also contain executable scripts or viruses. If you do not know the sender or are not sure whether they are sending you malicious files, perhaps accidentally, you should refrain from opening the scrap file.

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