How to Convert a Word Document Into a TIF File

Word documents can easily be converted to TIFF files.

You can easily convert a Microsoft Word document to a TIFF image file with the Microsoft Office Document Image Writer print driver, which is included with all versions of Microsoft Office. TIFF, often abbreviated as TIF, stands for Tagged Image File Format. When converted to a TIF file, Word documents become image files instead of word-processing documents.

Instructions

1. Open the Word document you want to convert.

2. Click on the "File" menu at the top of the document and select "Print".

3. Choose the Microsoft Office Document Image Writer as your selected printer in the Print dialog box that appears on your computer screen.

4. Click on the "Properties" tab, go to the "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" dialog box and select the "Advanced" tab. Under the "Output format," choose "TIFF - Monochrome Fax" and click the OK button in the bottom of the dialog box.

5. Select the OK button again on the "Print" screen to complete the file conversion.

6. Save the document by locating the "Save As" function in the "File" menu. When saving the document, select the "View Document Image" check box in the dialog box and click the OK button.

Tips & Warnings

• If you purchased Microsoft Word separately and the driver isn't installed on your computer, you'll need to download a document conversion utility, such as Universal Document Converter or OmniFormat to convert the Word document to a TIF file. The directions vary slightly between these utilities.

References

• Microsoft Office: Save an Office Document as a TIFF File
• Universal Document Converter: How to Convert Word Documents to TIFF
• OmniFormat