Extract Embedded File Word Office For Mac

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Extract Embedded Files From Word Mac

In today’s article, we will provide you with 2 quick ways to extract all the MS office files embedded in your Word document.

Every so often, we could inherit a Word document containing multiple embedded files, such as below:

Office 2011 for Mac: Embed Objects in a Word Document. By Geetesh Bajaj. The embedded object appears in your document as an icon that can be double-clicked to open the embedded object. Select an object type from the Object Type list or click the From File button. Well just open the document in Word and save it as.docx file, Word will convert it to a zip/docx file for you. So here is my file: Note: if you do not see the.docx at the end of the file name, you.MUST. follow this tutorial for this to work (this will help you show file extensions in Windows Explorer).

Normally, to export them, we will have to open the file and then save it. This way, however, is acceptable when there are few files. Once a large number of objects are involved, we shall look for some more quick and energy-saving shortcuts. For this reason, we have the following 2 methods ready for you.

Method 1: Change the File Extension

First off, before anything else, we recommend you to make a copy of the target file, in case any incidents may cause damage to it.
Secondly, right click on the document icon and choose “Rename” on the menu.
Thirdly, change the extension “.docx” to “.zip”.
You will encounter with the warning message, and just click “Yes”.
After the document converting to a zip file, double click to open it.
Now double click to open “word” folder.
Then double click to open “embeddings” folder. You can find all files there but without identifiable. The mess is you have to rename them.

Method 2: Run Word Macro

First and foremost, click on “Developer” tab and then the “Visual Basic”. Or just press “Alt+ F11” instead if the “Developer” tab isn’t available.
Next click “Normal” project.
Then click “Insert” tab.
Choose “Module” on the drop-down menu.
Now double click on the new module to have the coding space.
And paste the bellowing codes there:

Finally, click “Run” button or hit “F5”.

All embedded files will be stored under a specific directory with their original names.

Note:

In code line “objEmbeddedDoc.SaveAs “C:UsersPublicDocumentsNew folder” & strEmbeddedDocName”, the “C:UsersPublicDocumentsNew folder” is the location for storing files. Remember to replace it with an actual one.

Take Care of Word Files

Since some of you work with Word very frequently, then confronting with a corrupted Word can be commonplace. Therefore, that’s why we lay much emphasis on well handling files. After all, once a file gets damaged, it takes both time and money to bring it back to life.

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