How to obtain best quality photo file from a placed image in Word

[Anne]

I was sent a Word document with an image placed in it. I do not have the
original image file, so need to extract it from the Word document.

When I copy it from the file, then open the photo in Photoshop, it appears
to be posterized, or simplified.

Is there a way to get a better quality image that looks like it does
onscreen in the Word document?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Graham Mayor has a method for extracting an image from Word.
http://www.gmayor.com/extract_images_from_word.htm

 

[Jim Tavendale]

I was sent a Word document with an image placed in it. I do not have the
original image file, so need to extract it from the Word document.

When I copy it from the file, then open the photo in Photoshop, it appears
to be posterized, or simplified.

Is there a way to get a better quality image that looks like it does
onscreen in the Word document?

Try pasting the image into these programs instead of Photoshop:-
Either IrfranView from http://www.irfanview.net/
Or XnView from http://www.xnview.com/

Regards,
Jim Tavendale