Earlier this week I talked about document conversion, including image conversion, and why you'd want to do it. Today, I'll show you how to perform two tasks: first, how to convert the pages in a document to images and then how to convert an image from one format to another.

Document conversion is one of the services that GroupDocs offers. You can convert documents you've uploaded to a number of different formats. Exactly which formats depends on the type of document. Microsoft Word files can be converted to all kinds of different formats, from plain text TXT files to HTML. You can also convert the pages in a document to images that you can then use in presentations, other documents or online. For example, you can convert from PDF to JPG, DOC to JPG and many other file formats.

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GroupDocs lets you collaborate with colleagues or friends in different ways. We've described how to upload documents and how to use GroupDocs Signature. Today, we're going back to basics.

The first step to collaboration is sharing ideas and documents. With GroupDocs, sharing documents is easy and safe. You and your colleagues can work together without having to worry whether you have the same applications or the same operating systems and versions.

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GroupDocs Signature is an application for digitally signing documents. Why do you want something like that? It allows you to collect signatures through email and collect them all in one place online. It's secure, fast and easy. Yes, it also cuts down on paper and lets you move a step closer to a paperless office.

This post walks you through how to use GroupDocs Signature to collect electronic signatures step by step. This article doesn't cover all the options in the app, just the bare bones of what you need to do to select a document and ask a signer to sign it. You can send documents that you have already stored with GroupDocs, or you can upload an entirely new document. Here, I'll show you how start by uploading a document.

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You've got a GroupDocs account and now what? This blog post is the first in a short series that walks you through how to use GroupDocs. In the coming weeks, well explain how to:

• use GroupDocs Signature,
• share documents with your colleagues,
• convert images to use as thumbnails, and
• assemble a document.

But first, we'll explain how to upload a file. That's the first and most basic task that you can perform once you've logged in. It's as easy as 1-2-3!

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