![]() ![]() ![]() If there's an easier and zero cost method around I'd certainly be interested in knowing about it. Also there's not really much info in the 'Paint' HELP file. I Googled for info but only found mention of Photoshop methods so tried to do it myself. I just figured it out for myself when I was trying to make a copy of a very old (and long) birth certificate, and didn't want to spend money on a program I wouldn't use for anything else. Please don't shout at me if this seems like a very schoolboyish solution (or if it's 'old hat' to you). If you have excess space when your image is finished you can either trim it down using Image > Attributes again or select what you want with the mouse and copy it into a new 'Paint' file. When you add space to the length, it goes on the bottom and when you add width it goes on the right hand side of the working space.Ĭopy and paste the second half or section of your scan onto the first scan (still in 'Paint') and drag it downwards till it blends properly with the bottom part of the first image.Ĭontinue with other sections as necessary and then save the whole thing as a new file. (I don't know what the limit is because the copy I made of the GoodSync web page above (using 'FastStone Capture') ran to over 22000 pixels in length (233 inches or 591cm) when I opened it in 'Paint' to check.) - Sounds incredible but that's what 'Paint' says, I swear. Open your first scanned copy in 'Paint' and then go to Image > Attributes and extend the length or width of the working space to what you want. Also keep all scans in the same proportions. You'll obviously have to scan it in 2 or more sections, and you DO want some overlap. (And I'm not talking 'Artists Workshop' type stuff, - just simple documents) Whilst I'm talking about images I might as well mention how I make copies of things that are longer (or wider) than my scanner platen just using the Windows 'Paint' program rather than buying Photoshop or whatever and using layers. If the copy is too big to open in Windows Photo Gallery (I'm using Vista Home Premium) then try the free 'FSViewer' (also from FastStone) in full screen, or open it in a browser.įS Capture does, of course, work on anything on your screen, or selected sections - not just web pages. I also found with IE that it would scroll sideways as well as lengthways to copy a wider web page. Saving it as a PNG or GIF seems to provide the best blend of quality and file size. However, using Internet Explorer on the same page on MINIMUM setting it flashed through the scrolling copy and produced a perfect single image copy of the whole web page in no time flat. With both Opera and Firefox, even using the longest auto-scroll interval of 5000ms it still produced the odd scrunched up line on the saved image. I just tried to use it to take a screenshot of the GoodSync web manual which is about 17 A4 size pages in length using a normal Windows screenshot facility. I just want to add an observation about "Faststone Capture", as mentioned previously in this thread, (and to demonstrate what it can do).įor smaller oversize screenshots you can use it on Firefox and Opera web pages but it is definitely optimized for Internet Explorer.
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