ExpressPCB files into Paint

Started by Ed Rembold, October 23, 2003, 07:47:19 PM

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Ed Rembold

Guys,
I'm sorry, I know this has been covered before,  and I know I printed it out......but,  now I can't find it
I would like to transfer a finished ExpressPCB file into Paint (or something) so I can "color" the off board wiring .
I can do the off board wiring now in the ExpressPcb format- but all the "wiring" is black. (and all "straight" lines)
I'd sure like to "color" those wires, so I don't have to think, I can just do....know what I mean?
Thanks, Ed R.

moosapotamus

Hi Ed,
Get your layout sized as big as possible, so you can still see the whole thing. If you have a really big layout, any lettering may only display as little empty boxes. If you want to see the lettering, you'll need to use a bigger font. You can double click on any lettering (on any object, in fact) to display the properties dialog and change the font size to something bigger.

OK, to get it into MSPaint... once you've got it looking good, hit the "print screen" key on your keyboard. Then go to MSPaint and click on "Copy" or hit CTRL-V. The entire screenshot will paste into MSPaint. You can then crop it to size and have your way with it.

~ Charlie
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Ed Rembold

Thanks Charlie, that works!
(youdaman)
Ed R