Resize in MS Paint

Frank C

Frank C

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Hi,
I want to use MS Paint to resize a picture. I have done this successfully in the past but now I can't seem to get the desired results.
My objective is to make a Jewel case picture that reflects the contents. I start by finding an appropriate image via GOOGLE images. I copy this and edit - paste it into MS Paint. Then I resize it to make it about 4 1/2 in square. It looks OK in print preview .When I try to print it I get many blank pages. If I set print set up to fit to one by one pages the image is tiny and not usable. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Frank C
 

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Have you tried saving the file to your computer and then printing it off using windows picture viewer? If that doesn't work try using microsoft word to resize it.

Stephen
 

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Thanks Tekno Venus,
I opened it with Windows Photo Gallery (sequel to Picture Viewer) and chose Square crop. It gave me a 3- 1/2 X 4 picture which will do fine!. I think my Paint needs to be re-installed.It came with the computer and has not been upgraded. Is the a way to reinstall paint?
 

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Honestly, use gimp from gimp.org
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 15 L502x
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated Graphics 3000, nVidia GT525M
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    750GB Seagate HDD @ 7200RPM
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
    Internet Speed
    2.5 mb/s down, 0.36 up
Thanks Patomb and Tekno
I did download and try GIMP it surprised me with it's ease to accomplish the task of creating a image size suitable for a Jewel Case. I also came across a plug in that facilitates this job. It is "Liquid Gimp Rescale". I can specify 4 1/2 " square.
I did get frustrated trying to use the help as provided by GIMP. I got it to work with my browser (Firefox) but I could not get their "Gimp Help Browser" installed. That would be a cleaner solution. Do you use it? If so, how did you install it?
Thanks
Frank C
 

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I do use it.. but not a daily or weekly thing. Just when i need to do more than a print screen thing./

I installed it via an exe....
 

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  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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