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Topic: Printing a Show Cut or Render image

Technote 167 Date: 09/97 Product: SmartCAM general  Version: Up to v11.5

Problem

    How can a Show Cut or Render image be printed on a Windows station?
     

Solution

    1) Open a SmartCAM Show Cut or Render window and create the shaded image you wish to print.

    2) Make sure the window with the image is the active window by clicking the top banner with the mouse.

    3) While the image is displayed, hold down the "Alt" key on the keyboard.

    4) While still holding the down the "Alt" key, press the "Print Screen" key on the keyboard. (This will take a "snapshot" of the active window and place it onto the Windows clipboard. The screen cursor may disappear for a few seconds.)

    5) Open the Windows Paint program: "Start" - "Programs" - "Accessories" - "Paint".

    6) In the Paint program, select "Edit" from the upper menu.

    7) Select "Paste" from the drop down menu. (This should have pasted the snapshot from the clipboard into the Paint program)

    8) To get rid of the black background, select the "Fill With Color" Icon (second row from top, second column, looks like pouring paint jar.). If the icon palette is not there, pick "View" and check "Tool Box".

    9) Select white as the fill color from the color palette at the bottom left of the screen. If the palette is not there, pick "View" and check "Color Box".

    10) With the cursor, which should now look like the paint jar, click on the black background areas to paint them white.

    11) Select "File" from the upper menu.

    12) Select "Print" from the drop down menu. You can also save the image at this point.

    13) Set up the proper printer and select "OK".