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Need Technical Help Converting Files
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Posted on 01/24/2009 9:13:08 AM PST by Lady GOP

Can someone recommend a program to convert html to gif or jpg? I was hoping for an online converter but would do a download shareware etc.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computer; html
thanks !
1 posted on 01/24/2009 9:13:12 AM PST by Lady GOP
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To: Lady GOP

You already have it. Paint. Good old Paint. Copy the image/screen. Open Paint. Paste the image in. Save as .jpg or .gif.


2 posted on 01/24/2009 9:18:16 AM PST by combat_boots ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."Aldous Huxley)
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To: Lady GOP

If you see an image on your screen, with a cursor on it, right click your mouse. This should bring up a menu with should have an option on it to “save image as”, or words to that effect. Most images are either .jpg or .gif format.

If you see .htm, .html, or something like that, it is trying to save the entire web page, not just that particular image, so you should check your right click again, to make sure it specifies save “image” or “picture”.


3 posted on 01/24/2009 9:25:28 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: combat_boots; Lady GOP

Yup, good advice. If you’re using windows then the PrtSc button will copy the screen to the clipboard and then you can paste it into paint. I think Ctl-PrtSc will copy the currently open window.


4 posted on 01/24/2009 9:25:57 AM PST by DouglasKC
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To: Lady GOP

there is no conversion from html to image file formats.
html is a language... hypertext markup language.
If you want to convert a viewable web page into an image,
the best way to do that is with a screenprint.

You should have it as a key on your keyboard...
when you press it, it creates a bitmap image of what
is currently displayed on your monitor and places it into the clipboard. (system memory)

Once you take a screenprint, go to paint, click on the “select” icon (top right corner of tool bar), and while your cursor is over the paint area, right click and select paste. This places the screenprint you took from the clipboard into the paint application.

Now you can save this as a bitmap, gif, jpg, or whatever other format paint offers.


5 posted on 01/24/2009 9:26:56 AM PST by Safrguns
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To: Lady GOP
PC Paint is one of the Microsoft Accessories that can do the conversion.

You can open your .gif file and then "Save As" form the drop down file type. then pick the bmp, gif, png etc that meets your needs.

If you are saving from jpg to bmp your will be told that some of the values will not be saved since you are using a "less values" file!

Good Luck.

6 posted on 01/24/2009 9:26:56 AM PST by Young Werther (Julius Caesar (Quae Cum Ita Sunt. Since these things are so.))
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To: Lady GOP

On Windows, try downloading Paint.net. It is a more powerful program than windows paint and it’s free.

http://www.getpaint.net/

You can also try Picasa, a gallery and basic editing application from Google.

http://picasa.google.com/#utm_source=en-all-more&utm_campaign=en-pic&utm_medium=et

If you have a Mac, iPhoto should do what you need.


7 posted on 01/24/2009 9:28:21 AM PST by MediaMole
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To: Lady GOP

Try Webshot. It will capture a web page (html) as an image.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/WebShot_program_24215.html


8 posted on 01/24/2009 10:35:48 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Lady GOP

If you use Firefox browser, check the add-on/extension called Screengrab!

It will save web pages to image files.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146


9 posted on 01/24/2009 10:38:14 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: DouglasKC

You can use Alt+PrtSc to capture only the active window (instead of the entire desktop). If using Vista, there is a snipping tool built right in. OneNote has screen capture capability too, and a handy keyboard shortcut (Win+S).

For shareware, SnagIt is great.


10 posted on 01/24/2009 10:44:45 AM PST by Doohickey (The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.)
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To: DouglasKC

You can use Alt+PrtSc to capture only the active window (instead of the entire desktop). If using Vista, there is a snipping tool built right in. OneNote has screen capture capability too, and a handy keyboard shortcut (Win+S).

For shareware, SnagIt is great.


11 posted on 01/24/2009 10:45:06 AM PST by Doohickey (The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.)
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To: combat_boots

Hm...learn something new every day.


12 posted on 01/24/2009 10:48:09 AM PST by Pipe Dog
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To: combat_boots; All

Thanks to all my fellow hightech rednecks. Honestly I do not use paint at all. I will look into it though. Im going to read through this thread again. You guys are the best


13 posted on 01/24/2009 11:15:41 AM PST by Lady GOP
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To: TomGuy

That one appears to do the trick (webshot) am going to try the one your recommeded for Mozilla as well. ^5


14 posted on 01/24/2009 11:27:22 AM PST by Lady GOP
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To: combat_boots

Youre right Good ole paint. Awesome can save in png format too. You learn something everything :)))


15 posted on 01/24/2009 11:51:10 AM PST by Lady GOP
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To: Lady GOP

meant to type, every day.


16 posted on 01/24/2009 11:55:49 AM PST by Lady GOP
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To: Lady GOP
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17 posted on 10/20/2009 10:51:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Ask not what the Kennedys can do for you, but what you can do for the Kennedys.)
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