Simple! Just select all, copy to clipboard, open paint(or any other graphics
app), paste contents of clipboard to new image and save in whatever format
you choose. I do this all the time, so I know it works.

Stephen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Markus Rohe
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 1998 10:10 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: [OT]: Protel schematics --> gif/jpg
>
>
> Stig Brautaset schrieb:
> >
> > Hello gentlemen!
> >
> > I was asked by a friend to find out how he could transform his Protel
> > schematics to jpeg/gif for putting them on a webpage. The only way he is
> > able to do that now is to print it out and scan it back in, but
> this method
> > produces severe quality loss, so instead he do not bother.
> >
> > Is there a program (free?) that can read these files (protel-ones) and
> > transform them to gif/jpg?
> >
>
> Hello Stig,
>
> a simple and free solution is "ghostview". (Just like Peter also
> suggested)
>
> Just install a laser printer (HP LaserJet 4/4M) on your system (e.g. get
> the driver from your windows cd) and print the schematic as a ps-file.
>
> Now open this file in ghostview. You can save it as pdf, bmp, jpg and
> many other formats.
>
> You can get this programm for free. At the moment, I can't remember the
> url, but try any serch engine...
> --
> Friendly regards
>
> Markus Rohe
>
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