Snipping tool image too big!


  1. RobD
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    Snipping tool image too big!


    When using the snipping tool in 10, I have noticed that the completed image is far too large for desktop background, this was not so when i first upgraded to 10, any help welcome, not very technical, so help please.
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  3. Ztruker
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    When you save the snip (File / Save as), change the file type to jpg from png.

    I just used Snip to do a full screen capture and saving as PNG was 1.52MB while saving as JPG was 232MB.
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  4. RobD
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    RobD said:
    When using the snipping tool in 10, I have noticed that the completed image is far too large for desktop background, this was not so when i first upgraded to 10, any help welcome, not very technical, so help please.
    Hi, I have tried the snipping tool again for small area, using rectangle, and using JPG and PNG, but the problem persists, the snip is far too big.
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  6. RobD
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    RobD said:
    When using the snipping tool in 10, I have noticed that the completed image is far too large for desktop background, this was not so when i first upgraded to 10, any help welcome, not very technical, so help please.
    Hi, I have tried the snipping tool again for small area, using rectangle, and using JPG and PNG, but the problem persists, the snip is far too big. (snip of coloured logo on this site) 8.68KB far too big on desktop
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  7. sciencegeek
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    Sounds like it's stretching the image to fit the screen. Go into Settings, then Personalization and select Center under Choose a Fit.
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  8. RobD
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    sciencegeek said:
    Sounds like it's stretching the image to fit the screen. Go into Settings, then Personalization and select Center under Choose a Fit.
    Spot on, thanks a lot.
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