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    • Joe WoodJ
      Joe Wood
      last edited by

      Never used that snipping tool, is it the same as a crop? That's what I'm asking, how to crop it so it'll print out as much as possible on a sheet of paper.

      I just googled that and see-
      What is the ratio of 8.5 x 11?
      4:3 is the most common for me. 4:3 for 5x7, 8x10; 8.5x11

      so how do I crop to 4:3? I have Corel Photo Paint and a couple other programs to crop images. Can I enter 4:3 as I'm cropping?

      Joe Wood
      woodsshop.com/

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      • TIGT
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        The 'Snipping Tool' is an 'app' that comes with Windows...
        Use 'Search' to find/open it...

        Don't fret too much about getting the exact ration of sides, pick something that looks like a standard sheet of paper and use that to 'fit' onto a sheet...

        PS: the attached is my snip from your image... print it landscape and scaled-to-fit the paper.
        Capture.PNG

        TIG

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        • Joe WoodJ
          Joe Wood
          last edited by

          I want as much of the image as possible to print out so it's easier to see while driving.

          Joe Wood
          woodsshop.com/

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          • kenK
            ken
            last edited by

            I know you asked about cropping. However, if these directions were on a Google map, you could just send the directions to your smartphone.

            Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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            • Joe WoodJ
              Joe Wood
              last edited by

              I can't do anything on my phone, can't see what's on the screen well enough. That's why I like to print out the map but thanks for the tip.

              Joe Wood
              woodsshop.com/

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              • G
                Glenn at home
                last edited by

                @joe wood said:

                I can't do anything on my phone, can't see what's on the screen well enough. That's why I like to print out the map but thanks for the tip.

                Joe, you need a bigger phone ๐Ÿ˜‰ I have a 6" LG and I use a magnet clip to attach it to the middle vent on the car to use for pandora, MP3s and maps.
                Works well for me.


                IMG_0110.jpg

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                • Joe WoodJ
                  Joe Wood
                  last edited by

                  Yeah I know, maybe I need a GPS system, but that's not what I asked about Glenn.

                  Joe Wood
                  woodsshop.com/

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                  • TIGT
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    Print this out on letter-paper...
                    MAP.PNG
                    MAP.pdf

                    TIG

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                      Glenn at home
                      last edited by

                      I know Joe, just messing with ya ๐Ÿ˜‰

                      SketchUp Pro 2025/2026 Dell XPS 8950 i9-12900K 64GB Ram RTX 3080

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                      • Joe WoodJ
                        Joe Wood
                        last edited by

                        Thanks Tig but I need to anoint that image a bit first before I print it out, beside I want to learn how to do it myself.

                        Joe Wood
                        woodsshop.com/

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                        • TIGT
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          I used Google Maps to get the route from j23A via the roads you showed, I guessed the destination !
                          I then used the scale-zoom tool in the browser to fit all of the text in the one view [80% I think?]
                          I zoomed/panned the blue-route on the map to miss out unnecessary places.
                          I then used the snipping tool to capture what you see [approximating a paper sheet], and saved it as a PNG.
                          I then opened and printed that PNG in the Windows 'Photos' tools, and printed it to a [Windows-]PDF, choosing letter-paper, landscape, shrink-to-fit etc...

                          TIG

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                          • Joe WoodJ
                            Joe Wood
                            last edited by

                            Darn that's too complicated, I just want to crop it to the size I need but thanks twice Tig!

                            Joe Wood
                            woodsshop.com/

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                            • Joe WoodJ
                              Joe Wood
                              last edited by

                              I think I found my own answer, just change the crop size upper left of this s shot?

                              this was too easy sorry for asking something like this.


                              1 crop.png

                              Joe Wood
                              woodsshop.com/

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                                Glenn at home
                                last edited by

                                @joe wood said:

                                I think I found my own answer, just change the crop size upper left of this s shot?

                                this was too easy sorry for asking something like this.

                                Also pretty easy in the free Paint.net....


                                Paint-dot-net.jpg

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                                • Joe WoodJ
                                  Joe Wood
                                  last edited by

                                  yeah after cropping to exact size I'm able to move the crop box around.

                                  Joe Wood
                                  woodsshop.com/

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