Microsoft KB Archive/280848

= Images That You Created in MS Paint Are Larger Than Expected When You Print Them =

Article ID: 280848

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q280848





SYMPTOMS
If you create a document by using MS Paint, when you print the file, the images may be larger than expected.



CAUSE
This issue can occur because printing is dependent on video resolution. MS Paint does not consider video display resolution when it creates the output. If your video display is set to 640 x 480, when you print the file, the image is very large. However, if the Desktop Area or Screen Area settings are set to higher display settings, when you print the file, the images are smaller than expected.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, paste the image into a Microsoft WordPad document (or a document from a similar program), and then print the document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
When you use WordPad, you can resize the image and retain a crisp image printout. When you paste an image into WordPad, the image is converted to a Windows Meta File (WMF) which is more flexible than a bitmap file. MS Paint uses the bitmap format.

Additional query words: kbprint

Keywords: kbprb kbprint KB280848

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