You can zoom in on a portion of an image document and print, save or create a new document from the zoomed in area using the rubber band feature.
- Press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard, and click on the document.
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With the Ctrl key still pressed, click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the area on the document that you wish to select. When you have the desired area selected, release the mouse button and a menu displays with several options. This works for both images and text documents.
Rubber Band Options
Description
Print Selected
Sends the selected portion of the document to a local printer. After the Print dialog box is displayed, a message asking, "Do you want the zoom region resized to fit the printed page width?" is displayed.
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Select Yes to resize the selected area to the fit the width of the printed page.
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Select No to print the selected area in its true size.
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Select Cancel to exit without printing.
Note:This option is not available when selecting a portion of a text document with an overlay applied to it.
Zoom In
Magnifies the view of a document.
Copy Text to Clipboard
Copies the rubber-banded text to the clipboard.
Note:This option is only available for text documents when an overlay is applied.
Copy Image to Clipboard
Copies the rubber-banded area to the clipboard.
Copy Selection to Window
Copies the rubber-banded area to a window. This window can be repositioned and remains open, even after the document has been closed or you move to a different page in the document.
To move the window, right-click on the new window and select Arrange or Arrange All | Top, Left, Right, or Bottom.
Save Selection as
Lets you save the rubber-banded area in the current file format or another image file format. Enter a path and file name for your new image document. Select a file type from the list of available types. The Save As dialog box displays.
Some file formats allow you to select dithering options. Dithering is used to create additional colors and shades from an existing palette by interspersing pixels of different colors. On a monochrome display, areas of gray are created by varying the proportion of black and white pixels. In color displays, colors and textures are created by varying the proportions of existing colors.
Note:You can save the entire image as an image file by opening the image and clicking Save As from the File menu. The All button will be selected in the Save Range area.
Type in the file name and directory paths for the new image file you want to create. From the Save File as Type, select the format that the image will be saved as from the drop-down list.
If the drive to which you are saving the copied image file has not been mapped, you can click the Network button and map the drive.
Select the drive to be mapped from the Drive drop-down list. From the Path drop-down list, select the name of the drive that you want the drive to be on your computer. Click OK.
Create New Document
Creates a new document from the image contained in the rubber-banded area. After selecting this option, the Create new document from image snippet window appears. Select the Document Type, File Type, Document Date and Keyword Values to associate with the new document.
Click Import to import the document, Clear to remove the currently displayed values, or Exit to escape without importing.
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