Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

copying documents

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Joseph

Joseph Report 5 Oct 2010 21:47

Hi,
thanks for that info well worth a try
regards joe

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 5 Oct 2010 19:45

Open it up in Paint. Every computer comes with a version of this. You will find this program under Accessories in your Program list.

On the tools icons press the one that looks like a box with dotted lines, Click the document and highlight the bit you wish to crop by moving your mouse. Then right click and press crop.

You can enlarge it using the tool at the top.

Joseph

Joseph Report 5 Oct 2010 18:43

Hi Mayfield,all i can say all the records are in my documents in jpg,
Thanks
Joe

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 5 Oct 2010 17:55

Hi Joseph,
When you open them it will say something like Adobe Reader or pdf at the top of the page. Its always worth trying a right click on the document anyway to see what options it offers.
Regards,
Mayfield.

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

Joseph

Joseph Report 5 Oct 2010 17:47

Hi Mayfield to honest i dont know if they were downloaded as a pdf file,forgive my ignorance all i can say i saw the records pressed print and thats all.
Thanks Joe.

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 5 Oct 2010 17:35

Hi Joseph,
Am I right in guessing that they were downloaded as pdf files?
If so it might be worth trying this, I just tried it on a census I had saved and it seemed to work ok on windows XP.

Open the pdf, right click on the document select the "select tool" option use the cursor to create a box around the area you want.

Right click on the selected area and click copy image.

Then paste this into a word document and try printing it out, you will find zoom options you can play with to resize the image at the top of the screen in word, or use the rght click and format option.

Hope it helps,
Best wishes,
Mayfield.

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

Joseph

Joseph Report 5 Oct 2010 17:31

Thanks Jonesey,its worth a shot

Joseph

Joseph Report 5 Oct 2010 16:49

Hi,again to genes members,
I have recently downloaded some prison records off ancestry,which are mostly hand written,and legible on my pc to my great suprise one record contained a photo of my gg aunt,and also a newspaper cutting out lining the case.
My problem is that i have tried in vain to get it copied so all the writing is easy to read ,and it would be really great to get the photo enlarged.
But after going round various outlet that do numourous things in photography,and looked on the net,i have not found anything that seems to cater for my problem.
So thanks to those of you who reply.

Regards Joe