MikeP83 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 When I am composing an email and utilize the "Insert" -> "Screenshot" function in Outlook 2019 (Windows 10) to capture a portion of the screen, then copy and paste that into Paint.net in order to edit the image (such as circle something, adding a big arrow to point at something, etc.)... the image always pastes into Paint.net overly large and blurry. I always then have to manually resize the image to about 64% the original size to make it match the original screenshot. If I look at the image properties ("Format Picture...") in Outlook, it would say the image is (for example) 8" x 4". But when I copy/paste that image from Outlook into Paint.net, the image automatically resizes to about 12.5" x 6.25" and is blurry. Yet, if I use "Snip & Sketch" to obtain the screenshot, there is no distortion. It pastes into Paint.net at the exact same size as was snipped. The problem is, usually I am in Outlook and the "Screenshot" function is readily available to me, much easier than having to open Snip & Sketch from the taskbar or start menu. Anyone know why this is happening? I am assuming it may have something to do with DPI? But Outlook doesn't mention the DPI of the screenshot under "Format Picture..." so I can't confirm this is the cause. Anyone know how to prevent this from happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, MikeP83 said: Anyone know why this is happening? My guess is that Outlook is putting an enlarged PNG on the clipboard, and Paint.NET is reading it instead of the correctly sized DIB. This is a known bug with a number of Microsoft Office applications. 1 Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, null54 said: This is a known bug with a number of Microsoft Office applications. This. 1 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 hours ago, MikeP83 said: Yet, if I use "Snip & Sketch" to obtain the screenshot, there is no distortion. It pastes into Paint.net at the exact same size as was snipped. The problem is, usually I am in Outlook and the "Screenshot" function is readily available to me, much easier than having to open Snip & Sketch from the taskbar or start menu. You can use WinKey + Shift + S to use Snip&Sketch. That's pretty convenience. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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