GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

278Part IV: Using Web-hosted Mapping ServicesSaving MapsMost Web-hosted mapping services don’t have an option for saving a map toyour hard drive. You can print the map, e-mail it, or maybe save a part of it soyou can upload to a personal digital assistant (PDA), but there’s no commandto save the map as a file.Here are three paths around this roadblock: Right-click the map and choose Save Picture As. Use the Print Screen key. Use a screen capture program.Save Picture AsAfter you display a map on a Web site, some Web sites let you save the mapto disk with a little-known browser command. Follow these steps:1. Make the map the size that you want it in your Web browser.When a screen capture is stored on the Clipboard, it’s saved in bitmap(.bmp) format. Bitmaps don’t scale very well, so you end up with jaggedlines or a blurry image if you shrink or enlarge the map in your graphicsprogram.2. Right-click the map.3. Choose Save Picture As (or Save Image As, depending on yourbrowser).4. Select the file directory location to save the image.The map picture is saved as a file to the directory location that you select.Captured: Screen capture programsLots of screen capture programs are available onthe Internet. Most are either shareware or freeware.Two of my favorites are SnagIt: A commercial screen capture utilitythat’s been around since the first versionsof Windows. It has a number of powerfulfeatures. It’s available at www.techsmith.com/products/snagit/default.asp. MWSnap: If you’re on a budget, this is anexcellent freeware screen capture utility withlots of features. It’s easy on system resources,too. It’s available at www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html.