Microsoft Paint and Jpegs

[thewayne]

I've been using Paint a lot recently, doing screen captures and snips for some documentation writing. One thing that's infuriating about it is that by default, it wants to save docs as PNGs, and you can't default it over to Jpeg!

But there's a trick....

Click on File, Save As, then you'll see a list of formats it can save in. Right-click on Jpeg and there's an option to creating a shortcut on the toolbar. Of course, you have to make the toolbar visible.

I prefer keyboard shortcuts, but I'll take this as a bit of a labor saver.

Comments

[bibliofile]

OK, are you working on a Mac, or Windows 11? Oh, and what version of Paint?

In Paint 3D (Windows 10), I can't right click on any drop-down menu items. Alas.

(Mind, I only use Paint once/year, on Trivia pics.)

[thewayne]

Windows 10, MS Paint.  Paint 3D, I have no idea.

[disneydream06]

Good luck. :o
Hugs, Jon

[silveradept]

That's interesting. I am usually okay with PNGs, but if you need JPEGs, that toolbar trick is a pretty good one.

[thewayne]

I have no problem with PNG, it's just that screen caps to put into documentation don't have to be hi-res.  Jpeg compression is fine and for some reason I'm mindful of disk space even when we have such vast hordes free and what I'm producing takes so little.  Comes from when a 30 meg HD was big, until it wasn't.

[silveradept]

Makes sense. I am of that era of small drives and multiple disks and careful management.

[kathmandu]

Useful tip! Thank you!

[thewayne]

You are most welcome!