PRINTING
A STAINED GLASS PATTERN TO SIZE


Print a pattern from a digital file:
  • Open the pattern in MS Paint. If you have Windows on your computer, you have MS Paint.
  • Select "Page Setup..." from the "File" menu.
  • Reduce the margins to "0.17" to maximize the printed surface per page.
Click on the image below to enlarge:

  • Select "Print Preview..." from the "File" menu.
  • You will see that your pattern will be printed, in its full-size, onto several pages.



DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEW VERSION OF MS PAINT:
  • Open the pattern in MS Paint. If you have Windows on your computer, you have MS Paint.
  • Select "Page Setup..." from the "File" menu.
  • Reduce the margins to "0" to maximize the printed surface per page.


Then follow the instructions as shown:


Check that all is OK with "print preview", then print.

  • Hold a ruler against the pattern on your computer screen.
  • With MS Paint, one inch on the screen is equal to one inch on paper. One inch is 87 pixels wide, and one centimeter, 34.


  • If you wish to resize your pattern to a specific size, measure it, and use the interactive calculator below:




Original pattern width:
Original pattern height:

Desired pattern width:
Desired pattern height:




If values submitted are in INCHES, your image should have the following dimensions in PIXELS:




If values submitted are in CENTIMETERS, your image should have the following dimensions in PIXELS: