How to Copy & Paste Maps

Copying and pasting maps can help you save ink.

Many mapping websites, such as MapQuest, rank in the top 100 of the most visited website. Printable maps cannot only help you get from one destination to another, but they also help you find alternative routes if you run into traffic jams. Having a map can help ease the tension of traveling to far and foreign destinations. Copying and pasting maps onto a different, clean document allows you to print the map and avoid wasting ink on useless advertisements and other pictures.

Instructions

1. View the map and click on the "Print Screen" button on your keyboard. The "Print Screen" function will automatically copy the map and allow you to paste it onto a document.

2. Open your "Paint" application from your "Accessories" folder. Click on the "File" tab then choose to open the map that you just saved.

3. Click on the "Scissors" icon and click on the edge of the mapped picture. Drag the dotted, scissor line diagonally to the other corner of the picture. Press the "Edit" tab then press "Copy."

4. Figure out where you want to place the map. Complete the pasting by right clicking the area you want to place the map on and choosing the "Paste" option.

References

• Alexa: Mapquest
• Microsoft Support: How to Capture Screen Shots Using the Print Screen Key
• Lakewood Public Library: Microsoft Paint -- Tools