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How to Scale Down an Image Below 1 Megapixel For Importing into Brady Printers

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Scale Down Images Before Importing into Brady Printers

Brady printers such as the S3100, BBP31, BBP35, BBP37 and BBP85 allow importing custom graphics directly to printer memory using a USB drive. Images must be formatted to certain specifications. 

How Do I Know If My Image Is Under 1 Megapixel?

1. 1 megapxiel = 1 million pixels. To determine the size of your image, right click the images in Windows and choose Properties, then select the details tab. 

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2. Multiply the image dimensions, in this case 3376x1350 = 4,557,600. This image will give an error stating "the bitmap file must be less than 1 megapixel is size".

How to Scale Down an Image in Microsoft Paint

1. Open the image in Microsoft Paint. 

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2. Select Resize. 

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3. Choose Pixels, then enter values that when multiplied, equal a value under 1 million (make sure to keep Maintain aspect ratio checked). Then click OK.

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4. Save the resized image, then re-attempt the import procedure for your printer: 
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