Printing an FTC Opmode Written Using Blocks

There are three ways to print an op mode program using Windows. In all three cases you start by displaying the op mode program using your web browser.

(1) Click on “Download Image of Blocks” button toward the top. Save the PNG image file on your computer. If you have a Windows computer, select Paint in the Windows Accessories sub-menu. From Paint open the PNG file. Use File-Print-Page Setup and then use the Scaling feature to select enough pages to assure the blocks in your op mode will be large enough to read. For instance, if your op mode is fairly long, you may need to be spread it across five pages by specifying “Fit to: 1 by 5 pages.” Then use File-Print to print the image. If your printer is on your Local Area Network (LAN), you’ll need to disconnect the WiFi connection between your Windows computer and your phone and connect your computer to your LAN before you request the Print.

(2) If you have a printer directly connected to your computer, then print it using the browser’s print feature (usually in the File menu). If your printer is on your Local Area Network (LAN), you’ll need to disconnect the WiFi connection between your Windows computer and your phone and connect your computer to your LAN. Then print the program from your browser. If your browser doesn’t print the whole program, try clicking the zoom-out (minus) symbol in the lower right part of the browser screen to get all or most of the program on the screen and then print again.

(3) Use the PrtSc key on your keyboard to capture a screen shot. Then start the Windows Paint program. (You’ll find it under Windows Accessories in the main Windows menu.) In Paint use the Paste button from the Home menu or just press control-V to place the screen shot on the Paint canvas. Then use Paint’s File Print to print the screen shot. (Per above you may need to switch your computer from being connected to your RC phone to being connected to your LAN to do this.) If you didn’t capture the whole program in the screen shot, go back to the web browser, scroll down and repeat the process. (You probably won’t need re-connect to your RC phone to scroll the op mode already displayed by your browser.)