How to Save The Whole Windows Form as Image? - VB.NET

Question

Is it possible to actually save this windows form as image? like when the user clicked the save as image? If yes, Is it okay to provide me codes for this? Thank you.

have a look at this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2563381/vb-net-window-screen-capture-altprintscreen — Bender, Jun 15 '16 at 05:41
Do you just want to save the *contents* of the form, or do you also want to include the title bar and the menu bar? — Cody Gray - on strike, Jun 15 '16 at 06:08
Yes, I also want to include the title bar and the menu bar. :) — Raniel Quirante, Jun 20 '16 at 03:39

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '16 at 05:42

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First of all there will not be anyone providing code for you here.only guidance or some light to your solution will be given.

So as a light to the solution,look at this method supported by .NET.

Control.DrawBitmap method

you can use the method like :

 Dim frm = Form.ActiveForm
Using bmp = New Bitmap(frm.Width, frm.Height)
    frm.DrawToBitmap(bmp, New Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height))
    bmp.Save("c:\temp\screenshot.png")
End Using

hope this provided a small input to the solution.

answered Jun 15 '16 at 05:42

akhil kumar

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hi! thanks for the idea :) I've combined this idea with the video I watched on youtube. Thanks again! – Raniel Quirante Jun 20 '16 at 03:38
This worked like a charm for a newcomer like me. – Avadhani Oct 23 '21 at 17:21

How to Save The Whole Windows Form as Image? - VB.NET

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