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Introduction

IGB provides several options for printing and exporting images including:

Exporting images or printing all or part of the IGB display
Exporting images of varying resolution and formats, useful for making slides and figures for publication

Exporting images

To export an image, select File > Export Image.... A window similar to the image below will open.

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Enter a file name or use the IGB default.
Select image format. IGB supports PNG, JPEG, and *SVG *are supportedSVG formats.
Select image size or use the default values, which are based on the current size of the IGB window. Clicking the Reset button restores the size settings to the current size of the main IGB window. If you have changed the size of the IGB window while the Export Image window is open, then clicking the Reset button will reset the image size settings to match new IGB window dimensions.
Choose the part of the display you wish to export under the Preview panel, which also shows a thumbnail preview of how the image will look.
- Whole Frame includes the entire IGB window, including tabs
- Main View (with Labels) is exactly as described, includes the tracks with and their labels.
- Sliced View (with Labels) is available only when the Sliced View tab is open. It will export the image from the Sliced View tab.

Use Image Size is Use a new element in the Export feature. You can set the size in either pixels or inches. The ratio is locked, so you only need to enter one dimension, and the other dimension will adjust. Reset will return the size to match the currently displayed size of the IGB window.
- PROTOTYPE: We are currently adding in new file types and the ability to change resolution to generate high quality pictures for publication. Look for this feature to be expanded in upcoming IGB releases.

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Use options under the View menu to show or hide elements from the display, such as the zoom stripe and zoom stripe label.

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