# Save View as JPEG or something similar **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective\ **Created:** [January 4, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-view-as-jpeg-or-something-similar/83802 "2024-01-04T17:30:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scadafan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@scadafan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scadafan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-view-as-jpeg-or-something-similar/83802/1 "2024-01-04T17:30:14Z")
I'm wondering if there is a way I could save a view that isnt open as a jpeg or anything else. Then eventually be able to email that out. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-view-as-jpeg-or-something-similar/83802/2 "2024-01-04T17:36:06Z")
No; views don't exist in a state that can be rendered without a user agent (web browser) that knows how to render HTML, CSS and crucially execute Javascript. You can automate the launching of a "headless" browser that goes to a specific page - that's what we use internally for automated testing of Perspective UI elements: [GitHub - inductiveautomation/ignition-automation-tools](https://github.com/inductiveautomation/ignition-automation-tools). But that's a pretty involved process, and this sounds like a bit of an "XY problem" - what are you actually trying to accomplish with these view renders? ---
**Author:** ![scadafan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@scadafan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scadafan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-view-as-jpeg-or-something-similar/83802/3 "2024-01-04T17:41:10Z")
I basically have a list of tag values I want to send to myself. So I have them listed on a page nicely. I figured I could just get a screenshot some how of the view and then just email it to myself. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-view-as-jpeg-or-something-similar/83802/4 "2024-01-04T17:45:52Z")
I would recommend looking into the [reporting module](https://www.inductiveuniversity.com/courses/ignition/reporting-in-ignition/8.1) (this is explicitly what it's designed for), or, if you don't have it, you could use a Gateway scheduled script and [`system.net.sendEmail`](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.net.sendEmail), using `system.tag.readBlocking` to retrieve the tag values. Trying to render your Perspective view as an image to attach to an email is going to be a massive technical hurdle. Using a different tool is going to be a much smoother experience, guaranteed. ---
**Author:** ![scadafan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@scadafan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scadafan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-view-as-jpeg-or-something-similar/83802/5 "2024-01-04T17:46:32Z")
Yea thats what I figured too. Ok thank you I will keep that in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/save-view-as-jpeg-or-something-similar/83802/6 "2024-01-04T18:26:20Z")
> [@paul-griffith](#): > > Using a different tool is going to be a much smoother experience, guaranteed. Plus, you'll get text instead of a picture of text! You could also consider emailing a .csv file.