# system.print.printToImage function in perspective

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-printtoimage-function-in-perspective/58879>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting, ignition81\
**Created:** [April 26, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-printtoimage-function-in-perspective/58879 "2022-04-26T15:26:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![yifeiliu08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbe5ce/32.png) [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-printtoimage-function-in-perspective/58879/1 "2022-04-26T15:26:56Z")

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In vision I will use the scripting system.print.printToImage to record the current window as a copy, that is very use for me in many project.  
But that is only valid in vision , I want to knwo how to make current screens save as a picture by scripting in perspective?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-printtoimage-function-in-perspective/58879/2 "2022-04-26T15:33:30Z")

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Not possible. Browsers don’t allow it. Your user must initiate a screen capture themselves.

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**Author:** ![yifeiliu08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbe5ce/32.png) [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-printtoimage-function-in-perspective/58879/3 "2022-04-27T01:54:41Z")

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thanks

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**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-printtoimage-function-in-perspective/58879/4 "2022-04-27T02:08:54Z")

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There are browser APIs that support this, but needs to be added as a feature in Perspective. It is a planned feature (anxiously waiting…) go and vote on it!

> **[Take screenshot of active page in perspective | Voters | Inductive Automation](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/take-screenshot-of-active-page-in-perspective)**

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**Author:** ![yifeiliu08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbe5ce/32.png) [@yifeiliu08](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yifeiliu08)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-print-printtoimage-function-in-perspective/58879/5 "2022-04-27T03:52:21Z")

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thanks a lot, I have vote for that, this function is very key for me to accomplicated my project in perspective module, because most of my end user is low level operator, I need make the software easy just many function intergrage into a click button.