How to convert part of an Excel sheet into an image ready for Steemit

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In a recent post of mine I was asked about how you can convert data to be published in Steemit in a "box" format.

"I love your presentation especially how you created those box can you please teach me."

When I started with my curating reports I was also curious and could not find any editorial on Steemit. There was also no quick and easy way in the styling guide.

@joyful22 – This one is for you.

My favourite flower is a daisy.

Not only are daisies well known as flowers but also as for playing a love game. Those “He loves me. He loves me not” we use to say while we picking the petals of a daisy one by one.

Daisies can we be used for so many other things beside the love game.

I am going to share some information about daisies which I am then going to put into a "box" format.

Step 1 - Setting up your data in Excel

Did you know?

• Daisies are tough plants - YES
• Daisy means “day’s eye” - NO
• Daisies opens at dawn and open at dusk - YES
• Daisies come in different colours - YES
• Daisies are two plants in one - YES
• Daisies have nutritional benefits - NO
• Daisies have medicinal benefits- NO
• You can make tea from daisies- NO

Let's put this data into an Excel format so that it is ready to be saved as a JPEG extension later on.

^{The data in Excel}

Step 2 – Converting the Excel data as a PNG extension file

For you to convert your data into an image from Excel you need to create a screenshot. A screenshot is an image of what is displayed on the screen of your computer.
When you create this screenshot it will automatically create an image or PNG file.

A PNG file is a type of an image file and stands for “Portable Network Graphic”.

Depending on your keyboard and operating system there are five main shortcut ways from which you can make a screenshot.

1. PrtScn button only
2. Windows Logo Key + PrtScn button
3. Alt + PrtScn
4. Win + Alt + PrtScn button together
5. PrtScn + Fn

^{Image Source}

Of importance is that you will also find different abbreviations of the "Print Screen" key on different computers. It can be anything from PrtScn, PrtSc, PrntScn and others.

On my keyboard I can just use the “Prt Sc button”.

Once I have made a screenshot it will look as follows and is now a PGN file.

^{A screenshot of my Excel data}

I now have my data in a PNG file. What remains is to edit your file and to covert it into the correct format to be used in Steemit.

Step 3 – Converting your PNG file to an JPEG file

There are numerous applications which you can use to edit your PNG file. I like to use Microsoft Paint as it is extremely easy to use and comes as part of the Windows installation.

After opening the application I will paste my PGN file in Paint.

You can do it in two ways;

1. Using the shortcut for paste Ctrl+V
2. Using the paste function in Paint

^{Pasting a file in Paint}

Once the files is in Paint you can now move it around and crop it to your liking.

^{Moving and cropping in Paint}

You now have to save the file. By doing this it will automatically save it as a JPEG file.

The only thing remaining now is to put it to the test.

Remember those questions and answers about daisies? It will now look as follows;

^{The end result, the perfect box!}

And that my dear friends is how I discovered that there are so much more to daisies while I was teaching you how to covert part of an Excel sheet into an image ready for Steemit.

Enjoy!

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