Firefox, Screengrab and Save Google Maps

Intro

Screengrab is a Firefox add-in that captures (save or copy) anything in the Firefox browser as a picture. You can save an entire page, what is visible or select what you want to save. In this example we are going to save a Google map as an image.

Install Stronggrab

1. To install go here
2. Select Add to Firefox
3. Select Install
4. Select Restart Firefox
5. Select Screengrab Options to specify whether you want to save it as .png or .jpeg
6. Close the Add-ons window
7. At the bottom right of the browser you will see an icon for Screengrab

Try It – Save large Google maps

1. Go to Google Maps
2. Open a map of the location you want
3. Zoom in and out for the purpose you want the map for
4. Select "link" at the top right of the map display
5. Select "Customize and preview embedded map"in the pop-up window



6. Select "Custom"
7. Specify the width and height you want



8. Scroll down and copy the html code



9. Open your favourite text editor and paste the code in it
10. Save the file in html format e.g. as maps.html
11. Open this file in Firefox. Once loaded you will see the map in the size specified in Step 7.
12. Click on the Screengrab icon at the bottom right of Firefox window
13. Select Save > Complete Page/Frame…



14. A Save screenshot as… dialog box will appear soon. Save the image as JPG or PNG.

Conclusion

That’s it! The map is save.