fonts as bitmaps in picturebox

how do I convert the text printed in a picturebox to a bitmap. I have a blank picture in a picturebox. I print some text in the picturebox using print method (picture1.print). When I copy the picure to another picturebox using paintpicture methord, only the picture is copied and not the text. COuld someone please explain how to do it. thanks

When you call PaintPicture make sure you supply the source pictureboxes Image property rather than the Picture property. The Picture property simply stores whatever File you requested loaded into the Picturebox and the Image property includes everything that has been added to the PictureBox..

VB Code:

Picture2.PaintPicture Picture1.Image, 0, 0

I have tried what you said, but still its not working. The result is the same.

this is the code I wrote:

Picture2.PaintPicture Picture1.Image, 0, 0, Picture1.Width, Picture1.Height, 0, 0, Picture1.Width, Picture1.Height

thanks

Make sure the AutoRedraw property of Picture1 is set to True.