diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/PrintArtemis.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/PrintArtemis.java
index 4abd4784b6742bc04bb30daeb3106b11d3134861..b62154f0f23a6bb51a7d6b78492587e22f40a557 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/PrintArtemis.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/PrintArtemis.java
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public class PrintArtemis extends ScrollPanel implements Printable
     f.setVisible(true);
   }
 
-  private String[] getImageFormats()
+  protected static String[] getImageFormats()
   {
     final String fmts[] = javax.imageio.ImageIO.getWriterFormatNames();
     final String tmpFmts[] = new String[fmts.length+1];