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matt hinton
is it possible to take screenshots on windows xp? like
you can on mac osx etc.
you can on mac osx etc.
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Norm
Just press the Print Screen key for the whole screen or alt and Print Screen
for the active window. Then bring up some application like Wordpad or
Paint and click Edit and then Paste.
for the active window. Then bring up some application like Wordpad or
Paint and click Edit and then Paste.
K
Ken Blake, MVP
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Back in the days of DOS, the PrintScrn key used to print the
screen. But in all versions of Windows, this works differently,
and the name of the key is now an anachronism.
To use the key, press it to capture an image of the entire
screen, or press alt-PrintScrn to capture an image of the active
window. Either one captures the image to the Windows clipboard.
Once it's in the clipboard you can paste (Ctrl-V) it into any
application that supports graphics (Windows Paint, other graphics
programs, even your favorite word processor). You can edit or add
to the image as you wish, then print it.
This ability to manipulate the image in a program before printing
it is an improvement over the original DOS method of just
printing it. But if you'd like that old facility back, there are
several third-party freeware/shareware programs that can do this.
matt hinton said:is it possible to take screenshots on windows xp? like
you can on mac osx etc.
Back in the days of DOS, the PrintScrn key used to print the
screen. But in all versions of Windows, this works differently,
and the name of the key is now an anachronism.
To use the key, press it to capture an image of the entire
screen, or press alt-PrintScrn to capture an image of the active
window. Either one captures the image to the Windows clipboard.
Once it's in the clipboard you can paste (Ctrl-V) it into any
application that supports graphics (Windows Paint, other graphics
programs, even your favorite word processor). You can edit or add
to the image as you wish, then print it.
This ability to manipulate the image in a program before printing
it is an improvement over the original DOS method of just
printing it. But if you'd like that old facility back, there are
several third-party freeware/shareware programs that can do this.
H
Harry Ohrn
This little freeware app will facilitate the process
http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm
http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm
J
Joe Bishop
As with any Microsoft OS 9x and above you can screen shot
your desktop and all open apps by using the CTRL +
PrintScreen combo.
Simply depress the ctrl button and hold then tap the print
screen button lovingly and release both. After which go
into Paint (Start\All Programs\Accessories\Paint or
%SystemRoot%\System32\mspaint.exe) and paste it.
Have fun.
your desktop and all open apps by using the CTRL +
PrintScreen combo.
Simply depress the ctrl button and hold then tap the print
screen button lovingly and release both. After which go
into Paint (Start\All Programs\Accessories\Paint or
%SystemRoot%\System32\mspaint.exe) and paste it.
Have fun.
B
Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
Pressing the <PrtScn> key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing <ALT>+<PrtScn> copies only the active Window to
the clipboard (iow, into RAM). To view the screen capture, open a
graphics program, such as MS Paint, and press <CTRL>+V. This will
paste the contents of the clipboard (your screenshot) into the open
file, and allow you to view it or save it as a file for later use.
How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?PR=1&scid=kb;en-us;Q173884
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
Pressing the <PrtScn> key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing <ALT>+<PrtScn> copies only the active Window to
the clipboard (iow, into RAM). To view the screen capture, open a
graphics program, such as MS Paint, and press <CTRL>+V. This will
paste the contents of the clipboard (your screenshot) into the open
file, and allow you to view it or save it as a file for later use.
How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?PR=1&scid=kb;en-us;Q173884
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH