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srae89
does anyone know how to get my print screen button to work? where's the
control located?
control located?
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Ken Blake, MVP
does anyone know how to get my print screen button to work? where's the
control located?
Back in the days of DOS, the PrtScn 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-PrtScn 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, such as
PrintKey2000 at
http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm
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srae89
That is a good definition, it clarifies that I have a problem. When pressing
the key it does not capture an image. Is there a way to verify it is set up
correctly?
I have used the function on other computers but for some reason this
computer is not cooperating. I am familiar with the editing possibilities but
just want the simple image to be captured.
Any suggestions?
the key it does not capture an image. Is there a way to verify it is set up
correctly?
I have used the function on other computers but for some reason this
computer is not cooperating. I am familiar with the editing possibilities but
just want the simple image to be captured.
Any suggestions?
K
Ken Blake, MVP
That is a good definition, it clarifies that I have a problem. When pressing
the key it does not capture an image.
So just to be sure, having pressed PrtScn, if you then go to Microsoft
Paint and press Ctrl-V, the image is not pasted into Paint?
Is there a way to verify it is set up
correctly?
It doesn't require any setting up, and it's not really configurable.
It should just work the way I described it. If it doesn't, something
is wrong. I don't know the problem might be, but as I said, it's not a
setting somewhere.
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srae89
thank you, that worked!!!
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K