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  • 21-04-2005 12:25pm
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    Shortstack
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    How do you use the Print screen button to capture a screen shot? I have three PC's and have tried using it on all of them with different combinations of SHIFT,ALT & CTRL.

    I am sure it is simple and I am just a numbnuts.


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    OhPinchy
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    you should just be able to hit the Prt Scr button and then paste the screenshot into any image editor, like the Paint program that comes with windows.

    You could also google for screenshot software, like SnagIt - for which you can get a 30 day trial and works pretty well cos it cuts out browser bars and lets you get a shot of a webpage that you have to scroll down to see in full.


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    Imposter
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    Just press the printscreen (shift + printscreen might capture the current program - but i'm not sure about that).Then open a graphics package, select a new image and paste (Ctrl + V). It should be there then and you can save to file.

    Alternatively there are about 6 million software thingees out there that make the saving a little easier.


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,255 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Imposter wrote:
    Just press the printscreen (shift + printscreen might capture the current program - but i'm not sure about that).Then open a graphics package, select a new image and paste (Ctrl + V). It should be there then and you can save to file.

    Alt + Printscreen just grabs the active application / window, printscreen grabs the entire screen.


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    Shortstack
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    Nice one, Thanks guys.


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