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Easy Computer question

GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
edited June 2008 in General Discussion
How do you take a screenshot?
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  • spryorspryor Member Posts: 9,155
    edited November -1
    Press print screen, and paste into paint.
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  • buschmasterbuschmaster Member Posts: 14,229 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    it's like taking a screen dump, but you might get some on the lid
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by spryor
    Press print screen, and paste into paint.
    Sorry, I dont follow that. How do you press print screen?
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  • KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
    edited November -1
    your index finger is a common way
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There's a key on your keyboard that is labeled "Prnt Scrn" or some derivation of "Print Screen". Simply push that button and it will capture the screen. Then paste into a document.

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You should have a key on your keyboard which is labeled "Print Scrn/SysPiq". Mine is on the top row above the "Insert" key.

    Press the "Print Scrn" key, then open Paint and under "Edit" click on "Paste".

    Then you can save it to disk.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Old-Colts
    There's a key on your keyboard that is labeled "Prnt Scrn" or some derivation of "Print Screen". Simply push that button and it will capture the screen. Then paste into a document.
    I'll be damned, I didnt know that key existed. Thanks Colts.
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by cartod
    quote:Originally posted by Old-Colts
    There's a key on your keyboard that is labeled "Prnt Scrn" or some derivation of "Print Screen". Simply push that button and it will capture the screen. Then paste into a document.
    I'll be damned, I didnt know that key existed. Thanks Colts.Gee, there might be other things on that keyboard to discover! [:D]

    Glad to be of service!

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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  • papernickerpapernicker Member Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ok help me now, please. I press the button, then open Paint, go to edit and the paste button isn't highlighted, so it wont click.
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by JamesRK
    You should have a key on your keyboard which is labeled "Print Scrn/SysPiq". Mine is on the top row above the "Insert" key.

    Press the "Print Scrn" key, then open Paint and under "Edit" click on "Paste".

    Then you can save it to disk.
    I did it. I still remember the first time I learned how to cut and paste something, Im still amazed by this contraption.
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  • spryorspryor Member Posts: 9,155
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by papernicker
    Ok help me now, please. I press the button, then open Paint, go to edit and the paste button isn't highlighted, so it wont click.
    Try right clicking in the page..
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  • papernickerpapernicker Member Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    the screen saved page didnt show in paint, (if it is supposed to) but right clicking did get me a saved blank page, that looked like it came from Paint.
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  • slipgateslipgate Member Posts: 12,741
    edited November -1
    Hold down the "ALT" key first, then press print screen to just get the window that you are working on. This make it so you don't need to crop the image.
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  • papernickerpapernicker Member Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    that did the same. Page isnt showing in Paint, if it is supposed to, which I dont know. edited to put in comma
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    papernicker.

    It should work.

    1. Press the "Prnt Scrn" key.

    2. Open Paint.

    3. Under edit (at top of page), click "Paste".

    That should show an exact copy of what was on your screen when you pressed the "Prnt Scrn" key.

    If that doesn't work, the only thing I can think of to try is hit the "Prnt Scrn" key twice. [:D]

    Sorry I don't enough to give better help.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    papernicker, If you are opening "Paint" first, you might be taking a screen shot of a blank "Print" page which could be confusing the issue.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • claysclays Member Posts: 1,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    where do you click to open paint?
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  • Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,697 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    All Programs, then Accessories, then Paint.

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You can paste it into any page that will accept a bitmap file. I just use Paint because it's the easiest for me.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • papernickerpapernicker Member Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I see from Microsoft and some forum of theirs, that if you use a wireless mouse, it doesnt work. So I unplugged it and still nothing. Then M.S.site said to download some fix on the site, but I didnt find it. So I downloaded their latest stuff, which may include it, I doubt that will do anything, either, and it took like over an hour. More like two hours.
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    papernicker, can you do a regular copy and paste?

    I don't understand why it wouldn't work. A print screen or screen shot is nothing but a copy and paste with a different name.

    When you hit the "PRNT SCRN" key, all that does is copy what is on the screen to the clipboard. After that the computer just treats it like any other copy and paste.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    you can download a better program from download.com, it will capture the entire screen clock and all, or capture a defined area, print it or save it as a jpg
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  • HPHHPH Member Posts: 112 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I use Gadwin Printscreen. You can download it here:
    http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/
    Go to the right of the page and click on Gadwin PrintScreen 4.3 under the heading Latest releases.
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  • scrumpyjackscrumpyjack Member Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ctrl + Print Screen will capture the entire screen, task bar and clock included.

    Alt + Print Screen will capture just the current window.

    It doesn't get much easier.
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  • SG_NinerSG_Niner Member Posts: 2,463 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys! Always thought that was a printer function. Never knew you could do that, cool[:D]
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  • papernickerpapernicker Member Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for replies but nothing copys from print screen button I guess Ill try those
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This is a link to Microsoft Help and Support:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/924961

    It says if you restart your computer, it might fix the problem.

    Worth a try.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • papernickerpapernicker Member Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey, thanks for that. At least it was easy for the OP. I had been to the MS site and nothing helped,including their latest service pac 3. I have never made a screen shot and thought this might be the time to figure it out, but I gave up. Nothing works to get a page into Paint. I have, however, bought a registry cleaner, last year. This gives me a little more speed, on start-up. It deleted like 1500 items, including the ability to go in and edit my photos. It gives me some dialog box that cant be moved or closed. I have a feeling it messed this up too.I guess I will will continue to copy onto wordpad and place into numbered folders that I have waiting. I have heard of a clipboard it that wordpad?
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