What's a Screen Shot, and how do I make one?

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Such a basic function, and so easy to forget. Thanks for making it so easy to do, and for including so many details. I used Adobe PhotoShop to paste my screen shot into and got a perfect image. I was also able to paste it into a MS Photo Editor easily, but just as PhotoShop has easier to use functions in every other regard (like cropping, a basic), it is also easier for pasting a screen shot, since it automatically creates the canvas size in the same dimensions as the image. I have no idea how MS Photo Editor decides what size to make the canvas, but it is inconvenient if one does not know the exact size of the image to be pasted.
Anyway, thanks, Leo, for making this an easy task.

Everything Leo says about your Print Screen Key is a fact, but....instead of saving it right off in a "program", paste it in an email and save it from there...(Aol email can also resize) and will automatically be saved as a Jpeg file. If u paste in your programs such as Paintshop Pro etc first...u also can crop it cause we very seldom want to save our whole screen. Then can email cropped and resized results...

Hi there,
PrtScn command is easy enough, but how about if you're working on a program that works in DOS and covers the whole display? I PrtScn the display; hit the Windows key on the keyboard to go back to MsPaint, I hit 'Ctrl+V' and nothing happens, because there is nothing captured in the clipboard. Do you have a solution to this? Thanks by now.

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Try pressing ALT+Spacebar. For many DOS based programs that will actually
switch them into Windows mode where your printscreen will work just fine.
Doesn't work for all, but does work for many.

Thanks,

Leo

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Great help!
I often use these trics (PrtScn - Alt PrtScn) mixed up with the freeware Windows Snapshot Maker to explain 'how to do things' to all my 'digilliterate' friends (in Dutch we call these digibeets from analfabeet, illiterate)
Works great, saves MUCH time!!!

How do i place a screen shot on a Forum????

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Depends entirely on the forum. You'll need to with the
forum documenation to see how to upload pictures.

Leo

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99% chance you will use Function button (Fn) + Prt Sc. "Prt Sc" will share space with something else (letter or number) on one key. This depends on model

hey everybody, i figured it out. try pressing f lock on your keyboard and then try it. it worked for me after fooling around with a few buttons. best wishes,

Tye.

Ahhhh...screen shots...so easy once you have someone like Leo to help! Thanks sooo much!

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