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Comment from chesscanoe on 2012-02-05

2012-02-05T15:31:02Z

The Windows 7 Snipping Tool is a nice included update of the PrintScreen method.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/snipping-tool

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Comment from Roger-Cyndy Wilber on 2012-01-07

2012-01-07T12:33:30Z

Another way to save a screen shot... open a Word window. After pressing "Print Screen", go to your Word window and press Control-V and ta-da, your image appears there. The nice thing about this is you can then "re-size it by clicking on the image and extending the boarders. I often use this when the print in something is too small to see or if there is something too small to see clearly in an image. I can make it larger (not more clear, sadly) and more easy to decipher!

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Comment from Imoni on 2011-10-30

2011-10-30T18:09:26Z

Thank you Leo, I think that the information that you provide on your site is very informative and helpful.
I just wanted to say thank you and keep up the great work.

Sincere,

Imoni

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Comment from Amely Johnson on 2010-04-14

2010-04-15T03:37:35Z

PrntScrn button is not the best way, especially if taking screenshots is a part of work =)
There are dozens of good screen capture tools and web-sites in the net. As for me, I prefer programs, cause a site can lose a shot from the game and you'll never restore it. My favourite one is SnapaShot, it's small (no installation), quick and easy (you can work with only 2 buttons, if you hava Vista or Win 7). You can try a free version here: free screen capture software

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Comment from totalscreenrecorder on 2010-03-23

2010-03-24T04:51:48Z

I like Total Screen Recorder,which could record webcam video,desktop video and upload the video to youtube freely.It could record the video as long as you wish. Not like the other screen recorder, which just let you record one minute or with large watermark on the video.http://www.totalscreenrecorder.com/

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Comment from SgtSally on 2009-12-10

2009-12-11T03:05:37Z

Thanks Tye for the F-lock reminder. I was having the world of trouble but fogot about that little detail!

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Comment from magicscreenshot on 2009-10-01

2009-10-01T09:50:41Z

Incidentally there is an easier way. To do this, use the http://www.magicscreenshot.com/ it can make a screenshot of any area of the desktop, and even sign a screenshot

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Comment from Amber on 2009-09-19

2009-09-20T03:48:10Z

I tried all the tips above to make a screen shot. When I click on print or PrtSc all I get is a choice of printing it or exporting to MS Excel. I can't even find a clipboard.
I have use Microsoft Vista Home Premium, and IE7.
Please help.

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Comment from Lory on 2009-08-10

2009-08-10T13:42:27Z

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

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Comment from Tye on 2009-04-19

2009-04-20T00:02:24Z

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.

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Comment from griff on 2009-02-23

2009-02-23T19:12:56Z

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

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Comment from Leo on 2008-07-10

2008-07-10T16:24:22Z

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

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Comment from Stetson on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T22:19:37Z

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

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Comment from Allard on 2008-05-01

2008-05-01T14:56:57Z

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!!!

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-12-26

2007-12-26T17:55:59Z

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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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Comment from Rifat T�rkkan on 2007-12-25

2007-12-25T19:10:22Z

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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Comment from Sharlene Morgan on 2007-11-13

2007-11-14T03:56:30Z

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...

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Comment from Victoria on 2007-09-29

2007-09-30T05:59:59Z

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.

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Comment from Skittles on 2007-09-04

2007-09-04T17:04:50Z

I found you by way of a Google search.

I have not been able to do a screen shot since I got my wireless keyboard. I was hoping to find an answer here. I used to be able to do it the way you explained.

Now I feel stupid for having to ask this question because when I go to my paint program there is no "paste" option available. This makes me need to know where to find my clipboard. (Hanging my head in shame.)

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Comment from Richard Blenkinship on 2007-08-28

2007-08-28T11:14:51Z

Fantastic article as a senior citizen with no computer training I often make elementary errors or find tutorials over complicated.This one was great
although I even managed to complicate by not opening a file in Photoshop and tried to paste it direct into the Programme.I hope this little aside helps other beginners
Richard

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Comment from Brian on 2007-05-22

2007-05-22T08:59:17Z

it's really a good article for biginners. this works in many conditions, but still some does not work. for example, if someone need tocapture a screenshot of streaming video or a series of screenshots. sometime a screen demo tells more, there are many tools there can make this, such as DemoBuilder(easy to use and powerful, but only have a 256 color depth output), DemoCreator (a fresh man in this field, but a really good potential competitor of demobuilder), Captivate (maybe the most powerful one, but costful and a little complicated for biginners), Camtasia (powerful, but takes too much system resource).
DemoBuilder, http://www.demo-builder.com
DemoCreator, http://www.sameshow.com/demo-creator.html
Captivate, http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/
Camtasia: http://www.techsmith.com

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Comment from Fred on 2007-05-19

2007-05-20T04:06:16Z

For best, easiest results, try Screenshot Captor from the Donation Coder Website (www.donationcoder.com). It has built in editing designed specially for screenshots and is registerware.

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Comment from Ken Crook on 2007-05-18

2007-05-19T05:13:38Z

A great free program for doing screen captures is MWSnap from http://www.mirekw.com.
It allows you to capture all or selected part of screen. You can then print it directly, save the picture to a file, or copy/paste it to your word processor or whatever.

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Comment from fred on 2007-05-18

2007-05-19T01:40:40Z

i use printkey2000,its good,and free.

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Comment from Leo Notenboom on 2006-12-22

2006-12-22T18:02:01Z

There are lots of image editing programs out there. PaintShop Pro, Gimp, Adobe Photo Shop, and many more.

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Comment from Nancy on 2006-12-15

2006-12-15T14:15:43Z

RE: capturing a screen shot...
Leo,
When I open "Accessories" I do not have a "Paint" selection in the box. You mention "or equivalent" but I don't know what program that might be. Can you set me straight? I have Windows XP Home Edition. Thanks.

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2006-07-15

2006-07-15T23:49:50Z

The most common problem I see is that PrntScrn sometimes is on a key with another fnction as well. Often in those cases you need to also press shift, Fn or FLock key to get it to work. Exactly what depends on exactly what keyboard you have.

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Comment from Kari on 2006-07-15

2006-07-15T23:24:39Z

hey, i did everything you said to do in your article but once i open paint or photoshop, you can't click the paste button which means that it didn't work. i don't know what i'm doing wrong?

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