Not computer savy. - Need help

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   samboiamposted 13 years ago

   How do I take a picture of a web page?

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      ThoughtfulSpotposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I'm not very computer savvy either, but what you are actually doing when "taking a picture" of something on the computer is getting a "screen shot" of what is on your computer screen.  So, as far as I know, you get your monitor looking like you want it to (remember to close things that are making those bars at the bottom of the screen if you don't want them to show) and you "Print Screen."  On my computer, I hold control, and press the "Print Scrn" button which is uptop right next to the F12 key.
      
      Then, you can paste your image into whatever document you wish using a standard paste command, or Ctrl-V.
      
      Like I said, I'm new to this myself, but I think that will work... hope it helps.

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         sportyfunsterposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         That is how you would do it to capture a screen shot.
         
         If you want more screen capture functionality, you could buy a program called SnagIt as well.

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            royalblkroseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            there is a button that says "prt sc" -print screen hit it when you are on the page you want a picture of, then open your word processor and paste your picture into it with the paste function ( I think! It's been awhile!)

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      Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      are you using iMac?
      
      Use the "Grab" app and select the page and click. It will save it. If you want just part of the screen, use the select mode and box out the area.

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      Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I think the best way is to use "save as web archive" (.shs) in Internet Explorer or Opera. This way, you will get a single file containing all images and links, which can be very useful.

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   Super Chefposted 13 years ago

   You can press ctrl+PrtScreen button together and if you want to save it as a photo image you will need to paste it in paint and save as whichever format you like ie.png,gif or jpeg

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      gramaryeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thats helpful, didn't know that step before!

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   Urbane Chaosposted 13 years ago

   The print screen option only grabs the part of the screen that you're looking at.  If there's content that's off-screen that you want to save, using the print screen option won't cut it. 
   
   Better yet, there are two options.
   
   First, if you're the only one going to be using the information, download a program that will print to pdf files.  Just search for that, "print to pdf".  There's a lot of good free programs for that.
   
   Second, if you're wanting to use the screen shot for other peoples viewing (remember the copyrights), then you can do something similar.  There are programs that print to jpg, that will print the entire page without having to cut and paste a thousand times.  Again, just search for "print to jpg". 
   
   Good luck!

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      Ign Andyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      "Print to jpg" is a great way to capture. I usually use snag it, but it paid application. 
      FYI, If you use Windows 7 there are s build in application name snipping tool. But it only capture your active selection

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         Urbane Chaosposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I'm still dying to get Windows 7.  I'm stuck on Vista - it isn't bad, but from everything I've seen, Win7 is the best there is.

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            Super Chefposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I am running windows 7 and it sure is the best ive ever used. Quickest as well.

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            Ign Andyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            In my opinion Win 7 is the best WIn OS after NT
            Fast loading, easy to navigate, light (in term of memory and processor usage)

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   samboiamposted 13 years ago

   Thank you all for your help.

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   Beth100posted 13 years ago

   The snipping tool is also available on Vista.  It works, and allows you to crop what you want.

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      logic,commonsenseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Beth, how are things in the Great White North?

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         Beth100posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Hey there Logic!  Really wet and cold -- windy too!  brrr need some warmth tonight!!  How about where you are?  Is it spring yet?

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            logic,commonsenseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Absolutely green here!
            Sorry to hear it's not so nice there, it will get better, finally!

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               Beth100posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Yeah, the tulips are beginning to show and the daffodils are already in bloom.  Saw my first pair of yellow finches and a pair of cardinals.  The Canada goose pair down the road are already incubating their eggs.  The sun will emerge again soon!    Typical Great White North weather! 

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   mtsi1098posted 13 years ago

   I run an application called "take screenshot" which is available as opensource.  This utility allows a for couple of seconds delay to capture any computer picture

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   ThoughtfulSpotposted 13 years ago

   These are some great tips.
   
   Much more in depth than mine!

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   Csjun89posted 13 years ago

   for those who use a mac you can also use cmd shift 4 to select a particular area

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