How do you take a screen shot?

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   lorlie6posted 13 years ago

   Really-I haven't yet learned this-please be patient and detailed!  Thanks so much.

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      giselenmendezposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Here's another trick: if you hold Alt + Print screen key you will take a screenshot of the currently selected window, and not the entire screen like the normal screenshot function. This might come in handy!

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      earnestshubposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I have a little TSR program called greenshot for free on snapfiles in their freeware directory. It does all the things I need to do ....understandable too.

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   recommend1posted 13 years ago

   I normally want this function when reading the religious postings - I sit about 4 feet from the screen and let it have two sawn-off barrels.
   
   
   
   Seriously - I would like to know also when somebody more grown up comes along to help

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      lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You are toooooo funny!  Grown ups are essential-oh, there's lissie!

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   Lissieposted 13 years ago

   If you just want proof of something - use the print screen button open up a wordprocessor and hit ctrl-v to paste
   
   If you actually want to manipulate the image - I use gimp - its free - google it and check out a tutorial or 2

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      lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, lissie-I may try those tutorials.  What on earth is 'gimp?'

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         AEvansposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         That is what I would like to know and I thought I was computer savvy.

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            lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Aren't you looking foxy these days, AE?   Anyhow, I never considered myself savvy in the least, esp. when it comes to computers!!   Guess we'd better Google it if we want to find out...

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         Lissieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         http://www.gimp.org/

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            lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks so much Lissie!!!

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   R.S. Hutchinsonposted 13 years ago

   Screen Shots are very difficult and should really only be attempted by professionals. It should be noted: *do not try this at home*
   
   Step 1. Grab your favorite vodka concoction and pour into a small shot glass
   
   Step 2. Take shot glass with contents outside
   Step 3. Ask Buddy to remove screen from nearest window
   Step 4. With both hands, place shot on MIDLLE of screen and hold screen (by yourself) parallel to the earth
   Step 5. Lean down and lower lips to shot glass while at same time lifting screen well above head in true shot like fashion
   Step 6. Gulp down concoction.
   Step 7. Repeat until earth is no longer stable enough to stand on.

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      lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Dear Mr. Hutchinson-is it acceptable to imbibe in something other than vodka?  I am extremely hesitant to gulp.
      And the earth's parallelism is questioned even by the most revered professionals. 
      Ahh, this swirling earth.
      Thank you for your response.

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         R.S. Hutchinsonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         You're welcome

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   kerrygposted 13 years ago

   I think the exact keys vary a bit by computer.
   
   On mine, you hold down the fn (Function) key and hit prt sc (print screen), then paste the result into a program like Adobe Photoshop to save or edit. Gimp is a good free alternative to Photoshop.

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      lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I've recently heard of gimp.  Thanks.

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   Danette Wattposted 13 years ago

   on a mac it's Command-Shift-3 - hold Command-Shift down at the same time, then press the #3 key. It's saved to your desktop, from there you can put it into a photo editing program and go from there.

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   lorlie6posted 13 years ago

   Thanks.  Somehow it seems that giselenmendez's solution would work on my keyboard-I'll give it a try.  Another thing, what happens exactly when you take a ss, does it open up in another window?

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   TamCorposted 13 years ago

   When I do a prt scrn, all I do is hit the "prt scrn" button, then open up Wordpad, and then right click "paste"...
   
   I never edit or anything, though, so it's works fine for just saving something...

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      galleryofgraceposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That works great- Thank you , thank you

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   viryaboposted 13 years ago

   And to think i never noticed the prt.sc. button on my keyboard,
   
   Thanks for this info.

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    EMTINFOposted 13 years ago

    Hit the printscr button and paste into word.

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    Moon Willow Lakeposted 13 years ago

    Assuming you use a Windows based computer, you can use either Ctrl (Control key) + Prtsc (Print screen key) or the Alt key + Prtsc key. You will need to hold down both keys at the same time for this to work (rather than hold down one, let it go, and then press down the other). I find that pressing down the Alt/Ctrl key before the Print Screen key works best. This action places the image on to the computer's clip board.
    
    Once that is done, you can open any different program you would like to place the image in to and paste the image there. Generally speaking, if it is Windows, you can use the menu commands to Paste the image in to that program. Another method to paste it is to use the Control key (Ctrl) + V key. Some of the programs you can use are: Windows Paint Program, Microsoft Word, Excel, Photoshop, PowerPoint, etc.
    
    Now, if you have a different operating system, there are other methods, and possibly some different programs, that you would use.
    
    Another method is to use downloadable software. At work, we use a program called SnagIt. Though I believe that is one that needs to be purchased, I use a free one at home called Jing by TechSmith.
    
    Still another alternative is that many browsers allow you to save the webpage to your computer.
    
    I hope that helps!

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