how do i save a screen shot?

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I can't remember how to do this... I want to save the current screen as a
jpeg (or other image file). Thanks for the help.

 

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To save the entire screen, press Print Scrn and then paste into your
favorite graphics editing program. To save just the currently active
window dialog, press Alt+Print Screen.

Brian Bygland

"brent mydland" <brent mydland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> I can't remember how to do this... I want to save the current screen
as a
> jpeg (or other image file). Thanks for the help.

 

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brent mydland wrote:
> I can't remember how to do this... I want to save the current screen as a
> jpeg (or other image file). Thanks for the help.


Pressing the <PrtScn> key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing <ALT>+<PrtScn> copies only the active Window to
the clipboard (iow, into RAM). To view the screen capture, open a
graphics program, such as MS Paint, and press <CTRL>+V. This will
paste the contents of the clipboard (your screenshot) into the open
file, and allow you to view it or save it as a file for later use.

How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173884


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[curt]

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There's a free, nifty, little, utility, (Printkey2000), here,
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=292 . Once it's installed,
just click on the icon and it automatically captures whatever is currently
on your screen.

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"brent mydland" <brent mydland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B44E5D7-05BC-47F1-9655-C1095751F87A@microsoft.com...
>I can't remember how to do this... I want to save the current screen as a
> jpeg (or other image file). Thanks for the help.

 

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PrintScrn button (near the Pause/Break and Scroll Lock Key) but depends on
your K/bd layout.

"brent mydland" <brent mydland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B44E5D7-05BC-47F1-9655-C1095751F87A@microsoft.com...
>I can't remember how to do this... I want to save the current screen as a
> jpeg (or other image file). Thanks for the help.

 

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Some links to some screen capture programs if you're interested:-

http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm PrintKey 2000
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm
http://www.techsmith.com/products/snagit/default.asp

brent mydland wrote:
> I can't remember how to do this... I want to save the current screen
> as a jpeg (or other image file). Thanks for the help.