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Canon EOS-10D
 06/15/2003 10:25:56 PM · #1
Just a simple question - I'm wanting to take a screenshot and for the life of me I can't remember how to do it! I've got Windows XP.
RIM BlackBerry Curve
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 06/15/2003 10:28:48 PM · #2
Originally posted by p_johns:
Just a simple question - I'm wanting to take a screenshot and for the life of me I can't remember how to do it! I've got Windows XP.


Press PrtSc (Print Screen) and paste the result into a new document in your favourite editor and save
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/15/2003 11:34:55 PM · #3
Interesting, I always use Alt-Print Screen then Control-C to do it.

The things you learn, cool.

-tog
Sony DSC-P7
 06/16/2003 09:13:12 AM · #4
Originally posted by togtog:
Interesting, I always use Alt-Print Screen then Control-C to do it.


I hit printscreen twice. I don't know why. It doesn't actually copy it to the clipboard if I only hit it once. :-> Then I open up MSPaint (or whatever image editor you use) and do paste/ctrl-v.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 06/16/2003 09:19:01 AM · #5
When using Windows applications such as MS Word, Print Screen will take an image of the entire monitor screen, ALT + Print Screen will take only the currently active window/ dialog box.

I'm an IT Trainer so I use both a lot when creating user manuals.

I tend to PASTE mine into PaintShopPro because it's quicker for me to greyscale and then select a small area of the screen before pasting into my manual document.

I found that using Photoshop wasn't as easy because when I selected part of the image and did a copy and paste elsewhere I would always end up pasting the whole image - I had to crop and save in Photoshop before I could copy and paste into the manual.

Uugh!
Canon PowerShot A75
 06/17/2003 03:31:54 AM · #6
Originally posted by Kavey:
When using Windows applications such as MS Word, Print Screen will take an image of the entire monitor screen, ALT + Print Screen will take only the currently active window/ dialog box.

I'm an IT Trainer so I use both a lot when creating user manuals.

I tend to PASTE mine into PaintShopPro because it's quicker for me to greyscale and then select a small area of the screen before pasting into my manual document.

I found that using Photoshop wasn't as easy because when I selected part of the image and did a copy and paste elsewhere I would always end up pasting the whole image - I had to crop and save in Photoshop before I could copy and paste into the manual.

Uugh!


What version of Photoshop were you using? I have always been able to select just an area of an image and then copy it to whatever I need to. I'm using version 6.
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