Screenshots

how do i take screenshots and WHERe are they located once they are taken?

clive skinner wrote:

> how do i take screenshots and WHERe are they located once they are taken?

You can use the Snipping Tool, which allows you to select the screenshot
area and save it where you want it.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...605b41033.mspx

If the Snipping Tool isn't available in your version of Vista (IIRC Basic
doesn't have it), then press the Prt Scrn key to capture the entire screen.
Pressing Alt + Prt Scrn will capture just the active window. Then open a
graphics program like MS Paint and Edit>Paste. Now save your screenshot
wherever you want to.

Malke
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clive skinner wrote:
> how do i take screenshots and WHERe are they located once they are taken?


Two ways:

1) By design, as it has always been with every version of Windows,
pressing the <PrtScn> key copies the entire display, including the
Desktop Wallpaper, to the clipboard (iow, into RAM). Pressing
<ALT>+<PrtScn> copies only the active Window to the clipboard. 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...b;en-us;173884

2) As long as you have a higher version of Vista than Home Basic, you
can use the Snipping Tool. (Start > All Programs > Accessories).


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MWSnap freeware is similar to the Snipping Tool.
It works with Vista Basic (or XP).
http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html


"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:...
> clive skinner wrote:
>
>> how do i take screenshots and WHERe are they located once they are taken?
>
> You can use the Snipping Tool, which allows you to select the screenshot
> area and save it where you want it.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...605b41033.mspx
>
> If the Snipping Tool isn't available in your version of Vista (IIRC Basic
> doesn't have it), then press the Prt Scrn key to capture the entire
> screen.
> Pressing Alt + Prt Scrn will capture just the active window. Then open a
> graphics program like MS Paint and Edit>Paste. Now save your screenshot
> wherever you want to.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

"clive skinner" wrote:

> how do i take screenshots and WHERe are they located once they are taken?
Hello,
Other posters provided information for a Windows O.S. tool.
There are third party applications,
http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categor...neCapture.html
Download v 5.3 (free).
A little more versatile, includes copying the whole page (without scrolling).
take care.
beamish.