Taking a screenshot?

CRAIG

If I can, does anyone know how I go about taking a screenshot?

Its been bugging me for ages.

Cheers.

DatabaseError

in games or windows? if windows, easiest way os the printscreen button (above insert/delete) then open paint/photoshop etc, new >paste

CRAIG

Cheers mate .

Will give it a go.

spud17

As per tonyhague, or for a nice little bit of software with a few more options try

Gadwin Printscreen 4.3

evilgoose

As said above the quickest and cheapest is printscreen and then paste in windows paint.

Paintshop pro can take the shots if you've got it. (keep eyes open for coverdisks on magazines, quite often offer the full version of older versions for free).

Marty_J

For anyone wondering how to do it on a Mac:

Command-Shift-3 - Take a picture of the screen

Command-Shift-4 - Take a picture of the selection (lets you drag out a box and then takes a screenshot of the selected area)

Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting - Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard

Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar - Take a picture of the selected window

The screenshots will be saved to your desktop (unless you copy it to the clipboard).

M4RKM

Marty_J wrote: »

For anyone wondering how to do it on a Mac:

Command-Shift-3 - Take a picture of the screen

Command-Shift-4 - Take a picture of the selection (lets you drag out a box and then takes a screenshot of the selected area)

Command-Shift-4, then press Control while selecting - Take a picture of the screen, place in Clipboard

Command-Shift-4, then Spacebar - Take a picture of the selected window

The screenshots will be saved to your desktop (unless you copy it to the clipboard).

Or in Finder click GO - UTILITES

and load up the GRAB application, which means you don't have to remember what button to press.. also, it means you can save the picture in different formats!

M

Marty_J

Thanks, I forgot about that!

I have no problems remembering the shortcuts, but I'm always getting emails and IMs from one friend in particular saying "how do I take a screenshot again?". :rolleyes2

M4RKM

Marty_J wrote: »

Thanks, I forgot about that!

I have no problems remembering the shortcuts, but I'm always getting emails and IMs from one friend in particular saying "how do I take a screenshot again?". :rolleyes2

yeah.. make sure you put it in their dock and they'll always find it.

esuhl

If you hold down the ALT key when pressing PRINT SCREEN, you'll capture an image of just the active window, instead of the whole screen.