How do I take a "screen shot", please?

**curlywurly**

I need to take a screen shot and email it to someone. Could someone give me a step-by-step guide? I'd be very grateful.

SMC_2

Press PrtSc button on keyboard

Then go into Start-Programs-Accessories-Paint

and then paste and save it and then you can attach it in an e-mail.

Chippy_Minton

Press the Prnt Scrn key. Then open Paint (in All Programs - Accessories) and click Edit - Paste. Save it as a JPEG. If you only want to capture the active window, press Alt+Prnt Scrn.

Doonhamer

There is a really good free program for screen capture. I use it all the time. You can capture the whole screen or a window or a rectanglar area. It saves the image in lots of different formats.

Here it is.

fatnbald

Holding ALT + Print Screen "copies" it into the clipboard which you can "paste" into your email.

You do not need to use paint and save it unless you want a permanent copy.

nickmack

fatnbald wrote: »

You do not need to use paint and save it unless you want a permanent copy.

Depending on your email software, it may be a good idea though. You can save it as a JPG which will likely reduce the size of the email. If you insert several images and they are Bitmaps, it won't be long before the size is several MB's.

Moneymaker

On a Mac you hold [shift][cmd] and hit 3 (or 4, which gives you a cursor so you can select the area you want to save). The image will be saved to your desktop or Hard Drive.

moonrakerz

Doonhamer wrote: »

There is a really good free program for screen capture. I use it all the time. You can capture the whole screen or a window or a rectanglar area. It saves the image in lots of different formats.

Here it is.

Agree ! excellent little utility !

shown73

Just a word of warning from a lifelong cheapskate, the default download is vers. 4.2, ie the paid for version. 4.1 is the freebie, you have to look for it. Is the freebie worth having, anyone know????

moonrakerz

shown73 wrote: »

Just a word of warning from a lifelong cheapskate, the default download is vers. 4.2, ie the paid for version. 4.1 is the freebie, you have to look for it. Is the freebie worth having, anyone know????

Yep, it may be free - but it is very good.

espresso

moonrakerz wrote: »

Yep, it may be free - but it is very good.

However it's not as good as Irfanview which can do so much more, including screen captures and is also free.

I can't believe the people install a program just for screen prints!

:rolleyes: