Copying screen contents to a file

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Guest

I know there is an easy way to dump the contents of a "window" or a screen of
information to a file (e.g., for training documentation) but for the life of
me, I have forgotten how to do it.

Thanks.
 
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Bruce Chambers

Lance said:
I know there is an easy way to dump the contents of a "window" or a screen of
information to a file (e.g., for training documentation) but for the life of
me, I have forgotten how to do it.

Thanks.


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/search/preview.aspx?PR=1&scid=kb;en-us;Q173884


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Guest

Thans for the help Bruce. That did the trick.

Bruce Chambers said:
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/search/preview.aspx?PR=1&scid=kb;en-us;Q173884


--

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
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Bruce Chambers

Lance said:
Thans for the help Bruce. That did the trick.

You're welcome.


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