Print Screen does not work

[W E B G U R L]

Is there a setting in XP I need to change/select as print screen does not work.

Thanks

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The Print Screen key, is often abreviated as Print Scrn.

The sole function of this key is to take a snapshot or picture of your
computer screen and copy it to the clipboard.

Alt + Print Scrn

[[Will take a screenshot of the currently selected window, not the entire
screen like the normal screenshot function. This allows you to target that
specific window that you have open and nothing else. No more cropping those
screenshots to grab the content you were after!]]

You have to paste the image in to Paint, Wordpad, Word or some other program
that will handle images.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Vagabond Software]

Is there a setting in XP I need to change/select as print screen does not
work.

Thanks

In addition to Wesley Vogel's excellent description, many new keyboards come
with an F-Lock key. When this key is active, the PrtScn button does not
function normally. So, deactivate F-Lock to enable the PrtScn button.

carl

 

[S.Sengupta]

Apart from what others suggested,there is a cool utility also.

http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[W E B G U R L]

Thanks ppl

I have upgraded from 98SE and finding out all these annoying little things that now do NOT
work.

Yes, I soon found out about the F lock as well.

I had installed a Windows upgrade and all sorts of things stopped working and for me as a
web developer, all very painful.

I did a system restore to two weeks ago and all is working now.


| | > Is there a setting in XP I need to change/select as print screen does not
| > work.
| >
| > Thanks
| >
|
|
| In addition to Wesley Vogel's excellent description, many new keyboards come
| with an F-Lock key. When this key is active, the PrtScn button does not
| function normally. So, deactivate F-Lock to enable the PrtScn button.
|
| carl
|
|

 

[King George John]

In addition to Wesley Vogel's excellent description, many new keyboards
come with an F-Lock key. When this key is active, the PrtScn button does
not function normally. So, deactivate F-Lock to enable the PrtScn button.

Since we are on the topics of keyboards, my keyboard has all kinds of
buttons (e.g.: "My Favorites", "Back," "Forward"). Most are obvious
although I don't use them much.

BUT there is one key I don't understand: It's on the upper right and has Fn
on it.

WTF is the "Fn" key supposed to do?

And while we are at it, why does the F11 key have a "unlocked" symbol on it.

 

[Alias]

Since we are on the topics of keyboards, my keyboard has all kinds of
buttons (e.g.: "My Favorites", "Back," "Forward"). Most are obvious
although I don't use them much.

BUT there is one key I don't understand: It's on the upper right and has Fn
on it.

WTF is the "Fn" key supposed to do?

And while we are at it, why does the F11 key have a "unlocked" symbol on it.

Try looking at your keyboard's manual.

Alias

 

[Vagabond Software]

Since we are on the topics of keyboards, my keyboard has all kinds of
buttons (e.g.: "My Favorites", "Back," "Forward"). Most are obvious
although I don't use them much.

BUT there is one key I don't understand: It's on the upper right and has
Fn on it.

WTF is the "Fn" key supposed to do?

And while we are at it, why does the F11 key have a "unlocked" symbol on
it.

The Fn key is probably a different color than the rest of the silkscreens on
your other keys. However, you may find on some keys a smaller silkscreen
the same color as your Fn key. Press Fn and the desired key to get that
smaller result.

carl

 

[Plato]

Is there a setting in XP I need to change/select as print screen does not work.

Sure it does. It saves the screen to the clipboard. After you hit the
key, open up a graphics editor and then select Edit | Paste