print screen key

[Mindy]

I'm trying to make a copy of the screen but I have tried hitting the print
screen key and ALT + print screen but nothing works. Any suggestions?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm trying to make a copy of the screen but I have tried hitting the print
screen key and ALT + print screen but nothing works. Any suggestions?

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.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173884


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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'm trying to make a copy of the screen but I have tried hitting the print
screen key and ALT + print screen but nothing works. Any suggestions?

Back in the days of DOS, the PrtScn key used to print the screen. But
in all versions of Windows, this works differently, and the name of
the key is now an anachronism.

To use the key, press it to capture an image of the entire screen, or
press alt-PrtScn to capture an image of the active window. Either one
captures the image to the Windows clipboard. Once it's in the
clipboard you can paste (Ctrl-V) it into any application that supports
graphics (Windows Paint, other graphics programs, even your favorite
word processor). You can edit or add to the image as you wish, then
print it.

This ability to manipulate the image in a program before printing it
is an improvement over the original DOS method of just printing it.
But if you'd like that old facility back, there are several
third-party freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as
PrintKey2000 at
http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm

 

[Plato]

I'm trying to make a copy of the screen but I have tried hitting the print
screen key and ALT + print screen but nothing works. Any suggestions?

The print screen key in modern computers does NOT print the screen. It
merely copies the file to memory, aka "the clipboard". One can then open
up just about any common program to view the "screen print" by pasting
it, [very often, edit, paste]. I like to modify the print before I use
it for whatever, even if sending via email; eg perhaps I want to shrink
it. I use the apps. below:

http://www.bootdisk.com/utility.htm
GENERAL TOOLS
Image Editors

 

[ju.c]

See if this helps:

1. Open the 'Control Panel' and run 'DirectX'.
2. Select the 'DirectDraw' tab.
3. Check the box "Enable PrintScreen Key"
4. Apply, OK.


ju.c

 

[Matt Porter]

I'd recommend Print Screen Deluxe. The company has been around since
the early 90's. And it's extremely easy to use. A no-brainer really.

http://www.americansys.com

 

[ju.c]

Please don't delete previous posts, thanks.

 

[Bob I]

They CAN'T delete previous posts. Please ask them to "Please quote
previous replies when you post." instead.