Screen Shot trouble

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Trying to use [prt scr] to capture screen into word
processor, doesn't do anything.
What am I missing?
Active window, [alt]+[prt scr], then word processor window,
[prt scr] is what I'm being told to do.
Also, is there some difference or extra limitations when
trying to capture DOS screens?
Thank you for any help.
 
Taylor said:
Trying to use [prt scr] to capture screen into word
processor, doesn't do anything.
What am I missing?
Active window, [alt]+[prt scr], then word processor window,
[prt scr] is what I'm being told to do.
Also, is there some difference or extra limitations when
trying to capture DOS screens?
Thank you for any help.
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[alt]+[prt scr] copies an image of the current window to the clipboard. use
edit/paste, ctrl-v, shift-insert, or your favorite paste method to get it
into a document that can contain images.
 
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Taylor said:
Trying to use [prt scr] to capture screen into word
processor, doesn't do anything.
What am I missing?
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Back in the days of DOS, the PrintScrn 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-PrintScrn 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.
 
Greetings --

Pressing the <PrtScn> key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. 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/search/preview.aspx?PR=1&scid=kb;en-us;Q173884


Bruce Chambers

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