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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Basics / October 2006How can I make a printscreen of my desktop?
Hi, How can I make a printscreen of my desktop? Thank You > How can I make a printscreen of my desktop? 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, such as PrintKey2000 (http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm).  SignatureKen Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup Thank You it worked as you stated I was using the alt key and it was only printing the task bar, but now I know better due to your explanation/instructions. Thanks again > > How can I make a printscreen of my desktop? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as PrintKey2000 > (http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm). > Thank You it worked as you stated I was using the alt key and it was > only printing the task bar, but now I know better due to your > explanation/instructions. > > Thanks again You're welcome. Glad to help. SignatureKen Blake Please Reply to the Newsgroup >>> How can I make a printscreen of my desktop? >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> Ken Blake >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup After I do a printscreen and paste it in paint, I do a "save as" jpg. When I bring it up in My Pictures, it is really small. How can I save it as the size of the screen? > > How can I make a printscreen of my desktop? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as PrintKey2000 > (http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm). It can never be the same size as your desktop. It will be running in a window, which even when maximized, will be smaller than the desktop. SignatureRegards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! > After I do a printscreen and paste it in paint, I do a "save as" jpg. When > I [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as PrintKey2000 >> (http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm). Do yourself a favor and download Irfanview. It's a great photo viewer and much more. http://www.irfanview.com/ Press the PrtSc key. Open Irfanview and click paste. You will have the entire contents of the screen but will have to scroll to see it. Now press Ctrl+r to resize the image to the size of your choice. SignatureRegards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org Member: http://dts-l.org > After I do a printscreen and paste it in paint, I do a "save as" jpg. When I > bring it up in My Pictures, it is really small. How can I save it as the size [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as PrintKey2000 >> (http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm). try this little freeware addon. It works very well http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm SignatureHarry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User] > After I do a printscreen and paste it in paint, I do a "save as" jpg. When > I [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as PrintKey2000 >> (http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm). Thanks Harry. Printkey 2000 is does work very well. > try this little freeware addon. It works very well > http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >> freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as PrintKey2000 > >> (http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm). I like this freeware one: http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/ John > After I do a printscreen and paste it in paint, I do a "save as" jpg. When I > bring it up in My Pictures, it is really small. How can I save it as the size [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as PrintKey2000 >>(http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm). How to PRINT SCREEN on a Windows XP Computer http://www.entity.cc/ICONS/print-screen.php SignatureCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Hi, | | How can I make a printscreen of my desktop? | | Thank You |
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