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hi, My "print screen" doesn't work. Perhaps it is my keyboard problem ? Is there another way to do a "print screen" then ? cheers Andrew > My "print screen" doesn't work. Perhaps it is my keyboard problem ? > Is there another way to do a "print screen" then ? It works. It just doesn't do what you expect it to do. 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  SignatureKen Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup I've actually already tested on MSPaint and it doesn't work. It used to work hundreds of times before this. Not sure why it isn't anymore. Any ideas ? cheers Andrew > > > My "print screen" doesn't work. Perhaps it is my keyboard problem ? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > PrintKey2000 at > http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm Of historical note on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:44:03 -0700 Andrew <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> scribed: |I've actually already tested on MSPaint and it doesn't work. It used to work |hundreds of times before this. Not sure why it isn't anymore. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] |cheers |Andrew Do you have a newer keyboard with an F-Lock key? It may be changing the function of the PrtScn key if it's not locked. hth Signaturecf <cfnews@NOcharterSPAM.net> I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid. Terry Bradshaw > I've actually already tested on MSPaint and it doesn't work. It would have helped if you had told us this up front, and saved me the trouble of telling you what you already knew. > It used to work > hundreds of times before this. Not sure why it isn't anymore. > > Any ideas ? > > > > > My "print screen" doesn't work. Perhaps it is my keyboard problem ? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > PrintKey2000 at > > http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm SignatureKen Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup >> I've actually already tested on MSPaint and it doesn't work. > > It would have helped if you had told us this up front, and saved me > the trouble of telling you what you already knew. You knew MS Paint didn't work? > >> I've actually already tested on MSPaint and it doesn't work. > > > > It would have helped if you had told us this up front, and saved me > > the trouble of telling you what you already knew. > > You knew MS Paint didn't work? No. It does work. What he already knew was how to use PrtScrn, by pasting into an application that supports graphics. That's what he should have told us up front that he had already tried, and failed at. SignatureKen Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup > hi, > > My "print screen" doesn't work. What, precisely, are you expecting to happen when you press the key? Nothing is going to print immediately, if that's what you thought would happen. > Perhaps it is my keyboard problem ? > Is there another way to do a "print screen" then ? > > cheers > Andrew 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 SignatureBruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot Thanks for your reply guys. To Use MSPaint: Pressed the "print screen" button and then tried to paste into MSPaint, but I can't even see the "Paste" on the "Edit" toolbar being activated. I'm thinking it's a problem w my keyboard ? no ? cheers Andrew > > hi, > > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173884 I suggest you use the Clipbook Viewer to check if the PrintScrn key has saved the display to the clipboard. Humpty > Thanks for your reply guys. > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173884 > Thanks for your reply guys. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > cheers > Andrew Do other copy/paste operations work? If not, try this: Click Start, Run, and enter these lines: regsvr32 ole32.dll (Press Enter key) regsvr32 /i shell32.dll (Press Enter key) Also try Kelly's tweak (you'll find instructions at the top of the page). Line 233 - Enable Drag and Drop http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm SignatureJoe =o) Thanks guys where do i find this clipboard viewer ? cheers > > Thanks for your reply guys. > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Line 233 - Enable Drag and Drop > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Start, Run, clipbrd.exe > Thanks guys > where do i find this clipboard viewer ? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>Line 233 - Enable Drag and Drop >>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm |
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