PC Help

[Potstubsdustbins]

Can one of you techies tell me how to do a screen capture on my desk top please.

[Chris11]

Combination of keys and whether it's automatically saved as a picture file, or if you need to paste it into a document, depends on what operating system you're using.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Windows 7 need to save it to my pictures.

[Chris11]

Hope this helps:

Taking a screen capture (printing your screen) - Windows Help

[WilliamD]

Or if it doesn't, just press the PrtScr key and then open up the program 'Paint'. Once Paint is up on screen, click the Paste button at top left. Then File and 'Save As' to save it on your local drive.

[Zelenina]

The way I do it (in Windows XP) is first click on the Alt button and hold it down and click on Print Screen as well. That copies the screen contents to your computer's clipboard. It doesn't look as if it's done anything but it's there.

Then I find the "Paint" programme by clicking on Start, hovering over "All Programs", then finding "Accessories" in the list that pops up and hovering over that, then finding Paint in the next list and clicking on it to open it. When the Paint window opens I click Edit and Paste.

That pastes in the image from your screen, which you can crop or edit to how you want it. It's a bitmap file which is very big. You can save it like that,, or you can save it as a more usual and smaller jpeg or png (or other kinds) by doing File Save as... then give it a name, and where it says "Save as type" you can click the little down pointing arrow and get a list of different types of files to save it as.

If that's not clear or doesn't work come back and ask again. If you don't have XP it might be a bit different.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Thanks everyone it's a success Potty

[Zelenina]

Oh, it's my post screen-saved and miniaturised Glad it worked Potty.

[Coopers]

Windows 7 onwards try the snipping tool. It allows you to be more selective:

Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool

[Bigmallly]

Nice one Coops, never knew that. It's a lot easier than messing about with PrtSc & Paint.

[Bren In Pots]

Windows 7 onwards try the snipping tool. It allows you to be more selective:

Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool

I use that all the time plus if you pin it to your task bar its even handier.

[spamvindaloo]

Print screen on its own will copy the full screen, i.e. it will include the taskbar and any background windows. Alt + PrtScn will just copy the foreground window.

[vixylix]

I always use the snipping tool - its far easier and can be pasted straight to wherever you want it to go!

[Mr Bones]

Can't speak for earlier versions but on Windows 10 hitting the windows key and print screen key together puts the capture straight into a file in your photos folder. I use the snipping tool too, especially useful on sites that restrict copying.

[Zelenina]

Yeah, I'm behind the times with XP. I expect I'm gonna be forced to update it some time, but I'm hanging out as long as possible.