How do I do a 'screen capture'

16 years ago

I installed quick screen capture, am doing the things with "Wordle" like someone posted, but don't know how to "capture" them, can't do a "save as" with this program. help?

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gwanny2three
16 years ago
I do it by clicking prntScrn on the top of my keyboard, then hold down the control key and click on the "c" key to copy, then I open my paint program and again hold down the control key and click the "v" key to paste it in paint. Then I crop what I want to keep and right click and send to my documents. Hope this makes sense! Maybe someone else knows another way ...I'd be interested in knowing another way to do it.
Pooh Bear
16 years ago
Hit the Print Scrn key (up next to the F12 key).
Then open Paint and Edit>>Paste
You can crop it or edit it and save it from there.

Instead of Paint, I use IrfanView.

Pooh Bear
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Vikki, you shouldn't have to do a Ctrl C to copy, the Print Screen key automatically copies whatever is showing on your monitor.

Bigack, download Irfanview, a free image editing application to paste (Ctrl V) your screen capture in.

Jodi-
IndianaKat
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Don't mean to hi-jack your thread BA...but, PoohBear...I use IrfanV for sizing and cropping my photos.....and other photo-editing things. But, I cannot get IrfanV to save anything I might want to keep (found items on the Web,etc.) unless it is a jpeg file. So, like BA, if I wanted to save a captured screen shot unless it was a jpeg file it won't let me do it. It flat won't save anything else. I usually send the file to Photofiltre (another one I use) and it allows me to change the file extension and save the item. Am I missing an IrfanV plug-in or is it something else altogether? Thanks for any help or advice......
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Well...cool! Thanks Jodi...just eliminated one step for me! I love what I learn here!!
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I use HyperSnap-DX4. Lets me copy a defined area of the screen, do overlays, etc.
minnie_tx
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I hold down the printscreen button then I go over to my email and paste it in a blank email if I want or open a word or word pad and paste it thar .

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