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How Do You Take a 'Snapshot' of Your Computer Screen?

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Old 08 August 2004, 02:55 PM
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Smile How Do You Take a 'Snapshot' of Your Computer Screen?

What keyboard sequence do you need to do this and what sort of a file is it saved as initially? Just can't recall how it's done....
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Old 08 August 2004, 03:00 PM
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normmally i just press the print screen button and paste it in the program paint or imaging
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..or just to capture the current open window use ALT-PrtSc key, then paste as above
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or for all the fancy options, get Snagit from Techsmith...
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Thanks for that fellas. That Snagit looks fun....
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For those people with proper OSes, The Gimp has a button built in for the purpose...


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