Screen Shot? 4

[silver987]

I know this may be basic to most of you but knowledge is king. How do I take a "screen shot" and email it to someone?

Wayne T

 

[vacunita]

Usually the Print screen key on your keyboard will do just that. You can then paste it into your image editor of choice and save the image which you can then attach.

This applies for most Windows operating systems. Other OSes will have other ways of getting screen shots.



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[goombawaho]

Press PRTSCRN key to get the whole screen (all windows) and then PASTE into Word, Wordpad, Paint. Save document
Press ALT + PRTSCRN keys to get ONLY the ACTIVE windows and then as above.
Email as a normal attachment.

Windows 7 - you can use the Snipping Tool

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[silver987]

I have Win 7, so I press "print screen" but where does it go??

Wayne T

 

[spamjim]

Print Screen copies the image of the screen to your clipboard, ready for pasting to anywhere, such as an image editor where it can be saved as a file.

 

[spamjim]

https://www.google.com/search?q=How+do+I+take+a+"screen+shot"+and+email+it+to+someone?

 

[vacunita]

As I said, you can then paste it into an image editor of choice and save it.

The print screen key copies it your clipboard.

In Windows 7 you can open MS Paint and paste there, and then save it.

Paint can be found in The Start Menu->All Programs->Accessories->Paint


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[silver987]

Thanks to all, works great!!

Wayne T

 

[goombawaho]

I'm just surprised you haven't need this up until now. I've been print screen since forever.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[Gavona]

If you don't want the entire screen then I love lightscribe - link on this example screenshot. You can copy to clipboard or upload, as I have now and share a link.

http://prntscr.com/3oob76

Gavin

 

[mltoombs]

There is a "Snipping Tool" that comes with Windows 7. It works great with no other software required. It can be found in Accessories.

 

[Nelviticus]

You can paste it directly into an email as long as you have your mail client set to use HTML or Rich Text; no need to add the complication of saving it or wrapping it in a Word document.

Nelviticus

 

[kjv1611]

If you do a LOT of screenshots or just want more control over them, I LOVE using Techsmith Snagit, but it's a 3rd party commercial program.

http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html

It's got loads of options.

But if you just once in a blue moon need to use a screenshot, then the snipping tool works well as well. And it's got a lot more to it than many people realize. It'd be worth just playing with that, finding what the different buttons/options do I'm sure.

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[mscallisto]

Love Snagit, Was a Beta Tester for three versions and now use it for everything snagable BUT if you only need the occasional screen print then stick with the prt-scr.

Sam