How to...screenshots.

GBS · 06-16-2006, 10:59 AM

How do I make screen shots and how do I then attach them to post on this forum. This is for future suspected bug reporting etc...

Thanks.

Raidergoo · 06-16-2006, 11:04 AM

To copy the screen to the clipboard, press the Print screen key (normally located in the top row on the right-hand side of the keyboard).

If you wish capture only the active window, press and hold the Alt key, then press the Print screen key.

You may wish to paste (Ctrl-V) the screenshot into a word-processing program, such as Microsoft Word, for inclusion in your document.

However, a standard image format is smaller and generally better for distribution. To save as an image:

Click the "Start" button (normally located in the bottom left of your screen), and then click "Run".

Type "mspaint" (without quotes), and press "Enter." This opens Paint.

Alternatively, you can go to (in Windows XP) Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Paint.

Press Ctrl-V to paste the screenshot. (In older versions of Paint, a dialog to resize the image may appear; click "Yes.")

Press Ctrl-S to open the Save As dialog box. Type a filename in the "File name" field.

For "Save as type," select "PNG".

Raidergoo · 06-16-2006, 11:05 AM

The getting it attached part I have yet to draft.

06-16-2006, 10:59 AM	#1
GBS Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 233	How to...screenshots. How do I make screen shots and how do I then attach them to post on this forum. This is for future suspected bug reporting etc... Thanks.

06-16-2006, 11:04 AM	#2
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	To copy the screen to the clipboard, press the Print screen key (normally located in the top row on the right-hand side of the keyboard). If you wish capture only the active window, press and hold the Alt key, then press the Print screen key. You may wish to paste (Ctrl-V) the screenshot into a word-processing program, such as Microsoft Word, for inclusion in your document. However, a standard image format is smaller and generally better for distribution. To save as an image: Click the "Start" button (normally located in the bottom left of your screen), and then click "Run". Type "mspaint" (without quotes), and press "Enter." This opens Paint. Alternatively, you can go to (in Windows XP) Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Paint. Press Ctrl-V to paste the screenshot. (In older versions of Paint, a dialog to resize the image may appear; click "Yes.") Press Ctrl-S to open the Save As dialog box. Type a filename in the "File name" field. For "Save as type," select "PNG".

06-16-2006, 11:05 AM	#3
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,005	The getting it attached part I have yet to draft.