print screen

[susan]

Hello,

I am trying to Print Screen in XP. This is the "prt scr"
button on the upper right-hand section of the keyboard,
right? Mine doesn't do anything when I press it. Also, ALT-
prt scr doesn't work. My computer is brand new and I can't
find a setting that applies to this function. Any
suggestions? Thank you.

[Cari MS-MVP]

PrnScr does NOT send ANYTHING direct to the printer. It sends an image of
the screen to the Clipboard... you then open Paint or your favorite graphics
program, Paste that image in and the print the image.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"susan" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to Print Screen in XP. This is the "prt scr"
> button on the upper right-hand section of the keyboard,
> right? Mine doesn't do anything when I press it. Also, ALT-
> prt scr doesn't work. My computer is brand new and I can't
> find a setting that applies to this function. Any
> suggestions? Thank you.

[susan]

I knew it had to be something simple. Understanding the
concept is everything. Thanks.

>-----Original Message-----
>PrnScr does NOT send ANYTHING direct to the printer. It
sends an image of
>the screen to the Clipboard... you then open Paint or
your favorite graphics
>program, Paste that image in and the print the image.
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"susan" > wrote in
message
...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to Print Screen in XP. This is the "prt scr"
>> button on the upper right-hand section of the keyboard,
>> right? Mine doesn't do anything when I press it. Also,
ALT-
>> prt scr doesn't work. My computer is brand new and I
can't
>> find a setting that applies to this function. Any
>> suggestions? Thank you.
>
>
>.
>

[Harry Ohrn]

Hi Susan try this http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm It is an
addon that gives immediate control to the prt/scr button.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"susan" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to Print Screen in XP. This is the "prt scr"
> button on the upper right-hand section of the keyboard,
> right? Mine doesn't do anything when I press it. Also, ALT-
> prt scr doesn't work. My computer is brand new and I can't
> find a setting that applies to this function. Any
> suggestions? Thank you.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Pressing the <PrtScn> key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing <ALT>+<PrtScn> copies only the active Window to
the clipboard. To view the screen capture, open a graphics program,
such as MS Paint, and press <CTRL>+V. This will paste the contents of
the clipboard (your screenshot) into the open file, and allow you to
view it or save it as a file for later use.

How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key
http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?PR=1&scid=kb;en-us;Q173884


Bruce Chambers

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"susan" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to Print Screen in XP. This is the "prt scr"
> button on the upper right-hand section of the keyboard,
> right? Mine doesn't do anything when I press it. Also, ALT-
> prt scr doesn't work. My computer is brand new and I can't
> find a setting that applies to this function. Any
> suggestions? Thank you.