"Print Screen" button

I have Windows XP and a Lexmark Z25 printer. I was
wondering how to print an open folder using the print
screen button on the keyboard. I don't want to print the
individual files, just the output on that is on the
screen. Help me out. Thank you.

I have Windows XP and a Lexmark Z25 printer. I was
wondering how to print an open folder using the print
screen button on the keyboard. I don't want to print the
individual files, just the output on that is on the
screen. Help me out. Thank you.

Leslie,

To print the active window as it's displayed, press Alt+PrtScn. This
copies the active window to the clipboard as a bitmap. You can then
paste the bitmap into a graphics editor such as paint, or a word
processor that has graphic capabilities (such as Word) and print the
screen from that application.

Alternatively, since you want a listing of the file names, you can use
the command line DIR command to redirect its output to a text file and
then print that, or use a dedicated 3'rd party utility such as
ExpPrint http://www.jddesign.co.uk/.

ExpPrint is an Explorer context menu extension that gives you a "Print
Directory Listing" menu when you select any file folder, drive, or
files. It has quite a comprehensive sorting and layout capability,
and is only a small download.

ExpPrint is shareware, the only restriction on the non-registered
usage is that the Save settings capability is disabled. Other than
that it's fully functional.

Dave
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