Save screen shot

I need to save a screen shot and send it via email, can anyone tell me how
to do it?

Press the "Print Screen" button on your Keyboard
Open MS Paint or another graphic editing program paste the clipboard into a
new frame, save the image, attach it in your email letter.

Jeff


"PhilH" wrote in message
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I need to save a screen shot and send it via email, can anyone tell me how
to do it?

In addition to Jeff's advice, if you want to do this a lot, consider SnagIt
(Techsmith). With the XP screen capture you have to edit the image in paint
to reduce the file size for the attachment, but in SnagIt you can capture
screen areas directly. Just a thought.

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I need to save a screen shot and send it via email, can anyone tell me how
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I need to save a screen shot and send it via email, can anyone
tell
me how to do it?

Back in the days of DOS, the PrintScrn key used to print the
screen. But in all versions of Windows, this works differently,
and the name of the key is now an anachronism.



To use the key, press it to capture an image of the entire
screen, or press alt-PrintScrn to capture an image of the active
window. Either one captures the image to the Windows clipboard.
Once it's in the clipboard you can paste (Ctrl-V) it into any
application that supports graphics (Windows Paint, other graphics
programs, even your favorite word processor). You can edit or add
to the image as you wish, then print it, E-mail it, or do
whatever you want.


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PhilH wrote:
I need to save a screen shot and send it via email, can anyone tell me how
to do it?




Pressing the PrtScn key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing ALT+PrtScn copies only the active Window to
the clipboard (iow, into RAM). 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/...;en-us;Q173884


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"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
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PhilH wrote:
I need to save a screen shot and send it via email, can anyone tell me
how
to do it?




Pressing the PrtScn key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing ALT+PrtScn copies only the active Window to
the clipboard (iow, into RAM). 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/...;en-us;Q173884


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the "Q173884" link is no good

This works: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;173884

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"If_Its_Junk" If_Its_Junk at hotmail dot com wrote in message
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"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
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PhilH wrote:
I need to save a screen shot and send it via email, can anyone tell me
how
to do it?




Pressing the PrtScn key copies the entire display to the
clipboard. Pressing ALT+PrtScn copies only the active Window to
the clipboard (iow, into RAM). 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/...;en-us;Q173884


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Bruce Chambers

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the "Q173884" link is no good

If_Its_Junk wrote:


the "Q173884" link is no good



Try this one, then.

How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;173884

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Bruce, did you happen to read my post just above yours?

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"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
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If_Its_Junk wrote:


the "Q173884" link is no good



Try this one, then.

How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;173884

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Colin Barnhorst wrote:
Bruce, did you happen to read my post just above yours?



Not till after I replied with the new link. ;-} I've a bad habit of
replying before reading the entire thread. (Also, the error pointed
out was in my earlier post, so I felt obligated to provide the correct
information.)


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sometimes.

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"Bruce Chambers" wrote in message
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Colin Barnhorst wrote:
Bruce, did you happen to read my post just above yours?



Not till after I replied with the new link. ;-} I've a bad habit of
replying before reading the entire thread. (Also, the error pointed out
was in my earlier post, so I felt obligated to provide the correct
information.)


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