Print Screen

How do you really "print screen" I can't get anything to
happen.

I'm using XP home edition.

Bob

I'm not sure if "print screen" ever did print your screen, but today "print
screen" creates a bitmap of your desktop on your clipboard.

Open a graphics program of some type and do a "paste ." Then you will see
what was present on your desktop when you hit the "print screen" key. From
there you can actually print or save the image.


"Bob" wrote in message
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How do you really "print screen" I can't get anything to
happen.

I'm using XP home edition.

Bob

"Bob" wrote in message
...
How do you really "print screen" I can't get anything to
happen.

I'm using XP home edition.

Bob

Print Screen only did a direct print from DOS programs. It never
did this from Windows. Earlier versions of Windows ran DOS programs
in true DOS mode so the print screen worked to directly print what
was on the screen within DOS programs not running in windows
(non-capital). Check out Reserved Keys in Help and Support Center
for keys you can assign to do certain things within DOS programs in
Windows XP. Here is an excerpt from one of the topics:

To reserve shortcut keys for MS-DOS-based programs:
Open My Computer.

Locate the MS-DOS-based program (.exe) file, the program information
file (.pif), or shortcut you want to change. Right-click the file,
and then click Properties.
In the Properties dialog box, click the Misc tab.
Under Windows Shortcut Keys, clear the check box next to the
shortcut keys combination the MS-DOS program uses. When you clear
the check box, Windows will ignore the shortcut key when the
MS-DOS-based program is in use.
You can reserve only the following shortcut keys for an MS-DOS-based
program:
ALT+TAB
ALT+ESC
CTRL+ESC
PRINT SCREEN
ALT+PRINT SCREEN
ALT+ENTER
ALT+SPACEBAR
Notes
To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
This option might not be available in some MS-DOS-based programs.
Some MS-DOS-based programs require the use of keystroke combinations
(pressing the keys at the same time) for specific functions.
You might need to reserve shortcut keys for MS-DOS-based programs if
the program uses the same shortcut keys as Windows. For example, if
your MS-DOS-based program uses ALT+TAB to perform a command, Windows
might intercept that command and switch between programs instead.
(In Windows, you press ALT+TAB to switch between programs.)

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Earl F. Parrish