How to take Screenshots

This document describes how to capture an image of the screen in Windows (all versions).

• Press the PrintScreen key on the keyboard

(generally located in the top right hand corner)
to capture an image of the entire screen and store it in the Windows clipboard.

• Press Alt & Print Screen (sometimes labeled as Prt Sc)

to capture an image of only the active window and store it in the Windows clipboard.


When the desired image is stored in the windows clipboard
(only one image can be stored at a time), it can be extracted
by opening a word process program (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, etc.)
or an image manipulation program (such as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Paint),
and selecting Paste from the Edit menu or press Control & V.


In Windows Vista

In Vista (except in Home Basic), there is a tool called the Snipping Tool.
To open it, click on the start menu, type 'snip', then hit enter.
The Snipping Tool opens, and a white mask is applied on the screen.
In the drop-down menu for the 'New' button, choose from a free-form snip,
rectangular snip, window snip, or full-screen snip.
In free-form snip mode, draw around the area you want to be captured.
Drag a rectangle in rectangular snip mode. For window snip mode,
select the window you want to capture. In full-screen mode, just selecting it
from the drop-down menu makes the capture.
The snipped image is then opened within the Snipping Tool, but is also copied
to the Windows clipboard for use in other applications.