Ever see something on your screen that you’d like to
email or save for later? WithMicrosoft Windows XP, you can take a screen
shot and capture an exact image of what’s on the screen.
email or save for later? WithMicrosoft Windows XP, you can take a screen
shot and capture an exact image of what’s on the screen.
To take a screen shot
and save it as a picture
and save it as a picture
1. Click the window you want to capture. Press
Alt+Print Screen by holding down the Alt key and then pressing the Print Screen
key. The Print Screen key is near the upper-right corner of your keyboard.
(Depending on the type of keyboard you have, the exact key names on your
keyboard may vary slightly.)
Alt+Print Screen by holding down the Alt key and then pressing the Print Screen
key. The Print Screen key is near the upper-right corner of your keyboard.
(Depending on the type of keyboard you have, the exact key names on your
keyboard may vary slightly.)
Note
You can take a screen
shot of your entire desktop rather than just a single window by pressing the
Print Screen key without holding down the Alt key.
shot of your entire desktop rather than just a single window by pressing the
Print Screen key without holding down the Alt key.
2. Click Start, click Accessories, and
then click Paint.
then click Paint.
3. In the Paint window, click Edit,
and then click Paste.
and then click Paste.
4. When the image appears in the Paint window,
click File, and then click Save As.
click File, and then click Save As.
5. In the Save As dialog box, in
the File name box, type a name for the screen shot, and then
click Save.
the File name box, type a name for the screen shot, and then
click Save.
You can now print or
email the saved screen shot just like you would any other picture.
email the saved screen shot just like you would any other picture.
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