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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Top Cat on April 28, 2010, 11:11:53 pm

Title: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: Top Cat on April 28, 2010, 11:11:53 pm

When i was in work today, i was having a problem with a page so the helpful techie chap told me to take a screen shot.
he said just press the PrtSC button then go to the your email, right click then paste. I did and it worked fine. Tried it tonight on my home PC and it doesn't work.  :chicken:

So how do i do it chaps.  :ashamed:

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: Hedge on April 28, 2010, 11:22:09 pm

Print screen then paste into paint or paintbush. :smiley:

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: Top Cat on April 28, 2010, 11:36:31 pm

Couldnt find paintbrush but i have a screen shot in microsoft picture manager.  :smiley:

How do i get it from there onto a forum page, do i have to load it as a pic in photo bucket then paste here.  :fighting2:

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: VC on April 28, 2010, 11:37:49 pm

that would work  :smiley:

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: Top Cat on April 28, 2010, 11:45:33 pm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fmm104%2Ftomashandmilly%2Fscreenshot.jpg&hash=2c33f6eda50bedbf6b3fdb38dad341d7c215327d)



Thank s guys.  :notworthy:

Is there a quicker way of doing it rather than uploading it as a pic. Seems a bit long winded.  :happy2:

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: maxp on April 28, 2010, 11:50:56 pm

Some other forums have the ability to upload images directly to a post, but these ones require you to upload somewhere else, then link to the image using the img button.

Photobucket is ok, but www.imgur.com is my favourite by far.

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: joesgti on April 29, 2010, 01:52:03 pm

i had almost anticipated you taking a picture of your monitor!!  :grin: :P

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: Hedge on April 29, 2010, 02:20:58 pm

If you only wish to capture a specific window then make it active and press cntrl + ALT + Print Screen.

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: bacillus on April 29, 2010, 02:24:31 pm

Quote from: Hedge on April 29, 2010, 02:20:58 pm

If you only wish to capture a specific window then make it active and press cntrl + ALT + Print Screen.

Actually just Alt+PrintScreen will capture the present open window...   :smiley:

Title: Re: How does a thicko take a screen shot.
Post by: rdfcpete on April 29, 2010, 02:38:59 pm

Yeah depends which email client you use TC. For example, Outlook which uses MS Word as its default email editor can embed images like that whereas some others won't  :happy2:

You've got the right key combination though  :smiley: