jimusic
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Taking Computer Screen Shots
Hey Buds,
Is there a way to take a photo or screen shot of my computer screen without taking out my Digital Camera and trying to hold it still?
I'm using Windows 7.
I'd like to be able to post or email them for various reasons.
Is there something in Win 7 that I just haven't found yet, or maybe a free download app?
Thanks,
James
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Rain
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 03:09:57
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I haven't used a PC in ages but there used to be a Print Screen key which you could use - it saved a screen capture to the clipboard, which could be pasted in a program which supported pic - like MS paint... 
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craigb
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 05:06:16
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Glyn Barnes
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 06:20:36
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What they said. But some people swear by snaggit. It does give more options. Me, i just print screen and crop it MS office photo editor (or Paint).
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 07:06:19
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You can also use windows built in 'snipping' tool to copy the whole screen or just a part of it.
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 09:06:24
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hit SHIFT and hold... press PRT SCR one time.... release.
Programs> Accessories>Paint> paste
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 09:36:33
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Guitarhacker
hit SHIFT and hold... press PRT SCR one time.... release.
Programs> Accessories>Paint> paste
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To go with this...... Pressing the ALT + PRT SCRN keys will capture the active window (right click the mouse to Paste). If you want a really cool "High Contrast" effect, press SHIFT + ALT + PRNT SCRN.
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 09:54:40
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The Windows snipping tool is the best because it allows you to crop the part you need before saving it. The PrtScn key works too but you have to open a paint program to crop it. It's in Vista, Windows 7 & 8. You just go to Accessories->Snipping Tool, or search for "Snipping Tool" in Windows 8.
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/27 13:54:20
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☄ Helpfulby Rain 2014/03/27 17:06:37
Beagle doesn't like the snipping tool.  (Just sayin'...)
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jimusic
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/28 01:32:14
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Awesome! Thanks for all the replies Buds!
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/28 10:54:19
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Glyn Barnes
What they said.
But some people swear by snaggit. It does give more options. Me, i just print screen and crop it MS office photo editor (or Paint).
W7 has the "Snipping Tool" I think ... and it is excellent and probably the one thing I use the most these days!
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/29 18:56:44
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Most of the time I just hit "Print Screen" and probably shut down the program while the picture is on the clipboard, then get up Paint and Paste from the Clipboard or just Paste.
Except in Sonar, if you close down the program after hitting the Print Screen key on the keyboard, you will get nothing to Paste from the clipboard. The only way I found to take a picture in Sonar is to hit the Print Screen key and minimize Sonar to the Taskbar and open up Paint and Paste the image in there and save it first, and then if not doing anything else in Sonar, exit out of the program.
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craigb
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/29 19:03:14
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I just bring up PhotoShop, Alt-Tab back to the page I want, hit "Print Screen" then Alt-Tab back to PhotoShop, hit Ctrl-N (to create a new document of the same size as whatever is in my clipboard, in this case a screen shot), then hit Ctrl-V to paste it in the new document. Crop and do whatever, save as a .jpg and I'm done.
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/29 19:07:17
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Sonar takes up the entire screen (full screen). Otherwise Print Screen is the entire desktop in Windows.  Sonar Exclusive!
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craigb
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/29 19:10:59
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spacealf
Sonar takes up the entire screen (full screen). Otherwise Print Screen is the entire desktop in Windows.
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Many programs go full screen. By hitting F11 in Chrome (and the same or similar in other browsers) you can make the Coffee House go full screen too. The proof is right HERE!
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/29 20:18:30
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craigb
I just bring up PhotoShop, Alt-Tab back to the page I want, hit "Print Screen" then Alt-Tab back to PhotoShop, hit Ctrl-N (to create a new document of the same size as whatever is in my clipboard, in this case a screen shot), then hit Ctrl-V to paste it in the new document. Crop and do whatever, save as a .jpg and I'm done.
I click the "Grab" icon in the dock, pick an option (Selection, Window, Screen, Timed Screen) in the capture menu and I'm done.  I love my Mac. ;)
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/29 20:39:28
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craigb
I just bring up PhotoShop, Alt-Tab back to the page I want, hit "Print Screen" then Alt-Tab back to PhotoShop, hit Ctrl-N (to create a new document of the same size as whatever is in my clipboard, in this case a screen shot), then hit Ctrl-V to paste it in the new document. Crop and do whatever, save as a .jpg and I'm done.
Craig, in Photoshop Elements, there is a real neat option to create a new file from whatever image you have on the clipboard: 
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craigb
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/29 21:09:48
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@Steve - Yep, PS doesn't have that option (the New dialog goes to a FAR more involved creation window), but just hitting Ctrl-N, Ctrl-V only takes a second anyway - probably faster too! @Rain - Nice "Grab" you've got there! LOL! 
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/31 01:12:41
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An annoying thing is when PrtScn doesn't work because of something else you're doing when you press it. For example, I wanted to harvest a screen shot of the graphical bug which occurs when you drag a clip from one project to another, but I couldn't do it because the thing only occurs before you release the mouse button and PrtScn doesn't register then. I wish it had a timer you could set 
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Glyn Barnes
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Re: Taking Computer Screen Shots
2014/03/31 01:25:34
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You live and learn - I never knew about the the snip tool. Just pin the icon to the taskbar and its every bit as easy as Rain's discription of the Mac grab tool.
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