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Michael, I am not sure you have been using the...

feature correctly. If this is a repeat of what you already know, then I apologize for being so basic. However, I never used the "Print Scrn" feature for years because I thought it meant print what is on the screen to a piece of paper! (I think in the old days (pre-GUI, when only text was on the screen) that was how it worked, but not now.)

Anyway, when you key in shift + Print Scrn, the system places a picture of what is on the screen into RAM (memory). In order to render that picture, you need to place it into a graphics program. As stated in another reply, MS/Paint is fairly standard, but nearly any graphics program will work, like PhotoShop, and the freebie programs that come with most scanners. Just open the application, select New (most applications will size themselves based on the contents of the picture in memory (RAM)) so just go with the defaults when it wants a name, size, etc. Once you have the blank canvas, just do a paste (Control + v) and the picture of the screen will be the image. From there you can size it, crop and save it and upload it to TheChipBoard or use it elsewhere as an image file.

(Also, please see my post about ZapGrab, in this same thread.)

Jim

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Posting questions for computer pros
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Michael, I am not sure you have been using the...
cool
THANKS, MARK
If money is no object...
I use Snag-it in the office
mwsnap - free and great
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Hey! Is this a trade offer post?...
ZapGrab is usefull and FREE!...
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It didn't work for me
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Got it. Nice.

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