Screen Capture (Print Screen)
The 3 photos below show increasing specific screen snapshots. [Click on each one to see full size]:-
- was taken with the "print screen" button. Top row, right but one. (because I have a laptop with a compressed keyboard, it is called "prt sc").
- was taken with the "print screen" button + Alt. See below from help print screen.
- was taken with the screen capture program "Snipping Tool" that is included with Windows Vista. If you can't use "Snipping Tool", there are many free alternatives available from for example:-
from Windows Vista help
Take a screen capture (print screen)
You can take a picture of what is on your screen by pressing PRINT SCREEN (or PRTSCN, on some keyboards). This is called a screen capture. You can then paste the screen capture into a document, e-mail message, or other file. There are two types of screen captures you can take: the entire screen, or just the active window. For example, if you have three programs open at the same time, you might want a screen capture of only the active window.
To copy the entire screen
Press PRINT SCREEN
To copy only an active window
Press ALT+PRINT SCREEN
Tip
You can paste your screen capture into Paint, which is a drawing program you can use to crop, rotate, and resize pictures.
LAST UPDATED: 02 February 2018 (Bluetooth File Transfer)