Q.
Can you tell me how to Capture a Screen Shot of an Error Message that I
want to send you from a Windows Problem I am having?
A.
A screenshot is like taking a snapshot of what is appearing on your monitor.
You can then save this picture and e-mail it, print it, - anything you can do
with a regular picture.
In Windows, taking a
screenshot is as easy as hitting the
PrintScreen key on your
keyboard. Can you find it? It's hidden away in the upper right hand corner,
just after the F12 key. Whenever you hit that key, Windows takes a snapshot of
your current screen and saves it to the clipboard.
Alternatively, if you want to take a
screenshot of just your current window,
you can do that, too! First, make sure that the window you want to take a
picture of is active by clicking on it. Then, hold down the
Alt key and hit
PrintScreen. Windows will
take a snapshot of just the current window!
Next, you'll need to save the picture.
To do so, open up your favorite image editor. My favorite is IrfanView.
If you don't have an image editor, don't worry. Every copy of Windows has a
program called Paint pre-installed. You can find it in Start | Programs |
Accessories | Paint.
Once you've loaded your image editor,
click on the Edit
menu and choose Paste.
Your screenshot should now appear! Click on the
File menu, then choose
Save to save it into
a file.
One more thing. If you are still using
a dial-up connection save you picture as a jpg file instead of a bitmap file.
It is a lot smaller and will make mailing it a lot easier.
