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How do you take a screen shot of the active window in WinXP?
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Duh question...
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Prt Scr on the keyboard.
Then just paste it somewhere.
Then just paste it somewhere.
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When I hit Print Screen, nothing happens. I dont get anything to save to a file. It is just a regular PS/2 keyboard, nothing fancy.
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...or Open up Paint and click on Edit then Paste, this will paste the picture you took into the paint program. Remember this can only be used once, the Print Screen Key is not a multi-capture program. You can press Print Screen again and paste again but not in multiples.
Hmm did I explain this right... lol
Hmm did I explain this right... lol
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Thx man. That explained if perfectly.
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Cool, glad to be of help 
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And if you want ONLY the active window (like you said in your first post), press Alt+Print Screen. Then just paste it into paint or something like outlined above
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JigPu said:And if you want ONLY the active window (like you said in your first post), press Alt+Print Screen. Then just paste it into paint or something like outlined above
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thanx for the tip, i always used to print screen the whole screen, and then crop it in paint
ps. is there any ways of capturing the mouse pointer as well?
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Let me help you to make it easier by giving you a list of FREE programs that can do wondrous captures anyway you want them.
Screen Hunter
Multiple Ones
Another One
And the one I use
is embedded in JASC software's Paint Shop Pro, you can find older versions for free but I beta test their software and am currently on version 9, you can download the beta after signing up and can use it too!
These programs allow you to choose whether or not you see the cursor, capture whole screen, active, inactive, etc.
Screen Hunter
Multiple Ones
Another One
And the one I use
is embedded in JASC software's Paint Shop Pro, you can find older versions for free but I beta test their software and am currently on version 9, you can download the beta after signing up and can use it too!These programs allow you to choose whether or not you see the cursor, capture whole screen, active, inactive, etc.
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