Difference between revisions of "How to do a Screen Grab"
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# Firstly, grab the contents of the screen to an image on the Clipboard: | # Firstly, grab the contents of the screen to an image on the Clipboard: | ||
## Look on your keyboard for the key that says "Prt Scr". | ## Look on your keyboard for the key that says "Prt Scr". | ||
− | ## It depends on the keyboard, but | + | ## It depends on the keyboard, but often the steps are to hold down both CTRL and SHIFT and then press "Prt Scr". |
## At that moment, whatever was on the screen will now be an image on the Clipboard. | ## At that moment, whatever was on the screen will now be an image on the Clipboard. | ||
# Secondly, paste the Clipboard image to a file: | # Secondly, paste the Clipboard image to a file: | ||
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### Optional: Use the Crop Tool in Photoshop to crop out the bit you want. | ### Optional: Use the Crop Tool in Photoshop to crop out the bit you want. | ||
### Save the file, usually as a PNG or JPG if you plan on emailing it. | ### Save the file, usually as a PNG or JPG if you plan on emailing it. | ||
+ | # Thirdly, you may wish to email the image file: | ||
+ | ## In Eudora: | ||
+ | ### Start a new message | ||
+ | ### Drag the image file onto the message | ||
+ | ## In FirstClass: | ||
+ | ### What is the easiest way? |
Revision as of 15:29, 25 January 2009
- Firstly, grab the contents of the screen to an image on the Clipboard:
- Look on your keyboard for the key that says "Prt Scr".
- It depends on the keyboard, but often the steps are to hold down both CTRL and SHIFT and then press "Prt Scr".
- At that moment, whatever was on the screen will now be an image on the Clipboard.
- Secondly, paste the Clipboard image to a file:
- This varies depending on which image manipulation software you have available
- In Adobe Photoshop (installed on CSUMB machines):
- Open Photoshop
- Select 'File --> New' top create a new image file. Photoshop will automatically size this image file to match your Clipboard image
- Select 'Paste'
- Optional: Use the Crop Tool in Photoshop to crop out the bit you want.
- Save the file, usually as a PNG or JPG if you plan on emailing it.
- Thirdly, you may wish to email the image file:
- In Eudora:
- Start a new message
- Drag the image file onto the message
- In FirstClass:
- What is the easiest way?
- In Eudora: