Easiet method of taking, and saving, a screen shot
Oct 22, 2013 | 3:03 pm
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Easiet method of taking, and saving, a screen shot
Newbie question: I've seen a few methods while searching online but they all seem a little too complicated. What's the easiest way to obtain, and save, a screen shot of any page on any website.
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Oct 22, 2013 | 3:48 pm
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In Windows? Alt+PrintScreen will take a screen shot of the current active window and save it to the clipboard so you can paste it into any program.
The Snipping Tool will let you select any part of the screen and save to an image file or the clipboard. To get it, go Start-> and type "snipping tool" or go into All Programs->Accessories->Snipping Tool.
The Snipping Tool will let you select any part of the screen and save to an image file or the clipboard. To get it, go Start-> and type "snipping tool" or go into All Programs->Accessories->Snipping Tool.
Oct 22, 2013 | 3:52 pm
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Oct 22, 2013 | 4:00 pm
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I just discovered a neat, free screeshot tool for Windows.
GreenShot
Hit the PrtScn button, and select what you want to take a screenshot of. It's not as robust as, say, Snag-It, but it's still pretty good.
GreenShot
Hit the PrtScn button, and select what you want to take a screenshot of. It's not as robust as, say, Snag-It, but it's still pretty good.
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Oct 22, 2013 | 6:37 pm
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I just discovered a neat, free screeshot tool for Windows.
GreenShot
Hit the PrtScn button, and select what you want to take a screenshot of. It's not as robust as, say, Snag-It, but it's still pretty good.
GreenShot
Hit the PrtScn button, and select what you want to take a screenshot of. It's not as robust as, say, Snag-It, but it's still pretty good.
Oct 22, 2013 | 7:00 pm
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Nov 5, 2013 | 9:38 pm
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Many, like me, mostly need to snip just portions of the current screen to paste into email, documentation, or presentations. In the past we had to use MS Paint or similar to edit screenshots down to useable size before doing this because the entire screen was too much. The snipping tool does this nicely and is aptly named. I'm just sayin'.
Nov 6, 2013 | 2:07 pm
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To repeat, do NOT install this.
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Nov 6, 2013 | 2:22 pm
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Do NOT download from this site. I needed such a tool because I still have XP, so no Snipping Tool. Well, I downloaded and installed. GreenShot itself is pretty nice, but the installer put an incredible amount of crapware, and quite a bit of malware, on my computer. In the installation process, it specifically asks you if you want a bunch of other things. I specifically checked no, but it was all installed anyway. And, of course, it didn't even pretend to ask about the malware (including dangerous redirects). Even after I uninstalled and deleted everything I could find, Malwarebytes still found 20 brand new threats. I just finished wasting 3 hours undoing the damage.
To repeat, do NOT install this.
To repeat, do NOT install this.
Nov 8, 2013 | 5:20 pm
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Nov 8, 2013 | 6:16 pm
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Do NOT download from this site. I needed such a tool because I still have XP, so no Snipping Tool. Well, I downloaded and installed. GreenShot itself is pretty nice, but the installer put an incredible amount of crapware, and quite a bit of malware, on my computer. In the installation process, it specifically asks you if you want a bunch of other things. I specifically checked no, but it was all installed anyway. And, of course, it didn't even pretend to ask about the malware (including dangerous redirects). Even after I uninstalled and deleted everything I could find, Malwarebytes still found 20 brand new threats. I just finished wasting 3 hours undoing the damage.
To repeat, do NOT install this.
To repeat, do NOT install this.
Nov 13, 2013 | 8:56 am
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In Windows? Alt+PrintScreen will take a screen shot of the current active window and save it to the clipboard so you can paste it into any program.
The Snipping Tool will let you select any part of the screen and save to an image file or the clipboard. To get it, go Start-> and type "snipping tool" or go into All Programs->Accessories->Snipping Tool.
The Snipping Tool will let you select any part of the screen and save to an image file or the clipboard. To get it, go Start-> and type "snipping tool" or go into All Programs->Accessories->Snipping Tool.