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#Press and let go of the '''number 3''' key. | #Press and let go of the '''number 3''' key. | ||
#The screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file. It acts like a picture file. | #The screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file. It acts like a picture file. | ||
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| + | *To take a screenshot and copy the PNG file to the clipboard, hold down the '''apple key''', the '''shift''' key, and the '''control''' key before pressing the '''number 3''' key. | ||
===Selected area=== | ===Selected area=== | ||
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#You then will hold down the mouse and drag the mouse until you have highlighted all the material you want in your screenshot. | #You then will hold down the mouse and drag the mouse until you have highlighted all the material you want in your screenshot. | ||
#Once you have let go of the mouse, the screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file. | #Once you have let go of the mouse, the screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file. | ||
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| + | *To take a screenshot of a selected area and copy the PNG file to the clipboard, hold down the '''apple key''', the '''shift''' key, and the '''control''' key before pressing the '''number 4''' key. | ||
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| + | ===Window, menu bar, or icon section=== | ||
| + | To take a screenshot of a single window, menu bar, or icon object on the screen, follow these instructions: | ||
| + | #Hold down the '''apple key''', the '''shift''' key, and the '''number 4''' key. | ||
| + | #Press and let go of the '''spacebar''' key. | ||
| + | #Instead of having an arrow as your cursor, a camera icon will appear. | ||
| + | #You then will be able to select individual areas to capture. As you mouse over various areas, they will turn blue to indicate that you may capture that particular object. | ||
| + | #Once you click the mouse, the screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file. | ||
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| + | *To take a screenshot of a window, menu bar, or icon and copy the PNG file to the clipboard, hold down the '''apple key''', the '''control''' key, the '''shift key''', and the '''number 4''' key before pressing the '''spacebar''' key. | ||
==Windows XP/Vista== | ==Windows XP/Vista== | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 30 June 2010
A screenshot is a picture of the current view of a computer's visual output. Common output formats are JPEG, BMP, or PNG.
Contents
Mac OS X
Entire screen
To take a screenshot of an entire screen in Mac OS X, follow these instructions:
- Hold down the apple key and the shift key.
- Press and let go of the number 3 key.
- The screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file. It acts like a picture file.
- To take a screenshot and copy the PNG file to the clipboard, hold down the apple key, the shift key, and the control key before pressing the number 3 key.
Selected area
To take a screenshot of a selected area, follow these instructions:
- Hold down the apple key and the shift key.
- Press and let go of the number 4 key.
- Instead of having an arrow as your cursor, a selection crosshairs will appear.
- You then will hold down the mouse and drag the mouse until you have highlighted all the material you want in your screenshot.
- Once you have let go of the mouse, the screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file.
- To take a screenshot of a selected area and copy the PNG file to the clipboard, hold down the apple key, the shift key, and the control key before pressing the number 4 key.
To take a screenshot of a single window, menu bar, or icon object on the screen, follow these instructions:
- Hold down the apple key, the shift key, and the number 4 key.
- Press and let go of the spacebar key.
- Instead of having an arrow as your cursor, a camera icon will appear.
- You then will be able to select individual areas to capture. As you mouse over various areas, they will turn blue to indicate that you may capture that particular object.
- Once you click the mouse, the screenshot that you have taken, will appear on the desktop as a PNG file.
- To take a screenshot of a window, menu bar, or icon and copy the PNG file to the clipboard, hold down the apple key, the control key, the shift key, and the number 4 key before pressing the spacebar key.
Windows XP/Vista
Entire screen
Take a screenshot of the entire screen in Windows XP or Vista by following these steps:
- Press the Print Screen key. This will copy the screenshot to the clipboard.
- Open an image editing program such as Adobe Photoshop.
- Create a new document in the image editing application of choice.
- Paste the contents of your clipboard into your new document.
Single window
Take a screenshot of a single window by following these steps:
- Bring the window you would like to take a screenshot of to the front.
- Hold the Alt key and press the Print Screen key. This will copy the screenshot of the selected window to the clipboard.
- Open an image editing program such as Adobe Photoshop.
- Create a new document in the image editing application of choice.
- Paste the contents of your clipboard into your new document.
Utility
For added flexibility and functionality, you may also use a third-party utility, such as FastStone Capture or to take screenshots.