- You are having a problem on your computer and you a trying to receive help in our computer help forums and one of our members asks for a screen shot so they can visually see the problem you are having. You can then create one and make it available for others to see.
- You did something you find to be really cool or interesting and would like others to be able to see it.
Taking a screen shot of the entire screen
Windows gives you the ability to take a screen shot of the entire screen. To do this you simply have to press the PrtSc or PrintScreen button on your keyboard. When you press this key a copy of your current screen will be placed in the Clipboard of Windows. When you save that screen shot to an image file you will see an image of your entire screen at the time you pressed the key. An example screen is below:
Figure 1: screen shot of the entire screen
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Notice that the image above is a screen shot of the entire screen at the time of the key press. Instructions how to save the image to an image file will be described below.
Windows also gives the ability to only take a screen shot of the current active window. Each program that is running on your computer is run inside a window. The active window is the program that you are currently using. To take a screen shot of only the active window you would press the ALT and Prt SC or ALT and PrintScreen at the same time. This will create a screen shot of the current window that you are using. An example can be seen in figure 2 below of the active program I was using at the time I pressed those keys.
Figure 2: screen shot of the active window
Saving the screen shot
In order to save the screen shot that you have just created you will need some sort of image manipulation software. Popular software is Paint Shop Pro, PhotoShop, and IrfanView. For the purposes of this tutorial we will cover how to save your screen shot with IrfanView because it is a free download and works the same in every Windows version. If you are using Windows XP or higher, then you do not need to download anything, and can instead use the Paint program that comes with windows. The instructions below should work with Paint as well.
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Uploading the screen shot to an image site
- URL
- The URL field contains the text you would copy and share with your friends via email. If you wanted someone to see this image, you would send this link via email by coping the text in the URL field and pasting that into your mail message. When the person receives the email they can then click on that link to view your image.
- Tag
- The Tag field is used to show an image in a HTML document. If you want to share this image on your web site or in another method that uses HTML you would use the text contained in this field.
- Img
- The Img field is dedicated to posting your image on a message board or forum like BleepingComputer.com. Simply copy and paste the text found in this field into a message on our forums and when someone views your topic or post they will see your image.
Conclusion
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Now that you know how to save and share a screen shot you should have no problem sharing images of your desktop or images of problems that you may be having. We hope you find this information fun and informative. Have some fun and start sending your friends and family pictures that you may find on your computer. Very soon you will be the one teaching them these tricks!
How Do I Find My Screenshots On Windows 10
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