How to Take and Create a Screenshot with Windows 7 Paint
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This will show you how to take a full screen screenshot or a single window screenshot, then create and save the screenshot in Windows 7 Paint.
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If you wanted to take a screenshot of a opened menu item, then you would want to use step 1 and crop the screenshot in Paint since the menu item would close when trying to take the screenshot with step 2.
Here's How:
1. To Take a Screenshot of the Entire Display Screen NOTE:If you have multiple monitors, then they will also be included in the full screen screenshot. This option will also include context menus in the screenshot.
A) Press the PrtScn key for a desktop. NOTE:For laptops ornotebooks, you may need to press either the Ctrl+PrtScn or Fn+PrtScn keys instead of only the PrtScn key.
B) Go to step 3.
2. To Take a Screenshot of only the "Active" Window NOTE:This will just be a screenshot of the window that you have the focus set on. The window that has focus will have a darker border than the other opened windows.
A) Click on the title bar of the window that you want to take a screenshot of to place focus on it.
B) Press the Alt+PrtScn keys for a desktop. NOTE:For laptops or notebooks, you may need to press the Alt+Fn+PrtScn keys instead of only the Alt+PrtScn key.
4. In Paint, press Ctrl+V to paste the screenshot into Paint.
A) Go to step 6.
OR
5. In Paint, click on the rectangle above Select on the toolbar, then right click on the white space in the lower main pane of Paint and click on Paste. (See screenshot below)
6. Make any crops or adjustments you would like to the screenshot. (See screenshots below) NOTE:For detailed information on how to use Paint, click on the icon at the upper right corner in Paint. The left screenshot is of a single window, and the right screenshot is of the full screen.
7. When ready to save the screenshot, click on the file drop down arrow to the left of the Home and View tab. Next, hover the mouse pointer on Save as to open it, then click on the file extension (ex: JPEG) that you want to save the screenshot as. (See screenshot below)
8. Navigate to where you want to save the screenshot. Type in a name for the screenshot to be saved as, and click on the Save button. (See screenshot below)
I still use this old school trick to capture transient screen images like tool-tips. The snipping tool will take system focus and some dialog boxes will disappear. PrintScreen/Paste is a very good thing to know (remember).
I thought about it, but with the Snipping Tool, you cannot take screenshots of open menu items as Antman posted above though. I wanted to make it usable in all cases.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo ThinkPad T60 OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit CPU GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz Motherboard Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Memory 2.00 GB Graphics Card Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Sound Card SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays ThinkPad Display Screen Resolution 1400x1050
Keyboard Standard Keyboard Mouse HID-compliant Mouse Hard Drives 100Gb SATA Internet Speed Cable Broadband - 54Mbps Other Info Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
Sure, as long as it's not a program that must be purchased to use it. You might also double check in the Tutorial index to make sure that we do not already have one for it as well.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dave76 
