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How To Capture And Edit A Screen Shot.


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#1 acklan

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Posted 03 February 2006 - 12:34 AM

How To Capture And Edit A Screen Shot




Guide Overview

This outline will describe how to make an image from the content displayed on your computer screen. The aim will be to isolate an item on the screen so it can be posted back to the internet.
We will be using Paint to edit the image.

Instructions

1) Make the target image that you want to capture appear on the screen. If it is an error message it may be helpful to place it in the middle of the screen.

2) Press the Print Screen key once on your keyboard. This key located to the right of the F12 key, and above the Insert key on the upper right side of the keyboard.

3) Open Paint. It will be found here... Start>Program Files>Accessories>Paint

4) From the Toolbar select Edit. The Paste option will be highlighted. Left click on it. The entire screen will be display in the workspace in Paint.

5) Place your mouse cursor on the upper left corner of the image you wish to save. A small cross with a circle in the center will appear. Press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the cursor down and to the right of the desired image. When the image has been highlighted with a dotted line release the mouse button.

6) Right click the mouse button and select Copy.

7) From the Toolbar select File, then New. You will be asked to save the desktop image. Select yes and give the file a name. I recommend you save it in the event you have to start over. You should now have a white empty field.

8) From the Toolbar select Edit and then Paste.

9) You will now have the image in the workspace. You will edit the image from here to a) remove more of the image or B) keep the current view but reduce it's overall size.

a) Place the mouse cursor on the lower right corner of the image. When you are in place a double arrow will appear. Press and hold down the left mouse button, and drag the cursor to the left and up till the desired size is reached. This will remove part of the image. When you have the image you want stop.


B) From the Toolbar select Image then Stretch and Skew.... By decreasing the Horizontal and Vertical you will reduce the size of the image. By increasing the number to above 100 you will increase the image size.

Note: If you make a mistake you can simply click the Undo feature in Edit. Each time you click Undo it will take you back one step, undoing all changes.

10) Save you image by selecting Save as... under File in the Toolbar. I recommend .jpg, or .gif. If you are placing your image to the internet make sure whatever file type you use is supported.

Edited by acklan, 05 February 2006 - 12:45 AM.

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Posted 30 March 2009 - 01:23 PM

I think a little modification of the steps would be necessary. I'm pertaining to Step 5.


How To Capture And Edit A Screen Shot




Guide Overview

This outline will describe how to make an image from the content displayed on your computer screen. The aim will be to isolate an item on the screen so it can be posted back to the internet.
We will be using Paint to edit the image.

Instructions

1) Make the target image that you want to capture appear on the screen. If it is an error message it may be helpful to place it in the middle of the screen.

2) Press the Print Screen key once on your keyboard. This key located to the right of the F12 key, and above the Insert key on the upper right side of the keyboard.

3) Open Paint. It will be found here... Start>Program Files>Accessories>Paint

4) From the Toolbar select Edit. The Paste option will be highlighted. Left click on it. The entire screen will be display in the workspace in Paint.

5) Place your mouse cursor on the upper left corner of the image you wish to save. A small cross with a circle in the center will appear. Press and hold the left mouse button. Drag the cursor down and to the right of the desired image. When the image has been highlighted with a dotted line release the mouse button.

6) Right click the mouse button and select Copy.

7) From the Toolbar select File, then New. You will be asked to save the desktop image. Select yes and give the file a name. I recommend you save it in the event you have to start over. You should now have a white empty field.

8) From the Toolbar select Edit and then Paste.

9) You will now have the image in the workspace. You will edit the image from here to a) remove more of the image or B) keep the current view but reduce it's overall size.

a) Place the mouse cursor on the lower right corner of the image. When you are in place a double arrow will appear. Press and hold down the left mouse button, and drag the cursor to the left and up till the desired size is reached. This will remove part of the image. When you have the image you want stop.


B) From the Toolbar select Image then Stretch and Skew.... By decreasing the Horizontal and Vertical you will reduce the size of the image. By increasing the number to above 100 you will increase the image size.

Note: If you make a mistake you can simply click the Undo feature in Edit. Each time you click Undo it will take you back one step, undoing all changes.

10) Save you image by selecting Save as... under File in the Toolbar. I recommend .jpg, or .gif. If you are placing your image to the internet make sure whatever file type you use is supported.



If this step would be followed carefully, it would be noticed that a four header arrow appears rather than the small cross. This is because upon pasting the image into the Paint Work Area, the image is still selected / highlighted by default. Therefore, clicking the Select Tool would be necessary. By doing so, the small cross would appear when the mouse pointer rests at the Work Area. :huh:
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Posted 01 December 2011 - 05:18 PM

Alternative method for editing/posting screen shot:

1. Download/install IrfanView .

2. Press Print Screen key to save image to clipboard.

3. Open IrfanView...click Edit, then Paste.

4. Click Image, then Resize/Resample.

5. Under Set New Size as Percentage of Original...try 50%, click OK. Changing the first value changes the second one also.

6. Click File/Save As...give it a name, the default format should be .jpg/.jpeg. Click Save, choosing a location where you can easily find the saved graphic.

Submit as attachment to your next post.

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The tool suggested by Andrew (next post) is really the easiest method smile.png, I just tried it.


Edited by hamluis, 22 February 2013 - 04:21 PM.
Edted 22 Feb 13.


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Posted 19 November 2012 - 04:04 PM

Yet another alternative:

1. Download and run A Thousand Words .

2. Follow the wizard to capture a screenshot

3. Use the built-in editor to resize, edit, or re-capture your screen shot.

4. Your screen shot will be saved to your desktop when you finish the wizard.

Submit as attachment to your next post.

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Posted 17 March 2018 - 08:25 PM

HOLY !

 

I'm never  impressed  : 0

 

 hamluis post::: #3 icon_share.png is right !

The program A THOUSAND WORDS posted by ANDREW is  user  friendly,  my cat is doing it now!
  BEST PART !  now imagine this for older folks or  even  the  kids, I T  TELLS YOU WERE IT SAVED IT , to the  desktop  even better, what a concept. Like someone actually used  the software, imagine that will you.  Lite, zero resources, fine for film systems etc.

 

Lastly: No install, simple and Lite, DOWNLOAD AND RUN IT so easy your cat can do it:::::: http://www.boredomsoft.org/a-thousand-words.bs
 


Edited by PerspectiveObjective, 17 March 2018 - 08:30 PM.


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Posted 28 March 2018 - 05:50 PM

For the record, as of the date this message is being posted, only the following forums support attachments:

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Posted 16 July 2018 - 04:20 AM

An easy way to capture & edit screenshots & get a direct link url for posting in forums.

The Windows App from Postimage. (Free)

 

https://postimages.org/app

 

It works on Windows 10 & 8.1 & maybe 7 too.

 

I keep it on the Taskbar & Notification Area.

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

I use Print Screen or Alt+ Print Screen to do a capture.

This copies the image to clipboard.

I left click the Postimage icon on Taskbar or right click the notification area icon & choose---

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

It opens in Postimage Editor because I set it to.

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

In the Editor I can do things to it.

Crop.

Add boxes.

Text

Etc.

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

Use these settings to get the pop-up with the url---

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

You can set the image file type---

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

The pop-up with the url---

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

This forum only allows a url for adding pictures---

 

screenshot_49.jpg

 

This is a quick & easy way to add screenshots here.  :thumbup2:

 

You need to play with it to get familiar with it just like any program. 


Edited by medab1, 16 July 2018 - 04:25 AM.


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Posted 06 November 2018 - 06:44 AM

You can take a screenshot online and download eg here http://www.website-screenshots.com/ then edit it i paint.






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