help on doing a screenshot

[Dawnie61]

Ladies & Gents

I am trying to do some cut out shapes & have got to where I need to do a screenshot & cannot find a tutorial on how to do this, please help so I can finish one of my first tutorials.

Thanks in advance Dawn

[Lucille]

There should be a tutorial in the RUStuff thread, there is definitely one there.

[DJG]

It's here
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/...d.php?t=222136

[Dawnie61]

Thanks ladies, I am off to download Irfanview, I just could not find the tutorial anywhere.
Hers hoping I can finish my project.

[Tosca]

I use Gadwin Printscreen for my screenshots. It's a doddle.

[dozeydora]

I just go ctrl alt prt Scr and open in paint x

[Lucille]

I think Irfanview is only used for cropping the screen print using the Windows keyboard screen print button as Sarah says, it doesn't do screen shots.

I had Gadwin for a while, but tried King Kong Capture and found that much nicer to use, so deleted GW. It's a shame you can't still get it free, I was just lucky to get the last free one.

[Myra]

I use Gadwin too, it works in other programmes as well as Design Master and Robomaster, it's very useful.

Myra

[POLLYWOTSIT]

I use ctrl and print screen and open in word by right clicking & paste xx

[Tosca]

The thing with Gadwin though is you can just select a portion of the screen you want a shot of and using the computer prntscrn you get the whole screen I think.

[dozyrosy]

I generally use the Print Screen option and open in PSP. If I'm going to be picky, I'll use PSP's own screen capture functions which also let you grab just a certain area, amongst other things. Adobe Reader also has its own capture function, which is very handy when working with images on some of the craft CDs; I use it to paste into PSP when I do Robo decoupage.

Rosemary

[cattiegracie]

I use my print screen button all the time, and yes it does copy the whole page, so I then crop it while it is in paint, and then save, so you then only have what you need copied, and it only takes seconds to do.

[ladyengineer]

I use my print screen button all the time, and yes it does copy the whole page, so I then crop it while it is in paint, and then save, so you then only have what you need copied, and it only takes seconds to do.

Pressing ALT + Print Screen will capture just the active window and not the whole screen.

[Dawnie61]

Oh I am even more confused now, I didnt manage to complete the tutorial either. I am not even sure what a screenshot does, so should I get rid of Irfanview?
I dont have PSP so If I use what Pollywhatsit says to do, thats ok?

Can someone explain to me exactly what the purpose of a screenshot does. Sorry to appear thick.

[DJG]

Oh I am even more confused now, I didnt manage to complete the tutorial either. I am not even sure what a screenshot does, so should I get rid of Irfanview?
I dont have PSP so If I use what Pollywhatsit says to do, thats ok?
You can do what ladyengineer says ......Pressing ALT + Print Screen will capture just the active window and not the whole screen.

Can someone explain to me exactly what the purpose of a screenshot does. Sorry to appear thick.

It takes a picture of what's on your screen, for example if you upload a file you can take a screenshot to show what it looks like rather than someone having to click the file and open it to see what it looks like