does anyone know how to get my print screen button to work? where's the
control located?

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:11:00 -0700, srae89
<srae89@xxxxxx> wrote:

> does anyone know how to get my print screen button to work? where's the
> control located?

Back in the days of DOS, the PrtScn key used to print the screen. But
in all versions of Windows, this works differently, and the name of
the key is now an anachronism.

To use the key, press it to capture an image of the entire screen, or
press alt-PrtScn to capture an image of the active window. Either one
captures the image to the Windows clipboard. Once it's in the
clipboard you can paste (Ctrl-V) it into any application that supports
graphics (Windows Paint, other graphics programs, even your favorite
word processor). You can edit or add to the image as you wish, then
print it.

This ability to manipulate the image in a program before printing it
is an improvement over the original DOS method of just printing it.
But if you'd like that old facility back, there are several
third-party freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as
PrintKey2000 at
http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm


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Pressing the Print Screen button copies the screen to the clip board.
You then need to paste it into a document. Vista includes (other than the
Basic edition) a Snipping Tool.

Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...605b41033.mspx
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"srae89" <srae89@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> does anyone know how to get my print screen button to work? where's the
> control located?

That is a good definition, it clarifies that I have a problem. When pressing
the key it does not capture an image. Is there a way to verify it is set up
correctly?

I have used the function on other computers but for some reason this
computer is not cooperating. I am familiar with the editing possibilities but
just want the simple image to be captured.

Any suggestions?

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:11:00 -0700, srae89
> <srae89@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

> > does anyone know how to get my print screen button to work? where's the
> > control located?

>
>
> Back in the days of DOS, the PrtScn key used to print the screen. But
> in all versions of Windows, this works differently, and the name of
> the key is now an anachronism.
>
> To use the key, press it to capture an image of the entire screen, or
> press alt-PrtScn to capture an image of the active window. Either one
> captures the image to the Windows clipboard. Once it's in the
> clipboard you can paste (Ctrl-V) it into any application that supports
> graphics (Windows Paint, other graphics programs, even your favorite
> word processor). You can edit or add to the image as you wish, then
> print it.
>
> This ability to manipulate the image in a program before printing it
> is an improvement over the original DOS method of just printing it.
> But if you'd like that old facility back, there are several
> third-party freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as
> PrintKey2000 at
> http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:10:00 -0700, srae89
<srae89@xxxxxx> wrote:

> That is a good definition, it clarifies that I have a problem. When pressing
> the key it does not capture an image.

So just to be sure, having pressed PrtScn, if you then go to Microsoft
Paint and press Ctrl-V, the image is not pasted into Paint?

> Is there a way to verify it is set up
> correctly?

It doesn't require any setting up, and it's not really configurable.
It should just work the way I described it. If it doesn't, something
is wrong. I don't know the problem might be, but as I said, it's not a
setting somewhere.

> I have used the function on other computers but for some reason this
> computer is not cooperating. I am familiar with the editing possibilities but
> just want the simple image to be captured.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>

> > On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:11:00 -0700, srae89
> > <srae89@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >

> > > does anyone know how to get my print screen button to work? where's the
> > > control located?

> >
> >
> > Back in the days of DOS, the PrtScn key used to print the screen. But
> > in all versions of Windows, this works differently, and the name of
> > the key is now an anachronism.
> >
> > To use the key, press it to capture an image of the entire screen, or
> > press alt-PrtScn to capture an image of the active window. Either one
> > captures the image to the Windows clipboard. Once it's in the
> > clipboard you can paste (Ctrl-V) it into any application that supports
> > graphics (Windows Paint, other graphics programs, even your favorite
> > word processor). You can edit or add to the image as you wish, then
> > print it.
> >
> > This ability to manipulate the image in a program before printing it
> > is an improvement over the original DOS method of just printing it.
> > But if you'd like that old facility back, there are several
> > third-party freeware/shareware programs that can do this, such as
> > PrintKey2000 at
> > http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/00zwd2/printkey2000.htm
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

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thank you, that worked!!!

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:04:01 -0700, srae89
<srae89@xxxxxx> wrote:

> thank you, that worked!!!

You're welcome. Glad to help.

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

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In article <o23204h8tgk0h238tftpm46e5ictt22jvd@xxxxxx>, MVP Ken Blake
wrote:

> press Ctrl-V,

It's not unknown to me and to others I'm in contact with in certain
editors at least to find that CTRL+V does not paste but that Right
Mouse Click / Paste does work .....

None of us have been able to detect why or when but I just mention it
as possibly relevant.