Need To Do A Screen Shot?, Here's how Options

[Rebecca Beasley]

This is something I learned several years ago and
would like to pass on for anyone who needs to send
a screen shot, for instance..you have an error that
you want to show someone, or you're seeing something
on their site that they're not seeing.

Send them a shot of your screen.

Just press the print screen button on your keyboard
This puts what you see on your screen on your clipboard.

Now open up start/programs/accessories/paint

After you open your paint program, just hit ctrl v to paste.

Now save the screen shot as filename.gif or jpg (bmp is too large)

Now you can send it via messenger or e-mail by clicking on the send file
or browse button and send the picture to them.

[rooster02]

Thanks for all the info


Actually, I have Windows XP, but I do not have the paint program in my accessories. Not sure why??

I do use Gimp, so will try that.

How does one do it with Firefox?

[The JaceMan]

Thanks for all the info


Actually, I have Windows XP, but I do not have the paint program in my accessories. Not sure why??

I do use Gimp, so will try that.

How does one do it with Firefox?

Unless you made a custom version of XP like I did... you definitely have MS Paint (although, I don't recommend making gifs or jpgs (png is ok) with it, as it's compression algorithms are a mess -- download irfanview instead.) -- here's what I would recommend Rooster.

Click on your Start button.
Click on Run
Type 'mspaint'
Click OK

If you have Paint installed (and I'm 99.7% sure that you do), it will launch for you. You probably misplaced or accidentally deleted the original shortcut at one time.