Windows 7 - copy of active screen without using the Print Screen button

Asked By XP user

18-Apr-10 11:26 AM

Hi,

I have a Netbook and it does not have a Print Screen button.HOW do i capture
the active window to paste it into a Word document?I do that all the time on
a different computer and i am travelling at the moment and i am stuck as i
cannot seem to find an *alternative button.
Anyone know? I have tried the Gadwin print screen software but it does not
work very well for me.


TIA

18-Apr-10 11:39 AM

If nobody comes along with a XP solution, you could try IrfanView.

http://www.irfanview.com/

it is Freeware. Once installed, click on Options, Capture/Screenshot and
go from there.

Seems like the install file tries to install a toolbar of some nature
but you just un-check that. it is not a bad little program.

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18-Apr-10 11:46 AM

http://portableapps.com/node/915

Or you could try the on-screen keyboard (Start --> RUN --> OSK --> OK (PSC
key).)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Take-a-screen-capture-print-screen

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18-Apr-10 03:45 PM

Snag-it
http://www.techsmith.com/download/snagittrial.asp



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18-Apr-10 04:49 PM

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18-Apr-10 06:54 PM

Comment about Gadwin: works just FINE for me. Only
problem is making it put shots where you want them.

19-Apr-10 01:41 AM

I use a program called Screen Hunter from www.wisdom-soft.com which is a
free to use program (I do not use the paid for version from them.)  It can
have it is "hot key" set to just about any key combination to activate the
screen capture.  The screen capture can be set to either the entire screen,
the current window or to an area that you chose with a mouse.  It can be
saved to either the clipboard or as an image file (or both.)

21-Apr-10 06:48 AM

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SnagIt. You get what you see and more. It does "scroll" work too. One
click on "PrintScreen" & do your thing.  I have it on start-up & it
uses 1,936k mem usage.

24-Apr-10 09:42 AM

Snag-It is good, but not free....the same company (TechSmith) makes a
free tool that does what you need, called Jing:
http://www.jingproject.com/features/

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10-Jul-10 08:05 PM

Are you sure there is no Printscreen key? Most laptops have it but you have
to hold down the "special" function key to change what some keys do. Least
two laptops in this house are like that, third has the dedicated key.