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Asin

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How do i take a screenshot?
« on: September 27, 2016, 10:32:23 pm »

Simple, just what the subject is. EDIT: I looked on the wiki. Turns out I need print screen on a computer. Don't think I have that on my laptop. So this was... utterly pointless. Sorry everybody.
« Last Edit: September 27, 2016, 10:36:57 pm by Asin »
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Libash_Thunderhead

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Re: How do i take a screenshot?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2016, 10:58:05 pm »

Laptop without a print screen? Interesting.
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Asin

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Re: How do i take a screenshot?
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2016, 11:05:07 pm »

It might actually have one but if it does, the designers must have made it look different.

jecowa

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Re: How do i take a screenshot?
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2016, 11:21:52 pm »

Are you on a Mac? If so:

cmd+shift+3 will get the entire screen.
cmd+shift+4 will let you click and drag to select an area to screenshot
cmd+shift+4 then let go then press "space" and let go and click a window to get a screenshot of the window you clicked
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Asin

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Re: How do i take a screenshot?
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2016, 08:18:52 am »

Nope. It is a HP Pavilion laptop from at least 2007 because it has Vista. Also it is x86.

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Re: How do i take a screenshot?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2016, 09:39:00 am »

Download and install freeware IrfanView software.

This is a combo-viewer for almost all types of audio/video/graphics file in existence and is one of the best (if not the best) of such programs over the last 15 years.

There you can configure a hotkey in Capture menu and take all the screenshots you like.

it comes with build in simple paint dialog box, so you can edit screenshot a bit to your liking.

Edit:
homepage here:
http://www.irfanview.com/

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Version 1.70 (Release date: 01.06.1996)
Actually 20 years not 15.
« Last Edit: September 28, 2016, 09:41:08 am by Evans »
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