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It is really easy to do and you'll find a lot of uses for it. For instance, if you were getting an error you could save a screen capture to a file for the technician. Or, you could make an exact copy of your internet servers configuration for future referance.
The key to the process is to remember that Windows is a graphical program. As such, it requires you to use a graphics program such as Paint to translate it.
A harmless trial/example would be to make a screen capture of your desktop. To do this press the familiar [Print Screen] key. On the surface it appears as though nothing happened but, your hard drive activity light should tell you otherwise.
Windows actually copied the screen to the Clipboard instead of the printer. If you have Clipboard on screen you will see it being copied.
Next, launch Paint by selecting Programs|Accesories from the Start Menu in Win95 or Accesories in Win 3.X.
Then pull down the Edit Menu and select Paste. Paint will display a copy of your desktop exactly as it looked when you pressed [Print Screen].
Now, you can send the screen or desktop in this case to the printer by choosing Print from the File Menu. Viola! You now have a printed copy of your screen.
Unfortunatly, there are going to be rare occasions when you want your desktop in the screen capture. So, if you want to make screen captures of the active window or program simply hold down the [Alt] key while pressing [Print Screen] and follow the previous steps.
In addition to being able to print the screen or active window, you can save it to a file for later reference then import it into another program, such as a document or Email. One other point to keep in mind, a screen capture file is quite large and consume valuable space on a small constrained hard drive.
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