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how do i "print screen"

by jason1048 Sep 3, 2007 8:36AM PDT

not a big deal, but was curious. I have a Dell inspirion 530 that is a few months old, and I have never been able to use the "print screen" button on the keyboard. It would be handy at times, especially with an error message, to just print what the screen looks like. Is there an option somewhere i can go to or anything.

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It's saved to the clipboard...
by John.Wilkinson Sep 3, 2007 9:08AM PDT

By default Windows saves it to the clipboard, so after pressing Print Screen you need to open a program that supports images (anything from Paint to Microsoft Word will do) and paste the image there. Just be sure to do so before pressing Print Screen again or using Edit->Copy/ctrl + c or you'll need a third-party program to go back in the clipboard history.

Hope this helps,
John

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Print Screen
by Darton Fury Sep 3, 2007 9:11AM PDT

After pressing Print Screen, open a simple program capable of handling pics, like the Paint program, and hold down Ctrl and hit the V key.

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THANKS!
by jason1048 Sep 3, 2007 9:50AM PDT

thanks to both of you, i tried your suggestion and it worked.

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If you're still here. . .
by Coryphaeus Sep 3, 2007 9:57AM PDT
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How do I print the screen using Print Screen/SysRq?
by ferwan Feb 11, 2009 1:38AM PST

I own a Dell Inspiron 530 and I want to learn how to ose the button Print Screen/SysRq to be able to print the desktop screen. Thanks

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Did you try any of the suggestions
by MarkFlax Forum moderator Feb 11, 2009 1:41AM PST
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