Since about Windows 3... and maybe before, the key functions differently than from DOS. It now copies to the clipboard or hold the Alt key and you get just the active window.
Isn't yours doing this?
Be sure to write gritty details if you want something different than how its worked in Windows for the past 10+ years...
Bob
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Is there a simple way to get a Print Screen function from the Print Screen Key---or is that asking too much?
Tnx

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