Capture & Print a Screen Shot

A screen shot is an image of something on your computer screen. Many graphics programs have a built-in tool for capturing screen shots, but you can manage without them.

Procedure to capture & print a screen shot:

• Position: Be sure what you want to capture is on top of any other open windows.

• Capture: Hold one of the ALT keys down while pressing the Print Screen key. This sends an image of the active window to the Windows Clipboard.
  (If you just press the Print Screen key, the Clipboard gets an image of the entire screen. Is that what you want? Sometimes it is!)

• MS Paint: Open the graphics program, MS Paint. Start menu > All Programs > Accessories > Paint. OR, Start > Run > type mspaint and click OK.

• Paste: Use the keyboard combo CTRL + V or the ribbon Paste button.

• Edit: You can add text or other helpful markings. Paint even has a tool to crop the images now.

• Save As: From the Paint drop down menu, Save As. The Save As dialog opens.

• File Type: Choose the PNG file type to reduce file size.
  GIF is a similar file format but PNG handles colors better.

• Name and location: Enter a name for the file and navigate to the folder where you wish to save.

• Print: From the Paint drop down menu,