How to take screenshots on a PC

[norrisj15]

So i bet there are people out there like me that wanna know how to take screenshots on a PC. i foundout the otherday that i already took a few, but i have no idea how. I'm guessing a hit a key on accident and took the shot. well to the people that know how help us people that wanna know how.

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[SuperRygar]

i would assume the PrntScrn button on your keyboard would work, hit that and go to paintbrush and just use the paste feature. i seem to remember someone saying the screenshot button was F5, but that cant be right. im sure there an easy way to do it, but if all else fails, download SnagIt http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif im on ps2, so my opinion isn't very well informed. just wanted to put up what i know ^.^

[norrisj15]

thanks gonna go try it.

[DrEngrish]

Also norris, if you are on pc playing in window mode, press "alt + Print Screen". By doing this, you can take a screenshot of any active window by itself without having to crop the photo.

Because, just in case you didn't know pressing print screen without holding down alt will take a photo of the entire screen.

I hope that helps :3



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[norrisj15]

oh nevermind ok i found it yeah i bet ive been hitting it. thanks for the help.


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[Kaydin]

Print Screen works. I use it all the time. The pictures are then stored in My Documents/SEGA/SCREENSHOT as .bmp files.

[Jey]

Have the game as the top window and press the PrtSc key to screencap. PSU saves the graphic for you as a same-resolution BMP in your My Documents/SEGA/Phantasy Star Universe/Screenshot directory.

[foamcup]

Just hit the print screen key and it gets saved to My DocumentsSEGAPhantasy Star UniverseSCREENSHOT. You people are trying to make it more difficult than it is.

EDIT: People beat me to it. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

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[foamcup]

On 2007-02-22 14:57, Jey wrote:
Have the game as the top window and press the PrtSc key to screencap. PSU saves the graphic for you as a same-resolution BMP in your My Documents/SEGA/Phantasy Star Universe/Screenshot directory.



It also works fullscreen.

[norrisj15]

yeah i never saw that button lol.

[Mattardo]

If anyone's an expert on the correct usage of screenshots proving the words of others....

[norrisj15]

hmm i deleted the screenshot folder to clearout all the old screens that i took on accident. now i hit prt scr and i dont see a screen appear anywhere in my documents. anyone have any ideas?

[Mattardo]

Turn all the lights out, put your camera real close to screen, hit the button that takes the picture, buy a scanner and hook it up to your pc, then have your photos developed, scan them using your scanner, then save them. I like the difficult approach, but that's just me.

[norrisj15]

lol i think i'll pass on that 1

[redcell]

You deleted the actual folder? That might be your problem. Try and make another one called SCREENSHOT.

[DurakkenX]

to to capture a picture of your screen which would allow you to print it... you should prolly press the button that is labeled and is completely designed for that function... the magical printscreen button.

[Mattardo]

Whenever I press the magical key labeled "alt", my alt character refuses to load. Am I doing something wrong? And when I'm standing in front of my PM, and feeling needy: the "insert" key does nothing. Nothing.... THE KEYS LIE!