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Old December 2nd, 2009, 09:06 AM
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Default Re: This is going to sound like a dumb question but.......

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Originally Posted by Kartoffel View Post
Off Topic: I have always wondered how to make a nice screenshot like that.

How do you do a screenshot like that?
In this particular case, I hit the 'Print Screen' key on my keyboard, which copies the screen onto your PC 'clipboard'; then I opened a graphic viewer and hit 'Paste', displaying the screen image on the viewer. Then save the image as a jpeg file or whatever file type you like.

I often use Irfanview as a graphic viewer and for changing file types, resizing, minor edits etc...

http://www.irfanview.com/index.htm (it's free)

Irfanview also has a cool screen capture feature where you set a 'hotkey' for screen prints (Options...Capture/Screenshots) and choose what file type, where to capture the files, and if you want whole screen or just window. Then you can capture a screen shot each time you hit the hot key. Unlike the 'Print Screen' button, which can only put one screenshot on the clipboard.


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