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Title: did you know?
Post by: CAP1 on July 11, 2009, 10:29:49 PM

those of you using vista, don;t need any additional software to take screenshots?

there's a utility called "snipping tool". it;s crazy easy to use too  :aok

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Motherland on July 11, 2009, 10:32:47 PM

You don't need any additional software no matter what OS you have, beside the 'PrtScrn' key on your keyboard ;)

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Enker on July 12, 2009, 01:55:58 PM

Quote from: Motherland on July 11, 2009, 10:32:47 PM

You don't need any additional software no matter what OS you have, beside the 'PrtScrn' key on your keyboard ;)

They should call you Mario, because you were <<1UP'd>>

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: CAP1 on July 12, 2009, 07:27:24 PM

the printscreen key never semed to get pics for me.........

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: 1701E on July 12, 2009, 07:36:19 PM

Quote from: CAP1 on July 12, 2009, 07:27:24 PM

The printscreen key never seemed to get pics for me.........

Press Printscreen, open MSPaint or any Image editing software that allows pasting and paste into a "New image".  It will paste an image of whatever was visible on the screen at the time of pressing "Print Screen".  This works on anything, just remember it pastes an image of everything visible on the monitor, no window borders restrict it without cropping.

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Mustaine on July 12, 2009, 09:41:36 PM

Quote from: 1701E on July 12, 2009, 07:36:19 PM

Press Printscreen, open MSPaint or any Image editing software that allows pasting and paste into a "New image".  It will paste an image of whatever was visible on the screen at the time of pressing "Print Screen".  This works on anything, just remember it pastes an image of everything visible on the monitor, no window borders restrict it without cropping.

umm ALT-Print Screen FTW :aok

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: 1701E on July 12, 2009, 09:50:03 PM

Quote from: Mustaine on July 12, 2009, 09:41:36 PM

umm ALT-Print Screen FTW :aok

Had never heard of that button combination, Good to know.  I have time so cropping is fine by me, but useful to know.  Had to Google it just to know what it did! :)

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on July 13, 2009, 04:11:43 AM

At least in Windows7 printscreen can't print anything that's rendered by direct3d. Probably due to DRM restrictions cuz teh MPAA folks don't want us copying their precious movies screenshot by screenshot..  :rock

Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Denholm on July 13, 2009, 10:03:42 AM

That's pathetic...