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Do you see what I see?
May 22 2006
Q:
How can capture the image that is on my computer's screen?
A: Use the Print Screen feature

Maybe you have been in this situation:  You are trying to describe what you see on your computer to a co-worker or even someone from technical support.  What you describe is not clicking for the other person.  Harder yet, you spend several minutes trying to figure out what to use as the same terminology to describe what you see.  Well, if you are ever in again just use the Print Screen feature.

The Print Screen feature is on all computers and just like it says, it will take a snap-shot of your computer screen as you currently see it.

Here’s how you use it:
-While your computer is on
1. Press and hold down the FN key or if your computer does not have this key, press the ALT or CTRL key and Press the PRNT SCRN key
2. Open Microsoft Word (or another word processing program)
3. Edit > Paste
-The image of your screen is inserted in the document
You can then save the document and then email it to the person you want to share it with.
That’s it!

Hint:
-On my Dell Laptop the FN key is in blue lettering at right of the Space Bar and my PRNT SCRN is at the left of the Space Bar, also in blue lettering
-On my Desktop with a Logitech keyboard it is the F Mode button & Print Screen buttons at the upper right hand side of the computer
-On other keyboards the FN it is in white lettering at the left hand side of the space bar and the PRNT SCRN button is somewhere at the upper right hand side.

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