OSPI_Screen_Print_Capture_Instructions



Screen Print Capture Instructions

1. Press the Print Screen key on your keyboard. It may be labeled [PrtScn]. The sole function of this key is to take a snapshot or picture of your computer screen and copy it to the clipboard (the clipboard is an invisible holding area for content that is copied). It is the same thing as if you copied something from a document and it is now on your clipboard waiting to be pasted in its final destination.

a. An even better option, especially if you have two monitors. Click the Alt + Print Screen buttons at the same time. This takes a screenshot of the currently selected window, not the entire screen like the normal screenshot function. This allows you to target that specific window that you have open and nothing else.

2. For our purposes, we just need you to capture the gray system error message. You will now need to open an image editing program, such as Microsoft Paint which can be found at: Start>All Programs>Accessories>Paint.

3. Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste or click the Ctrl+P buttons at the same time.

4. Use your image editor's crop tool to crop out unnecessary portions of the screen shot.

5. Copy the cropped portion of the screen by clicking the Ctrl+C buttons at the same time.

6. Place your cursor in the document where you want to paste the image, like in the Bug Defect Report Template, and paste or click the buttons Ctrl+P at the same time.

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7. You are done!

Tips:

1. Generally the GIF format works best when saving screen shots of application windows. The JPEG format usually makes screen shots (especially those with text) blurry, blotchy and discolored.

2. See related resources below for more screen shot tips and listings of screen capture software that offers many more options for capturing screens and portions of screens on Windows and Macintosh computers.

3. The Windows "clipboard" is a term used to describe the temporary storage space in memory where an item is placed when you copy or cut. When you paste, the item is transferred to the program you're working in. If you copy something else, the old item is replaced with the new. You can't manipulate the clipboard directly; it's only used for copy and paste operations.

4. If you have windows Vista, you can capture screen shots much more easily using the Snipping Tool included with Vista.

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