New problem (screen capture)

singist · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:04

I'm supposed to be able to capture a screen shot using the "PrtScn" key but nothing happens when I press it; just updated driver etc from Microsoft for the Natural MultiMedia keyboard so it shouldn't be that.

Never tried before so dunno if it was working previously.

All ideas welcome on how to ...
1) get the key working
2) capture a screen shot

ns400r · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:06

Press the Print Screen button.
Open your graphics program.
Choose Edit>Paste or the equivalent.

singist · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:38

Thanks for trying to help but I already said that nothing happens when I press the key (PrtScr).

stoofa · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:55

It won't.
What did you expect to see when you press "Prt Scrn"?
You press the button and nothing will happen, however in the background it has taken a screen dump and placed it on the clipboard.
Now open your graphics package (or MS Paint) and do a paste - one screen capture for you to do with as you please.

jbloggs · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:02

Or use a 3rd party program:

MWSnap

WinSnap

something daft already!! · 29 Jun 2007 at 19:09

Also make sure that "F" lock is not on, or is on I cant remember which, but try it with and without, that is, if have tried pasting into a paint program.

Journey · 29 Jun 2007 at 21:10

Also try holding the Alt Gr + PrtSCn at same time...

No idea why but I have this vauge memory of something that means that should work... :confused:

Jimmy1983 · 29 Jun 2007 at 21:12

Journey said:
Also try holding the Alt Gr + PrtSCn at same time...

No idea why but I have this vauge memory of something that means that should work...

IIRC, that copies the current window that you have open.

Journey · 29 Jun 2007 at 21:15

Yeah, I knew it did something different just could not for the life of me remember what

Thank you for refreshing my memory.

Jimmy1983 · 29 Jun 2007 at 21:24

Journey said:
Yeah, I knew it did something different just could not for the life of me remember what

Thank you for refreshing my memory.

np. its a handy feature

singist · 1 Jul 2007 at 09:30

Just got back to this; sorry to take so long to reply.

Thanks people; It was as you suspected, I'm old and useless!!

..... I was expecting "something" to happen as I pressed the key.

Thanks again for all the assistance.