whatever you want to get a snap of on your screen , just hit the PRINT SCREEN button once .It goes [memory] straight in to the clipboard , open any program .ie Word ,Publisher ,Paint , etc [I use Paint shop Pro ]and click on PASTE . There you have a copy of your screen . Naturally , you cannot save the WORD one as a picture ]to edit , crop etc , it will be a .doc file if you save it . Thats why it's better to use a photo editor etc .HTH