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If this is covered in another post, I apologize. I have spent the last hour trying to figure out exactly how I can capture a screenshot of a game I am playing on a Vista PC. I would also like to be able to print a copy.
Hi Solars.. Did you try the Print Screen Button??? Look in the Vista Help... HUGS
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I run XP, but they might have something on Vista too...
This is easier than trying to explain, click here
You will also be able to print the capture, that's if you want to use the ink, lol!
I can't believe there is much difference
Suki
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Hi solarsarah,
Here's how to do it if you're using Microsoft Paint. (This program comes with Windows so it's probably easiest for you.)
1. Open up Microsoft Paint by clicking on the Start button in the lower left of the screen, then click All Programs > Accessories > Paint.
2. Open the game and at the moment you want to take the screenshot, press the Print Screen key on your keyboard (it might be abbreviated to something like Prt Scr or Prnt Scrn)
3. Exit out of the game, go into Paint and click on the blank white square, then click Ctrl+V (hold down the Ctrl key and press the "V" key at the same time). The image capture you took should appear in the window.
To save the image, click "File" in the upper left of the program, then "Save."
If you want to print it, the image will probably be pretty big so you'll have to resize it. In the menu along the top, click Image > Resize/Skew. A little box will open. You'll see two boxes with 100 in each. Change these values to 50, then click "Ok."
Now, go back to "File" and click "Page Setup." Click the circle that says "Landscape" and click "Ok."
Finally, go to "File" and select "Print."
I hope this works, let me know if anything is not clear!
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Thanks Erin for your wonderful step by step directions! It worked!!
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Thank you Levendig and sukibabe for your help! I really appreciate it!
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I am making this post a sticky so that it is on top all the time. I know this is the kind of information that a lot of players will find useful.
Thanks, Margie B
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Hi Margie, What is a sticky... assuming it is a post-it only digital. Where do you post it for us to find? Annie
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Hey Annie, a stickie is something we add to a post to keep an article on top of the page so it doesn't get buried under the comments that come after it. In some forums you will see a post-it note or a thumb tack icon symbolizing that a thread has been "stickied". Here at Gamezebo, there's no way to tell a post has been stickied unless you notice that it is always on top even after other things have followed it.
The things that we sticky the most are forums that indicate that a new walkthrough has been posted. The "Welcome Newcomers" always stays on top because we want our new visitors to find it. That kind of stuff.
Thanks, Margie
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Hi kayleenw, what operating system do you have? If you're running Windows then you should have Paint. It comes with every Windows computer.
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How do I capture a screenshot of a game?
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