Help! How do I….?

[+ Funguy]

OK guys and gals - I'm pretty good with a computer (and I can even type well) but I need to know how to send a screenshot, e.g. calendar, etc.

I have a MacBook Pro.

[RadioRob]

Command + Shift + 4

 

When you press those three keys together, your cursor will turn into a crosshair. Make a box around whatever you want to capture. With whatever you've selected, your computer will save the contents in a file that is created on your desktop. You can then attach that to an email, etc.

 

If you want to capture it to the clipboard (if you want to paste it into a photo editor, or an iMessage, etc) you can use Command + Control + Shift + 4 and instead of saving it as a file on the desktop, it will put the contents into your clip board.

 

More info on different variations you can do can be found at:

 

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361

 

Hope that helps!

[+ Funguy]

Command + Shift + 4

 

When you press those three keys together, your cursor will turn into a crosshair. Make a box around whatever you want to capture. With whatever you've selected, your computer will save the contents in a file that is created on your desktop. You can then attach that to an email, etc.

 

If you want to capture it to the clipboard (if you want to paste it into a photo editor, or an iMessage, etc) you can use Command + Control + Shift + 4 and instead of saving it as a file on the desktop, it will put the contents into your clip board.

 

More info on different variations you can do can be found at:

 

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361

 

Hope that helps!

 

Nothing short of being a gentleman and a scholar!

[+ MasssageGuy]

You can also use the Grab application.

 

It can be found in your Application folder under Utilities.

 

You can keep it in your task bar at the bottom of the screen if you want.

[+ deej]

Command + Shift + 4

 

And to do the whole screen (instead of a rectangle) it's Cmd-Shift-3.

 

The Grab tool is great, too. I keep it in the dock. Users of Windows 7 and later can use the Snipping Tool which is very similar.

[+ Chris Eisenhower]

And to do the whole screen (instead of a rectangle) it's Cmd-Shift-3.

 

The Grab tool is great, too. I keep it in the dock. Users of Windows 7 and later can use the Snipping Tool which is very similar.

 

Cmd + Shift + 4 + Spacebar creates an automatic selection of an app window if you want a grab of—say, a Word doc—and nothing else.

[+ Funguy]

Wow….all these choices! I just wanted to send someone a copy of my calendar and now I can do all sorts of things!

 

You guys are great!!!

[Kevin Slater]

Cmd + Shift + 4 + Spacebar creates an automatic selection of an app window if you want a grab of—say, a Word doc—and nothing else.

 

Cool. I didn't know that. Turns out there are tons of options. http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/screencapturemac/ht/macscreenshot.htm

 

Kevin Slater

[+ quoththeraven]

How would you do this on a Windows-based computer? That's always puzzled me.

[RadioRob]

The official instructions from Microsoft are to:

 

 

• Press PrtScn.
  
• Open Paint by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Paint.
  
• In Paint, on the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.
  

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/take-screen-capture-print-screen#take-screen-capture-print-screen=windows-8

 

To capture just a single window, you can use Alt + PrtScn.

 

There is another tool that you can use as well known as Snipping Tool. Instructions on how to use it can be found at:

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-8

 

I would imagine there are some other 3rd party tools as well similar to how there are on a Mac.

 

Hope that helps!

[+ MasssageGuy]

Many consultants use StagIt for screen captures and doing user documentation in the Windows (i.e. Corporate) environment.

 

It isn't free and may not be something you want for occasional use....

 

http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html

[+ deej]

Note that IF your email program accepts embedded graphics you can skip the Paint step and paste the captured image directly into an email message.

 

You can also paste it into a Word document if finding Paint is too much for ya.

 

I do recommend SnagIt. It's one of the few utilities I used in Windows 3.x that I still use today. But it's not just a screen capture tool. It's also an outrageously good image manipulation tool for the kinds of manipulations people typically do with screen shots (blurring data, annotations, cropping, etc.)

[+ quoththeraven]

Thanks, guys. I didn't even know I had a PrtScn button. It took me awhile to find it.

 

I probably do not have enough use for screenshots to make SnagIt worthwhile from the point of view of both cost and usage. I'm good with software I use frequently. I get frustrated with software that I don't use frequently.

 

I'll try doing a screenshot as soon as I can and get back to you if I run into problems.

[Kevin Slater]

I didn't even know I had a PrtScn button. It took me awhile to find it.

 

It's right next to the any key.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Keyboard-anykey.jpg

 

Kevin Slater

[+ Funguy]

It's right next to the any key.

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Keyboard-anykey.jpg

 

Kevin Slater

 

What the hell is the any key?

[Kevin Slater]

What the hell is the any key?

 

As in "hit any key" to begin.

 

Kevin Slater