How to make a screenshot?

[Jaslein]

How to make a screenshot

The screen capture. Why do we need to print screen? The reasons are many, but the main one being the illustration of tutorials. The catch is also the only "clean" to show what is happening on the screen. By contrast, photography, even with quality equipment, is absolutely prohibited because of the continuous refreshing of the display and the very high brightness monitors. Know that he is not required to install an application to take a screenshot. But when the needs become clearer, the use of software is necessary: this is the case when you want to capture a portion of the page when you want to display the cursor, etc.. We offer two solutions:

Clean the environment before making the catch

A good catch is a catch that does not show more than we wish. Clean the environment before starting the capture will hide many parasitic elements and to avoid posting personal information such as titles of the documents under the name of open tabs in the browser windows client IM flashing ...



Browsing history, bookmarks open window flashing of instant messaging client: attention to the parasitic elements that speak volumes about your habits

If you make a screenshot from a browser, you may want to remove the interface (menu, task bar) for more clarity. To do this, press "F11". To return to window mode, repeat handling.

You can also temporarily disable the display of your bookmarks or browsing history:

* Firefox: From the "View" menu, select "Sidebar" and then uncheck the settings.
* In Internet Explorer: From the "View" menu, select "to Explorer" and uncheck the settings.

Solution 1: Make a screenshot with no software

In introducing this solution "Basic", we n'apprendrons little to most users. However, it is essential to know the basic functions, if only to see the limits.

1. Press the "Print Screen" on your keyboard. The image is temporarily stored in the clipboard. If you want to capture only active window and not all of the interface, use the key combination "Alt" + "Print Screen".

2. To save the image, use "Paint" features by default on all versions of Office. To open it, follow the following path: Start Menu> All Programs> Accessories> Paint

3. "Paste" the image in the window. To do this, use the keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl + V or go to the Edit menu> Paste.



4. On the File menu, choose Save. Paint then prompts you to rename your file, choose the location and the recording format. The bitmap 24 (extension. Bmp) default has the advantage of being a format that does little for the image compression. It is less universal than the Jpeg (For more information, please consult our guide JPEG, Raw ... What format for my pictures?).

[Nicholas77]

Great tutorial! A good program that I know is SnagIt (not a freeware).

[Jaslein]

Solution 2: Make a screen capture software developed with

Although Paint offers some tools for selection, nothing beats the flexibility of a PrtScr to capture a portion of image. This software also has the advantage of offering many shortcuts you will find listed at the end of the presentation sheet but also to allow annotation of screenshots.

Download free PrtScr software and run it. Despite the small number of features, summarized in a single window software PrtScr is finely adjusted.



The parameters of the program are grouped in a single window

Make a free selection
Start the application by a simple press of the button "Print Screen". The screen is coated with a light blue veil while PrtScr you of available options and associated operations:

* Right click to activate a marker: the marker is a wide and a color ideal for annotations arrow and supervision of hands. It makes as much as desired successive annotations.

* Left-click to select free route dotted blue indicates the limits of form. Once the drawing is completed, the preview will "float" over your desktop. Any form will not automatically closed by the application, as the shortest route.

* 'Ctrl + left click to select rectangular PrtScr we can see that does not provide the opportunity to make a selection square.

Annotating capture

1. Once the screenshot done, select the "Settings" in the window that appears.
2. Enable Auto title and how "
3. Select the "Capture" and enter a title in the "How".

The comments appear not lacking in the lower right corner of the image

Capture the mouse pointer

Some educational benefits of the presence of the mouse pointer on the screen. Here's how to activate it.
1. Once the screenshot done, select the "Settings" in the window that appears.
2. Check "Capture Mouse Pointer"

Saving the image

Once the catch remains to save the location and under the name of your choice. PrtScr allows you to specify the format and level of compression.

1. Once the screenshot done, select the "Settings" in the window that appears:

* to save the maximum quality, choose the PNG at a rate of 100%;
* to have a catch "light", choose the Jpeg you apply compression;
* to have a form on a transparent background, choose the PNG and check the option "Transparent PNG.

2. To save the catch, go to the "Capture" and click "Save as" then select the location of your choice. Note that PrtScr offers direct access to the following locations: Office Clipboard.



When registering, choose the location, size and compression level