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To take a screenshot of a single window, focus the window, then hold Alt while pressing the Print Screen key. If you need even finer control use a screen capture program such as [http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/MWSnap/mwsnap.html MWSnap] or [http://www. | To take a screenshot of a single window, focus the window, then hold Alt while pressing the Print Screen key. If you need even finer control use a screen capture program such as [http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/MWSnap/mwsnap.html MWSnap] or [http://www.picpick.org PicPick] that let you specify any rectangular area. | ||
On Vista and '''Windows 7''' the '''Snipping Tool''' can be found in Accessories (Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories). For easy access later, right-click on Snipping Tool and pin it to the Start Menu. After invoking, select any rectangular area on screen and save as a .png or .jpg file. | |||
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Revision as of 12:50, 7 November 2011
Posting a screenshot when describing a problem is sometimes helpful. To do this, set up the programs the way you want them to appear in the screenshot, then:
Creating a screenshot
Windows
- Press the Print Screen button on the keyboard, normally to the right of F12. Nothing will appear to happen.
- Open an image editing program such as Photoshop, MS Paint, Paint.NET, or The Gimp.
- Press Ctrl+V to paste the screenshot into the program.
- Edit the picture to highlight whatever you wish to point out. (draw a red arrow or something)
- Save the screenshot as a PNG.
- Close the image editing program.
To take a screenshot of a single window, focus the window, then hold Alt while pressing the Print Screen key. If you need even finer control use a screen capture program such as MWSnap or PicPick that let you specify any rectangular area.
On Vista and Windows 7 the Snipping Tool can be found in Accessories (Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories). For easy access later, right-click on Snipping Tool and pin it to the Start Menu. After invoking, select any rectangular area on screen and save as a .png or .jpg file.
Mac
- Press Cmd+Shift+4.
- Drag a rectangle around the item you want as a screenshot. A file called something like "Picture 1.png" will appear on your desktop.
To take a screenshot of a single window, press Spacebar after pressing Cmd+Shift+4, then click the window.
Linux
- Press the Print Screen key. A window will appear offering to save the screenshot as a PNG. You can hold down ALT to only capture the active window.
Uploading for general use
- Go to an image hosting site, for example http://tinypic.com/ , http://photobucket.com/ or http://imageshack.us/ and upload the file you saved.
- Select the code listed as "Forum Thumbnail", copy the code and paste it in the thread where you report your problem.
Uploading for use on Bugzilla
- Click the "Add an attachment" link in your bug report.