How to get screenshots?

[montburnsy]

I see them all the time, but don't know how to do it?
Could someone please explain how to take a screenshot of progressive work on a program?
It would and does make things alot easier to explain one's methods to someone else!

Thnx in advance, Burnsy.

[Gees]

Simplest way is your Print Screen button :c) - then paste into any graphics program.

But you can't grab video stills that way. For that there's functions in PowerDVD or WinDVD, whichever you use.

There are also lots of stand-alone progs to do it, such as Hypercam. Freeware & sharware verions. And some graphics programs (I use PaintShop Pro) provide the function as well,

[Craig Tucker]

The simpleist way is to press the print screen button, then open up MS paint and click on paste, the whole screen will be pasted as a new image. You can then size it as you wish.

Or if you have software such as paintshop pro, there is an option to do a screen capture. You then click and drag the selection you want.

[Gees]

Beatcha by 1 sec, Craig! :cD

[Craig Tucker]

Beatcha by 1 sec, Craig! :cD

[Gees]

awww :c( Cheer up. Wookies don't worry or cry. :c)

But ... at least you weren't like this:



:cO

[montburnsy]

Just spent 20min. looking on the program page for "print screen" button, then wahlah, silly me!!! Realised it was on the keyboard, someone slap me!!!
So this screen shot means nothing, other than a test to see if it works.
Thnx guy's.

[Gees]

did you take a screenshot of a little red "x"?

:cD

Just kidding. To show it here in forums it has to be a maximum file size of 50kb.

You reference it with the img tags and then browse to it below the message box.

Oh, and you're welcome. :c)

[montburnsy]

File size is only 22.7kb, so Y didn't it work??? Any ideas?
It was saved as Jpeg, it started out as 63kb or close, so I "strech&skewed" it in MSPaint, and changed it to 22.7kb???

Is technology above me, or am I below it?

[Gees]

Did you put IMG tags before & after? Did you browse to it and choose it to upload here?

The directions are on the message entry page.

Is technology above me, or am I below it?

No, but reading does help sometimes. :cD A lost art.

(You do know I am kidding.) :c)

[montburnsy]

Is this it?


Don't use spaces in the filename.....you can use it but you must then replace the spaces with %20 /Baldrick

[montburnsy]

Do I have to type the "whole" file name, as in root directory etc?

Sorry if this is getting annoying!

[Gees]

Type IMG filename. gif IMG in your post where the image should be. JPG,GIF and PNG are the allowed formats and the max file size is 50 KB. To add more images or update them, first post one image and then click on the EDIT button on your post.
Note! Replace filename.gif with the file name of the image and don't have any spaces in the filename. Don't use the Preview if you are uploading images.

This is what it says just under the edit box. I can't say it any clearer that Baldrick has already.

[SLICK RICK]

[montburnsy]

Last try??? Here goes.
IMGsr.jpgIMG

[Solarjetman]

To post a picture montburnsy, type

[IMG]sr.jpg[/IMG]

[Baldrick]

You have a SPACE in the filename. s r.jpg....rename the file to sr.jpg and upload it.

[montburnsy]

Thnx guy's, just a little persistance goes a long long long long way. LOL

[Gees]

Yay! Wonderful! Stupendous! Fantastic! :cD

Now reward yourself with a nice cup of coffee and admire your accomplishment.

Glad you stuck with it.

:c)

[montburnsy]

Just one more question, "no pics", do you guy's use .jpg or .gif, 'cos I found that .gif makes bigger file size with lesser quality picture??
Does this sound right?



Had to do it

[Gees]

:c) The "rule" - for web use - is use jpg for photographic sources, gif for the rest (like text) but I see a lot of people use them interchangeably.

If you want an animation - but PLEASE don't ask me how you do that! :cD - it must be .gif

[montburnsy]

Thnx Gees and all others who helped. Muchly appreciated, now I'm gonna get off this thing and get back to what I do best!!!