Computer newbies: A Few 'Tips' For Computer Newbies
- 5/6/04 5:53 PM
Print Screen
by jaarmakami - 1/7/05 4:24 AM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadThere is also a great software called Print Screen Deluxe by American Systems that will instantly capture anything that you have on your screen at the touch of a button, without having to open word and paste. You can capture even parts of the screen and in different shapes (ie, elliptical, rectangular, even free hand.
print screen
by al marin - 1/7/05 6:31 AM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadI tryed the tip on print screen but it does not work for me. Is there something else I can try?
Al, Try This
by dcmorris - 1/7/05 7:28 AM In reply to: print screen by al marinHi al,
Try this:
1. Press the "Print Screen" key.
2. Right click the Start button on the lower left corner of your screen.
3. Move your cursor up to Programs
4. Now move your cursor to Accessories.
5. Then move your cursor to Paint and right click on it.
6. You now have the Paint program open on your desktop.
7. Click on Edit.
8. Click on Paste and you should have the image on your screen.
(At this point you may get a message that the image is to big and do you want it to fit, just click, Yes.)
I hope I haven't over simplified this process but I have no way of knowing the extent of your expertise.
Let us know if it works and if it doesn't and you have any questions lets us know.
DC
Print Screen
by solegl - 1/7/05 9:48 AM In reply to: print screen by al marinAl there is a freeware program available which will print your screen called "purrint" that works very well. You can find it on one of the many freeware sites.
capturing screen
by rsmawmaw - 1/7/05 6:32 AM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadI have used an inexpensive program, Screen Shot, sold by Broderbund for years--just hit print screen. There are several options you can choose, but personally I just use print screen---much faster than anything else I have found. I use it alot. My time is more valuable than the ink & paper cost.
Not everybody has Word
by tek-ed - 1/7/05 8:49 AM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadSo I use a program that every Windows machine comes with.
I need to take screen shots on a regular basis at work so I hit the "Print Screen/Sys Rq" key then open Paint and paste the screen shot there. I can then crop the image (remove stuff that I may not want others to see) and even add annotations. From here I can print or email or do whatever I want with the image. The only downside is that Paint defaults to BMP images which can take up a ton of space. Save the file as JPG if the image is in it's final state Always avoid saving an original image as JPG...(tip: google lossy and lossless for reasons why I make this suggestion)Ed
web/gadget guru
Screen capture utility
by imc18 - 1/7/05 9:42 AM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadI found a great screen capture utility and its free!
Look for Gadwin PrintScreen 2.6!
Go to www.gadwin.com
Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it
by pdlines - 1/7/05 2:19 PM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadSnagIt v7.1.0 is available from www.techsmith.com and allows a variety of screen capture, including a single window, any part of the whole screen, all the images from a website, and a "video" recording of what's happening on the screen.
It's not expensive, and worth every penny.
Peter Lines
Narembeen, Western Australia
Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it
by mzimberoff - 1/7/05 3:27 PM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadI prefer using freeware called ScreenPrint32 available at Download.com
It has numerous options for printing and storing the image and allows one to print the entire screen or only the portion selected. Try it, you'll like it!
Martin Zimberoff
A snapshot of desktop or any area
by scorpious - 1/8/05 12:39 AM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadThere is also a free software that i use on a regular basis especially if i only want a portion of what's on my screen or a part of a web page, it's called mwsnap, so use google if the link below does'nt work http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html ,it's 643kb,and comes in a number of languages and also has it's own editing tools and works bloody wonders 
Print Screen MW Snap Free Program Recommended
by colindarby - 7/23/05 3:50 AM In reply to: Tip for capturing what is on your screen and printing it by cybercinbadThe below Web Site has a small ''Print Screen'' program to enable you to print out your ''Desktop'' presentation or Full section or part there of a Web Page.
It is available as a ''Free'' program with no payment necessary.
http://www.webattack.com/get/mwsnap.shtml
I understand the programming runs separately and does not integrate with ''Windows Programs''.
Sometimes when you go to use the program you may find you have to ''Minimise'' all other opened programs to enable ''MWSnap'' show its desktop view!
You can ''Crop'' [Print/Save/Copy] a section of the ''Desktop Page” by clicking on keys, = ''Any rect. area'' = and = ''Snap any area'' =,Next you will Mouse Click on the Desktop where you wish to start the page corner, and drag you mouse pointer [crossed hair] to create the box = when you have selected the section you just single click you mouse and the section will be shown in the MWSnap view.
You can also Print/Save/Copy the full/whole view of the page, click on = ''Full desktop'' = and = ''Snap full desktop'' =
You will find = ''Copy'' = under = ''Edit'' = You will also find = ''Save'' = under ''File'' [or you can use the Diskette Icon on the toolbar] = The saved file can be saved in a Picture Format such as a “Jpg” format from within the dropdown of “Save as Type” Box. Yes you can open up the saved file, and then print it out later.
When you go to ''Print'' under ''file” on the toolbar you may wish to alter the ''Position'' field. I feel you should also click the radio dot in the middle of the field to centralise the view on your printing page and click the Dot to ''Fit to page'' plus you could require ''Landscape'' as well??? [''Fit to page'' will print the full view = not a thumbnail!]
If you Minimise the program you will find the MW Snap Icon in your “System” Section of the “ToolBar” down next to the Windows Clock
What's The Difference? 'Save' vs 'Save As'
by Grif Thomas - 1/7/05 9:57 AM
In reply to: A Few 'Tips' For Computer Newbies by Grif Thomas
I can make this complicated or not... but basically "Save" simply saves the changes you have made to a file while "Save As" creates a new file.
Now The Complicated Version:
The first time you open a document, then create some text, and choose to save it, clicking on either option will give you the same "Save As" dialogue. You are required to give it a name and direct it to a specific location for saving. The second time you open a previously created document for editing, the "Save" option will simply save your current changes in the same named file...(You won't get a dialogue box and it appears like nothing happens. But indeed something does happen. The changes you have made to the document are saved permanantly.) If you select the "Save As" option, it will allow you to save the current changes and rename the document. After that's done, you will in fact have two similar documents. One which was the original before changes and a second which now contains the original and the changes.
It's easy to test this with a Word document. Open a word document, then type the letter "C" as text, then click on "File", choose "Save". You'll see the "Save As" dialogue box. Close that dialogue box, then click on "Save As". You'll see the same "Save As" box. Give the file the default name which should be "c.doc", look where it's being saved which is probably the "My Documents" folder (so you can delete it later), then click on the "Save" button. The file will stay opened where it is, but in the upper left corner of your screen you will see the "C.doc" name.
While the document is still open, add "hart" to the C, so it now spells "Chart". Now Click on "File", select "Save" and it will appear like nothing happened. (That's because it did nothing but save the changes to the "C.Doc" file.) Looking up in the upper left corner, you'll see that the file name is still "c.doc". Now click on "File", select "Save As" and you'll be given another "Save As" dialogue box. Change the name of the file in the "Save As" line to "Chart.doc", then click on the "Save" button. Now close the Word document. Open the location where the files were saved to (probably the "My Documents" folder) and you should see two new files by the name of "C.doc" and "Chart.doc".
Hope this helps.
Grif
What's The Difference? 'Save' vs 'Save As'
by TomD - 6/3/05 9:07 AM In reply to: What's The Difference? 'Save' vs 'Save As' by Grif Thomas
Doesn't "save" retain all previously typed information, while "save as" creates a new document and all previous information is no longer available? I remember that being true and if you had a large Word document the size of the file would be reduced if no changes were made and you did a "save as".
The differences
by TONI H - 6/3/05 9:15 AM In reply to: What's The Difference? 'Save' vs 'Save As' by TomDSAVE...lets you save the original document with any current changes included. SAVE AS...lets you save the original as is with no changes included and create a new file with changes included, but you need to give it a new name in order to have both documents, even if you only add a number to end of the original name you used (such as filename.doc and filename2.doc).
TONI
Tom, BOTH Save & Save As Retain Previously Typing...
by Grif Thomas - 6/3/05 10:57 AM
In reply to: What's The Difference? 'Save' vs 'Save As' by TomD
...but it depends a little on when you're doing the "saving" and which document you're referring to. Yes, "Save As" creates a new document and YES, using "Save As" when no changes have been made to a Word document does reduce the size of the "file" a little...BUT...the file doesn't lose any previously typed info...The new data is transfered to the newly created document when choosing "Save As".
Using Word documents as an example, if you open a new document, type in new data, choose "Save As", then a new document will be created which contains all the new information. The original document will not be changed though.It works much like a "template"..If you chose "Save" after typing on the original document, the original document would now contain all the new data.
Hope this helps.
Grif
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