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by: jameslg March 3, 2010 12:31 PM PST

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Print Screen Command on a Virtual Machine

by jameslg - 3/3/10 12:31 PM

I am running Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro using Bootcamp and Windows XP. On the Windows side, is there a way to print screen, full or partial?


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Function key

by Kevin M. Dean - 3/3/10 6:51 PM

In Reply to: Print Screen Command on a Virtual Machine by jameslg

The F13 function key supposedly is the same as the Print Screen key when running windows.


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F13 Key - Print Screen

by Tintin143 - 4/14/10 9:21 AM

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Thanks for this tip.

I just verified this on a Mac Pro using Snow Leopard - Win XP via VMWare Fusion.

Now if I can figure out the equivalent of Alt-Print Screen...


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Alt Print Screen

by Tintin143 - 4/14/10 9:35 AM

In Reply to: F13 Key - Print Screen by Tintin143

OK - found it and thought it would be good to put it here.

Follow these step and you can actually select exactly what you want copied:
o Put your focus on the window you want to capture (although, this step seems unnecessary)
o Depress the Apple key + Shift + 4
o Once you release these keys the mouse cursor changes to a crosshair
o Move to the top left corner of the area you want to capture
o Click down and drag the mouse to the bottom right corner
o Release the mouse button and you will hear the sound of a picture being taken.
Result:
You now have a file sitting on your desktop - and in your clipboard. Go to the application you want to use this in - Paint, Word, etc. - select Paste and voila!

I hope someone finds this helpful.


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Strictly speaking,

by mrmacfixit Moderator - 4/14/10 6:11 PM

In Reply to: Alt Print Screen by Tintin143

you are using the Apple functions to select the screen.

Is it possible that you are using VMWare but can still see the Apple desktop and have access to the Apple OS.

I think the OP was looking for a way to use Print Screen while running Windows under BootCamp where there is no vestige of OS X remaining and is not strictly a Virtual Machine.

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