How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key

ID: Q173884

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes different methods of capturing images on screen to the clipboard.

MORE INFORMATION

To capture a screen shot of the entire screen to the clipboard, press the PrintScrn key.

To capture a screen shot of the active window or dialog box (for example, the WordPad application window or the File Open dialog box), press ALT+PRINTSCRN.

The SHIFT and the CTRL keys do not affect the full screen capture.

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Keywords : kbinterop kbui NTInterop nthowto NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0;Windows:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo