SUAMMARY: Press [ALT] + [Print Screen] to capture the screen image
Press [Ctrl] + [V] to paste the image into your document
Frequently, you would like to “capture” the image that is currently on your screen (to print IT, or to include IT in an e-mail, or include IT in your documentation). And, you probably have already tried pressing the [Print Screen] key … to no avail.
Here is HOW you do it…it is a 2-step process. First, you have to “capture” the screen image. This is done by pressing the [ALT] key and the [Print Screen] key at the same time. Ah, but nothing seems to happen, because this action merely “captures” the screen as an image and places it in the “clipboard” area.
To print IT or include the captured screenshot image, you have to “paste” it into a Word document or an e-mail message. So, the second step is to place the cursor where you want to insert the captured image, and then press the [CTRL] key and the [V] key at the same time…this pastes the image into your document or message. Then you can print the document or send the message. That’s IT!
