Monday, February 6, 2017
Easiest way to capture desktop screen shots
Easiest way to capture desktop screen shots
Sometimes you require to take screen shot of your desktop in case you like the wallpaper or seem to have a problem or capture all desktop junk or want to send information to a client. And for this simple 10 seconds job , there are many many professional softwares like snagit , picpick , greenshot etc which you need to pay for for getting many quality features .
Still you dont need a dedicated screen capture app for this job as it is damn easy to do it from your keyboard for any OS .
#1 For Windows Operating System
On Windows systems, Press Print Screen key.
This button is most probably on right corner of your keyboard , adjacent to scroll lock .
This takes a snapshot of your the desktop screen and places it in your clipboard.
Now open any image editor like Paint , or MS office and click Edit - Paste or press Ctrl + V.
Now you will be able to see ditto pic of desktop screen as if you have taken a photo from a camera :P .
Save this new image in any format you want .
Note : In order to capture the active window Press ALT + Print Screen.
Other image editors that can be used are : Adobe PhotoShop, Paint Shop Pro, FireWorks etc .
#2 For Macintosh System [ Apple ]
Hit Apple + Shift + 3.
#3 For Linux System
Linux systems always come with a free screen capture app . You just check the app in terminal directory and choose the time after which screenshot must be captured . Works for KDE and other desktops like Ubuntu , Kubuntu , Fedora etc
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