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4thTimeLucky · 06-10-2003, 09:11 AM

I have a PowerPoint presentation that needs to be in in an hour and I need to put into a screenshot/screen capture of a webpage.

How do I do it?

Huge thanks to anyone who can help.

[I use Explorer and I have Paint.]

Mods: I will change the title to just "Screen Caputre" once the solution has emerged.

SiN · 06-10-2003, 09:40 AM

Press the Print screen button on your keybo.

open paint.

paste your cap in there. should work just fine.

Peetster · 06-10-2003, 09:47 AM

What she said.

Once you have the screen capture on your clipboard, you can also just paste it directly into powerpoint.

The_Dude · 06-10-2003, 11:16 AM

there are shortcuts to printscreen.

if you press SHIFT + PRINTSCREEN it only captures the window, not the taskbar on the bottom.

4thTimeLucky · 06-10-2003, 12:44 PM

Geniuses. You're all geniuses. Thank you.

EDIT> Next question, how do I chnge the title of the thread on the main forum list. I tried and it only changed the heading within the thread. If that makes sense.

EDIT2> Seems to have done it now. Don't know if it was me or a Mod. Nonetheless, you're all still geniuses.

hrdwareguy · 06-10-2003, 12:47 PM

/me Changed title of the thread and removed URGENT HELP NEEDED

darkure · 06-11-2003, 04:11 PM

The_Dude, thanks for that SHIFT shortcut. I knew all about the printscreen but then I always had to go into photoshop and crop out the extra stuff. It will make life a bit easier.

wakelagger · 06-23-2003, 07:07 PM

The shift + printscreen shortcut isn't working on my WinXP Home computer. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it. That shortcut would be very useful to me.
thanks

wakelagger · 06-23-2003, 07:07 PM

The shift + printscreen shortcut isn't working on my WinXP Home computer. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it. That shortcut would be very useful to me.
thanks

m0j0 · 06-24-2003, 12:43 AM

shift printscreen ain't working for me neither professional edition xp

hrdwareguy · 06-24-2003, 05:10 AM

ALT+Print Screen will capture the current active window only.

The_Dude · 06-24-2003, 07:20 AM

bah, that's what i meant. sry

wakelagger · 06-24-2003, 12:59 PM

it works now, thanks hrdwareguy

gerg01 · 06-25-2003, 10:23 PM

you can also use ALT+Prt Scr

Jack Ruby · 06-26-2003, 10:46 AM

Just never EVER save off a screencap as a 24-bit .BMP. Only the evil and the ignorant do that - use JPEG or PNG instead.

hrdwareguy · 06-26-2003, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack Ruby
Just never EVER save off a screencap as a 24-bit .BMP. Only the evil and the ignorant do that - use JPEG or PNG instead.

Yep, save them as 16 color images. That's what do for help files where I work. And before you get started, amaizingly when we used JPG files, the help files were larger then when we used BMP files.

FuddMan · 06-26-2003, 06:00 PM

how can you capture screens from a video?

Leviathan[NCV] · 06-26-2003, 06:53 PM

Fudd, you can't without a proper video editing program to capture frames. Try nandub.

The_Dude · 06-26-2003, 07:07 PM

just a suggestion, try pausing it and taking a capture

losfp · 06-27-2003, 07:14 PM

That should work unless the playing software uses some sort of overlay thing to play the video - in that case you'll just get a solid block of whatever colour the player uses as the overlay colour.

And yes, definitely optimise the image, especially if you are going to send it via email!!! At work (My job involves maintenance of websites) we often get word, PPT etc documents that are massive because someone has pasted an uncompressed bitmap into the document and shrunk them to whatever size they wanted.

Jack Ruby · 06-28-2003, 03:34 AM

I think if you want to take a screencap of Windows Media Player, all you have to do is turn off DirectDraw acceleration in the DirectX control panel. Don't forget to turn it back on afterwards.

billcollins · 06-29-2003, 03:18 PM

lot of video programs have a "video acceloration" setting (like IE)... Set that on low and it usually disables the video overlay that prevents you from taking a screenshot.

Ishmal · 06-27-2005, 07:33 PM

thank you people of the tfp...

that was the infomation i was serching for!!!

now i'm goin to bump this incase other people don't know how 2 do it...

its great for jokes!

06-10-2003, 09:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
4thTimeLucky Psycho Location: 4th has left the building - goodbye folks	Screen Capture I have a PowerPoint presentation that needs to be in in an hour and I need to put into a screenshot/screen capture of a webpage. How do I do it? Huge thanks to anyone who can help. [I use Explorer and I have Paint.] Mods: I will change the title to just "Screen Caputre" once the solution has emerged. __________________ I've been 4thTimeLucky, you've been great. Goodnight and God bless! Last edited by 4thTimeLucky; 06-10-2003 at 12:44 PM..

06-10-2003, 09:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	Press the Print screen button on your keybo. open paint. paste your cap in there. should work just fine. __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

06-10-2003, 11:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	there are shortcuts to printscreen. if you press SHIFT + PRINTSCREEN it only captures the window, not the taskbar on the bottom. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

06-10-2003, 12:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
4thTimeLucky Psycho Location: 4th has left the building - goodbye folks	Geniuses. You're all geniuses. Thank you. EDIT> Next question, how do I chnge the title of the thread on the main forum list. I tried and it only changed the heading within the thread. If that makes sense. EDIT2> Seems to have done it now. Don't know if it was me or a Mod. Nonetheless, you're all still geniuses. __________________ I've been 4thTimeLucky, you've been great. Goodnight and God bless! Last edited by 4thTimeLucky; 06-10-2003 at 12:48 PM..

06-10-2003, 12:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
hrdwareguy "Officer, I was in fear for my life" Location: Oklahoma City	/me Changed title of the thread and removed URGENT HELP NEEDED __________________ Gun Control is hitting what you aim at Aim for the TFP, Donate Today

06-10-2003, 09:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	What she said. Once you have the screen capture on your clipboard, you can also just paste it directly into powerpoint.

06-11-2003, 04:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
darkure Addict Location: Dodging the ice pick	The_Dude, thanks for that SHIFT shortcut. I knew all about the printscreen but then I always had to go into photoshop and crop out the extra stuff. It will make life a bit easier. __________________ COYW

06-23-2003, 07:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
wakelagger Insane Location: Toronto	The shift + printscreen shortcut isn't working on my WinXP Home computer. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it. That shortcut would be very useful to me. thanks

06-23-2003, 07:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
wakelagger Insane Location: Toronto	The shift + printscreen shortcut isn't working on my WinXP Home computer. If anyone can help me, I'd appreciate it. That shortcut would be very useful to me. thanks

06-24-2003, 12:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
m0j0 Tilted Location: California	shift printscreen ain't working for me neither professional edition xp

06-24-2003, 05:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
hrdwareguy "Officer, I was in fear for my life" Location: Oklahoma City	ALT+Print Screen will capture the current active window only. __________________ Gun Control is hitting what you aim at Aim for the TFP, Donate Today

06-24-2003, 07:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	bah, that's what i meant. sry __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

06-24-2003, 12:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
wakelagger Insane Location: Toronto	it works now, thanks hrdwareguy

06-25-2003, 10:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
gerg01 Upright Location: Colorado	you can also use ALT+Prt Scr

06-26-2003, 10:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jack Ruby Psycho Location: Belgium	Just never EVER save off a screencap as a 24-bit .BMP. Only the evil and the ignorant do that - use JPEG or PNG instead. __________________ You don't know what you don't know.

06-26-2003, 06:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
FuddMan Crazy Location: USA	how can you capture screens from a video?

06-26-2003, 06:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Leviathan[NCV] Well... Location: afk	Fudd, you can't without a proper video editing program to capture frames. Try nandub.

06-26-2003, 07:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	just a suggestion, try pausing it and taking a capture __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

06-27-2003, 07:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
losfp Tilted Location: Sydney, Australia	That should work unless the playing software uses some sort of overlay thing to play the video - in that case you'll just get a solid block of whatever colour the player uses as the overlay colour. And yes, definitely optimise the image, especially if you are going to send it via email!!! At work (My job involves maintenance of websites) we often get word, PPT etc documents that are massive because someone has pasted an uncompressed bitmap into the document and shrunk them to whatever size they wanted. __________________ Grrr... Argh....

06-28-2003, 03:34 AM	#21 (permalink)
Jack Ruby Psycho Location: Belgium	I think if you want to take a screencap of Windows Media Player, all you have to do is turn off DirectDraw acceleration in the DirectX control panel. Don't forget to turn it back on afterwards. __________________ You don't know what you don't know.

06-29-2003, 03:18 PM	#22 (permalink)
billcollins Tilted	lot of video programs have a "video acceloration" setting (like IE)... Set that on low and it usually disables the video overlay that prevents you from taking a screenshot.

06-27-2005, 07:33 PM	#23 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	thank you people of the tfp... that was the infomation i was serching for!!! now i'm goin to bump this incase other people don't know how 2 do it... its great for jokes! __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."