Back in DOS days the Print Screen key was used to copy whatever was on the monitor screen at the time to the printer.
Today, many people just glance at the key (and wonder what it's there for) and some hit the key. When nothing happens they just forget about it.
Well, Microsoft didn't forget about it at all. They turned it into a "Snapshot" key" which, as the term implies, takes a snapshot of the monitor screen.
Microsoft didn't really highlight the fact that a user, after taking a snapshot of the screen, can easily save and/or print that snapshot using Paint.
After taking the snapshot, in XP simply Click on Start, All Programs, Accessories and Paint. The Click on Edit followed by Paste and Voila! There's your screen snapshot in living color staring you in the face.
Now you can use File, "Save As" and save it with a .jpg extension and/or send it to your printer using File, Print.
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Yavacotech
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