Microsoft KB Archive/318640

= OFF2000: How to Capture a Screen Object and Save It As a Graphics File =

Article ID: 318640

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
This article shows you how to capture a screen object and save it as a graphics file.



MORE INFORMATION
To create a graphics file that contains a screen object, follow these steps:  Open the object that you want to capture as an image. Adjust the size and the position of the object. Press ALT+PRINT SCREEN (press the PRINT SCREEN key while you hold down the ALT key).

The image of the active window is captured on the clipboard. NOTE: If you want to capture the object in the context of the entire screen, press the PRINT SCREEN key alone.

 Start the program that you will use to manipulate and save the image. For example, start Microsoft Photo Editor, which is available as one of the Microsoft Office Tools, or start Microsoft Paint, which is available with Microsoft Windows. On the Edit menu in Paint, click Paste (or click Paste As New Image in Photo Editor). If the image contains a lot of irrelevant content, select the part you want to keep, and then paste it as a new image. To do this, follow these steps:  Click the Select button on the standard toolbar. Select the part that you want to keep, and then click Copy on the Edit menu.</li> On the File menu, click New. Click No when asked if you want to save the file.</li> On the Edit menu in Paint, click Paste (or click Paste As New Image in Photo Editor).</li></ol> </li> Print the image or save it to a file.

NOTE: If you intend to use the image on a Web page, or if file size is a consideration, you can save the file in .gif format or .jpg format. For example, a 1.4-megabyte (24-bit) bitmap image of a Microsoft Access table is only 56 KB in .jpg format. There is only a minimal loss of color definition when you save the bitmap image in .jpg format.</li></ol>

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