Microsoft KB Archive/173884

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How to Capture Screen Shots in Windows Using the Print Screen Key

Article ID: 173884

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition



This article was previously published under Q173884

SUMMARY

This article describes different methods of capturing images on screen to the clipboard.

MORE INFORMATION

To capture a screen shot of the entire screen to the clipboard, press the PrintScrn key.

To capture a screen shot of the active window or dialog box (for example, the WordPad application window or the File Open dialog box), press ALT+PRINTSCRN.

The SHIFT and the CTRL keys do not affect the full screen capture.


Additional query words: win95 prt scrn printscreen prtscr print-screen printscr prntscrn desktop

Keywords: kbinfo kbinterop kbui KB173884