When you get a long error message in a Microsoft Windows computer, it may help us research the problem better. You may wish to take a snapshot of your Windows desktop or the files inside a folder or window. Here’s how:
- Do one of the following:
- To capture an image of your entire screen, press the Print Screen key.
- To capture an image of a particular window or folder, open it, and then simultaneously press the Alt key and the Prt Scr key.
- To capture an image of your entire screen, press the Print Screen key.
- After the image is captured, you can edit or print it by pasting it into Microsoft’s Paint program as follows:
- Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows.
- Click on All Programs.
- Select Accessories.
- Select Paint.
- After Paint opens, click the Edit drop-down menu.
- Select Paste.
- To print the screen capture, click the File drop-down menu.
- Select Print.
- Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows.
- Another option is to paste the screen capture into a photo-editing program like Adobe’s Photoshop or Microsoft’s Digital Image.