Making screenshots (only for Windows)

Like some of you might know is that selecting a window inside Photoshop (or any other application) and pressing Alt+Print, will copy a screen shot of this window to the clipboard for later use in Photoshop or any other program.

It happened to me a few times in the past that pressing ALT+print in Photoshop copied the whole screen instead of a single window.
I've found the reason why. If you make a window active by clicking on the top bar, you will copy the whole screen, even if you press ALT+print.
Instead, click somewhere else other then on this top bar (attachment)

[sfm]

thanks Gaus.......... I have found myself clicking on the menu bar only to go doh!.......... it's the screen print one!
sfm

[Alistair]

thanx guas, I'll be using this more often!

[wbiss]

B7 Thanks G-Man! ;)

;\ I confess that I've been clicking where you've indicated and have been "pissed off" 'cause my layer menu wasn't included (i.e. the whole screen)... now I know why!

[confused] Takes somebody like me to do it half-assed backwards...

[nitrobutler]

Great tute, Gaussian, I always thought I had to purchase a screen capturing program to do it ;\

[Tanya]

I keep hitting alt and "print Scrn" button..but nothing happens... what am I doing wrong? Where does it get saves for later use in a program?

Tanya

[Tanya]

p.s. I have Windows NT

[wbiss]

tcaeast, when you press the alt/prt scr combination, you're actually copying the picture to your system clipboard. Nothing is going to happen until you "paste" (Ctrl V or Edit/Paste) from your clipboard to somewhere else! ;)

As far as Photoshop is concerned, open a new document and then "paste" with the Ctrl V command or Edit/Paste.

As far where your clipboard (viewer) is located, it depends on the operating system you're using. I don't know NT, but I just had a *hell* of a time finding mine (Windows XP) but it finally turned up (new name 'clipbook viewer') in Windows/System 32. Once you locate your "clipboard" put a shortcut to it on your desktop or taskbar so that it's easily accessible at any time. Comes in handy! ;)

[Tanya]

Wendy: Thanks for the help on that one!

Tanya

[wbiss]

You're Welcome Tanya!