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== Taking a screen shot ==

**You must ensure that ~~the screenshot~~ you want to take ~~is not~~ on the ~~extended desktop monitor. Move it onto~~ the ~~laptop~~ screen ~~first!~~

# Start an email to someone in Outlook (it does not work in Web Mail).

To '''~~take/copy a screenshot~~''' (~~note that~~ it ~~will seem~~ like ~~'''~~nothing~~''' has happened~~ when you ~~take the screenshot~~)

# Open the page that you want to take a screen shot of.

* '''current window''' press the ~~keys:~~ '''~~alt-printscreen~~'''

# Left click to place your cursor on the page you want the screen shot of.

** on the laptops that means press 3 buttons at the same time: 1.~~alt 2.fn 3.button that has printscreen or prtscrn or prtsc (it may~~ be in ~~blue)~~

# Hit '''ALT''', print screen (prt sc)(2 buttons) (yes, it looks like nothing happens when you do this...)

* '''whole screen''': printscreen

# Left click your cursor into the body of the '''email.'''

** on the laptops press the same buttons as listed above except you don't need to press the alt button (only 2 buttons in this case).

# Right click and select paste.

# The screenshot should now be in your email.

~~This stores~~ a ~~picture~~ of the ~~screen as if you had "cut" it~~.

NB: To get a shot of your full screen (ie not just the error code), follow above steps, but in step four, only press prt scr (one button only).

== Emailing a screen shot ==

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''Don't paste the picture into a word document or save it as an image; this just wastes your time in sending and the recipient's time in viewing.''

If you can't paste right into the email you are likely using "plain text" rather than "rich text" or "html". Set your email to use one of the latter.

== Related articles ==

[[Category:IT Instructions]]

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 == Taking a screen shot ==
-**You must ensure that the screenshot you want to take is not on the extended desktop monitor.  Move it onto the laptop screen first!
+# Start an email to someone in Outlook  (it does not work in Web Mail).
-To '''take/copy a screenshot''' (note that it will seem like '''nothing''' has happened when you take the screenshot)
+# Open the page that you want to take a screen shot of.
-* '''current window''' press the keys: '''alt-printscreen'''
+# Left click to place your cursor on the page you want the screen shot of.
-** on the laptops that means press 3 buttons at the same time: 1.alt 2.fn 3.button that has printscreen or prtscrn or prtsc (it may be in blue)
+# Hit '''ALT''', print screen (prt sc)(2 buttons) (yes, it looks like nothing happens when you do this...)
-* '''whole screen''': printscreen
+# Left click your cursor into the body of the '''email.'''
-** on the laptops press the same buttons as listed above except you don't need to press the alt button (only 2 buttons in this case).
+# Right click and select paste.
+# The screenshot should now be in your email.
-This stores a picture of the screen as if you had "cut" it.
+NB: To get a shot of your full screen (ie not just the error code), follow above steps, but in step four, only press prt scr (one button only).
 == Emailing a screen shot ==
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 ''Don't paste the picture into a word document or save it as an image; this just wastes your time in sending and the recipient's time in viewing.''
 If you can't paste right into the email you are likely using "plain text" rather than "rich text" or "html". Set your email to use one of the latter.
+== Related articles ==
+{{Related Articles}}
 [[Category:IT Instructions]]