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How to capture a computer screen?

 

Have you ever found yourselve wanting to save a portion of a computer screen either for information or for fun? Perhaps you want to teach someone how to do something on the computer? Perhaps you want to show someone a portion of a screen that you found interesting? Here is a simple and easy way to do this and it is FREE!!!

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ScreenHunter 5
Download from PC World.

How to capture screen? 

Step 1 - Download ScreenHunter software.

Step 2 - Install software on your computer.

Step 3 - Open the window you wish to capture.

Step 4 - launch ScreenHunter...click on icon

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Step 5 - ScreenHunter application (view) -

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Step 6 - Click on the "Capture Now" button.

Step 7 - Use the mouse and select a rectangular
window by clicking and draging the mouse with the left button depressed. When you release, the screen area will be captured and saved into a JPG file.

Step 8 - Upload this file to your image server such as PhotoBucket or use as is.

DONE

By the way, this lens was created using the ScreenHunter software in case you didn't notice.

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Margaret_Schaut

Excellent, Jack! Great and useful tool, which I actually have needed many times.

Posted February 12, 2007

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Hi, I'm Jack. I am currently enjoying some time off from work. I worked for IBM for 28 years on various projects dealing with Museums and Libraries. I have travelled all over the world and have seen the diversity of our world. Currently, I am volunteering P/T at the Westchester Archives and also working at Jawonio as a Document Imaging Specialist.

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