For Windows:

The PRINT SCREEN key allows you to capture the Desktop or individual windows. You'll have to look for this key on your keyboard, it's placement varies with the type of keyboard.

To capture the entire screen:

• Press the PRINT SCREEN key. The image will be placed on the clipboard.
• Open an application such as Microsoft Word, pull down the Edit menu and choose Paste. Or, press Ctrl-V to paste.

 To capture the current window on your screen:

• Press the ALT + PRINT SCREEN key. A screen shot your the currently selected window will be placed on the keyboard.

Mac:

Besides the standard screen dump, there are other ways to capture the screen.

If you have Mac OSX, it's easy to use the built-in key commands for grabbing a screen.

• Press Command (Apple)-Shift-4. The pointer turns into a bull's eye.
• Select the area of the screen you wish to capture. The screen is captured and saved as a PDF file called Picture 1 on your hard drive.

If you hold down the Control key in addition to the Command (Apple)-Shirt-4 while clicking the bull's eye, the image is stored on the clipboard.
If you have Mac OSX, you can also use the Grab Utility. This allows you to capture windows that are open.

• Open Grab (located in Applications/Utility).
• Choose Capture > Timed Screen.
• When the Timed Screen Grab dialog opens, click Start Timer.
• Click the menu you want to capture and keep the mouse button pressed until the Timer Screen Grab dialog closes and the picture appears.

Last update: 09:11 PM Monday, April 23, 2007