Actually, I think anything you capture with Print Screen goes to your Clipboard and will copy/paste into any program- to Word and save as a Word file, or to any graphics program to save as a jpeg or bitmap. It truly is a very handy little trick for capturing graphics or anything visual. Jean On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 17:23:40 -0500 "Donna Dixon" <donnadixs@comcast.net> writes: > A great trick to uses just found it. > TO CAPTURE A SCREEN SHOT: > When the program is in the state which you want to capture > visually, > press the PrtScn key (normally near the top of the keyboard, near > the > number pad). Then click the "Start" button, pick "Programs" then > "Accessories" then "Paint" Select "Paste" from the "Edit" menu and > say > "Yes" to the question about "Would you like the bitmap enlarged?". > Or to > make it faster put the Paint program in your Task bar located at > the > bottom of Windows by the clock and then just click on it. > > Hope this helps you sometime. > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, > send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > TXMADISO-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or > TXMADISO-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > if you are on the Digest list. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >