EE 2310

PROF. C. D. CANTRELL

HOW TO SAVE A SCREEN IMAGE IN WINDOWS 3.1/95

  1. Make sure that the window of which you want to take a screenshot is on top (in the foreground).
  2. Hold down the ALT key and press the PRT SC (Print Screen) key once. This operation copies a bitmap image of the window to the Clipboard.
  3. Open the Accessories menu (for example, from the Start button in Windows 95) and choose Paintbrush. An untitled graphics window will open.
  4. From the Edit menu, choose Paste. After a delay (how long depends on your computer) an image of the window of which you took a screenshot will appear in the Paintbrush edit window.
  5. From the File menu, choose Save As. Your choices include 256-color Windows bitmap format (.BMP), monochrome .BMP format, 16-color (4-bit) .BMP format, 24-bit .BMP format, and .PCX format. I'd suggest either 256-color or 16-color .BMP format, depending on your framebuffer.
  6. You can print directly from Paintbrush, or you can attach a saved .BMP file to an email message containing the text portion of your homework.