In
Microsoft Windows, a screenshot of the entire monitor, complete with
taskbar, can be copied to the system
clipboard by pressing the Prt Sc key. Alternatively, pressing Alt+Prt Sc will copy just the
active window to the
clipboard. You can then paste the clipboard into a program like
MS Paint or
Paint.NET using Ctrl+V, and then save it as an
image file (for uploading to Wikipedia, for instance).
In
Mac OS X, simply prepare your screen to how you want it to look, then hit ⌘
Cmd+⇧ Shift+3 (not the number pad 3) simultaneously. The new image will appear as a
PNG on your desktop. Additionally, if you only want to capture part of the screen, you can hit ⌘
Cmd+⇧ Shift+4, click and drag over the part of the screen you would like to capture and release, also saving it as a PNG on your desktop.
In
Microsoft Windows, a screenshot of the entire monitor, complete with
taskbar, can be copied to the system
clipboard by pressing the Prt Sc key. Alternatively, pressing Alt+Prt Sc will copy just the
active window to the
clipboard. You can then paste the clipboard into a program like
MS Paint or
Paint.NET using Ctrl+V, and then save it as an
image file (for uploading to Wikipedia, for instance).
In
Mac OS X, simply prepare your screen to how you want it to look, then hit ⌘
Cmd+⇧ Shift+3 (not the number pad 3) simultaneously. The new image will appear as a
PNG on your desktop. Additionally, if you only want to capture part of the screen, you can hit ⌘
Cmd+⇧ Shift+4, click and drag over the part of the screen you would like to capture and release, also saving it as a PNG on your desktop.