Press the PrintScreen key, then open up your favorite picture editing software and look for something like "Paste as new image."

swarrine, how do you save these images? I got a cordless board and the "print screen" doesn't seem to work but it's no problem since all I'd like to do is **save** a picture (like Stiffler...), not necessarly print it...

If what you're asking is how do you save (capture something, regardless if you want to print it or not) off your desktop, like a specific window that's open, a defined area of your screen, that kind of thing, there are many little applications around that greatly improve on the built-in PrintScreen function of Windows.

I like Capture Lite http://www.creativesoftworx.com/

> swarrine, how do you save these images? I got a cordless board and the "print screen" doesn't seem to work but it's no problem since all I'd like to do is **save** a picture (like Stiffler...), not necessarly print it...

Under Windows, the "Print Screen" (or PrtScn) button doesn't print anything. It captures the screen as a bitmap to the clipboard. Then, open up Paint and Paste. Then, Save. This will make a disk file that you can use in Vegas.

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How simple, great!
Thanks!

Yes, worked great (Print screen). Thanks for the info!

Jrstueve has an intro on Chienworks site that has a map embeded into a picture (or video). Picture in picture effect, I think.

I was thinking of shooting some footage of a map, (to show where we were) and using it as an intro for a video (with titles), but maybe it would look better if I used a screen shot of a map like 'MapQuest'??

Thanks, Jon

they got maps (but not as precise as on mapquest) too on :
www.lonelyplanet.com
You click the "world" on the left and then "plunge" anywhere you want (kind of "zoom in" ) thereafter... maybe you'll like it, and you can go "anywhere around the world" a very simple manner...

Another printscreen utility that I've been using a lot is called "PrintKey 2000." What's really nice about this freeware program is that it adds a lot of functionality to the basic printscreen process. For example, one can select only a portion of the screen for printout, or one can invert the grayscale when printing out dark screens (saves a lot of toner, and is much easier to read). Get it with Google.

You can also capture whatever window is active (rather than the whole screen) by pressing CTRL+PrintScreen (or is it ALT?) Anyway, you see windows in manuals all the time, so it's nice not to have to crop it out.

Futz-

Alt+PrintScreen, then edit/paste in your favorite paint program. It is as simple as that.