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WINDOWS

1. Press the “Print Screen” button.
2. Open Microsoft Paint. To do this, click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Paint.
3. Click inside the white part of the screen.
4. Go to the Edit menu and select Paste.
5. Click File > Save As.
6. In the box that pops up, change the “Save As” type to JPG.
7. After typing in a filename for your image, choose a location on your hard drive to save to, like the Desktop, and click “Save.”

MAC

1. Simultaneously hold down the ⌘-Shift-4 keys.
2. Press the spacebar.
3. Click the open window that you wish to take a screen shot of.
4. Screen shot should appear as a file on the desktop labeled “Picture 1.”

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2 Responses to “HOW TO: Take A Screen Shot”

1. Olen Bellhouse Says:
   August 20th, 2010 at 4:01 am

   Im obliged for the article. Awesome.

2. suesutcliffe Says:
   August 20th, 2010 at 6:58 am

   Your welcome Olen. Have a great day!