Subject: | Re: print screen question
| Date: | Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:44:07 GMT
| From: | -= Ratz O. Fratzo =- <ratzofratzo@crapmail.com>
| Newsgroups: | alt.computer.workshop
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:28:01 -0600, "RB" <rbig@bellsouth.nospam.net>
wrote:
>Got a good, simple, basic question.
>
>When I click on "Print Screen" on the keyboard, I'm told that should
>register an image of text on the monitor screen into Clipboard.
>
>It's my further understanding that, once I have some text in Clipboard, I
>should be able to then open a Notepad/Wordpad/MSWorks window and paste it
>into the blank window for further processing/use.
>
>Is my understanding correct? I ask because this procedure doesn't work for
>me. I can click on "Print Screen", open a Notepad window, and then try to
>paste clipboard content to the Notepad window, but nothing happens.
>
>So, is it an operator problem? And, if so, what am I doing wrong???
You need to copy it into a program capable of editing bitmapped
images. Notepad, Wordpad and the like don't fit the bill.
*´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> Ratz O. Fratzo
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