Thank you.

can't you use the print-screen button and ms-paint? or what are you REALLY trying to do?

Just when I think I'm kind of computer savvy something like this comes up. What do I do?

What I'm trying to do: I'm having problem with my Mini Disc software so I'm trying to post a screen shot on some technical support mini disc web board so someone will help me.

This one works perfectly.

http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/?prnscr

Press the Print Screen button. That will copy a screenshot onto your clipboard. Then go to Paint, paste it, and save the image.

holy smokes that was way harder than it should've been.

Thanks Donovan for the program. Turns out I did actually need it. I don't think the Print Screen key on my keyboard works. I tried using it without the program and even with it. No go. Then I switched the hot key to Shift + F1 and yippeee:

[img][650:488]http://img188.exs.cx/img188/7807/screenshot0011sa.jpg[/img]

i use "shift / open apple / 4" about 20 times a day.
yay macs

For future reference this program is free and totally easy to use:

http://www.analogx.com/contents/downloa ... apture.htm

FYI: if you have one of those multimedia keyboards with alternate functionality for the F keys, etc. The printscreen key might not work the way you'd expect. On my keyboard I have to turn off the F lock (which changes what the F1-F12 keys do) before I can print screen anything.

</geek mode>

dammit that's the coolest thing ever--never knew that could be done.

yes I am technologically illiterate.