A guide on taking and posting screenshots

Casham

Casham

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Been meaning to get around to making a comprehensive guide on how to take screenshots and post them on the forum, so here it is.

A Simple Guide To Taking Screenshots and Posting Them
Taking a screenshot is easy whether you're on a Mac or a PC.

PC Guide
  1. To take a screenshot on a Windows PC or Windows Laptop use the Prt Scrn key on your keyboard or if you're on a laptop hold down the Fn key and press the Prt Scrn key to take the screenshot.
    Print Screen on a Standard Pc Keyboard
    PcKeyboard.jpg

    Print Screen on a Pc Laptop Keyboard
    Laptopkeyboard.jpg
  2. After pressing the Print Screen key the entire screen is practically 'copied' like what would happen if you copy pasted an item of text, you can also press Alt Prt Sc to copy just the window that you're using. So now you have to Paste it somewhere!
  3. Click Start and open up Microsoft Paint, paste the picture into Paint and save as a .jpg or .png file.

Mac Guide
  • On your keyboard press down and hold Apple/Command + Shift and press the 3 key to take a screenshot, you also have the option to press down and hold Apple/Command + Shift and 4 to make a 'selection' image, this way you can select the area which you want to make an image of. If you've done this successfully you should hear a 'camera shutter' sound.
    mackeyboard.jpg
  • These images are automatically saved by default to your desktop as 'Picture1'

Uploading Screenshots to the web

You can either host the image online, or use the forum's built-in attachment option.

Uploading to an image hosting website
If you're going to upload to an online photo storage website I recommend using Photobucket to upload images - Click me to go to Photobucket and begin uploading images

You can also upload the image from your hard drive to the forum, this is the perfect choice for those of you who don't want to host those images online on a site such as Photobucket or ImageShack:
  • Click "Upload a File" on your new post, and upload the picture!
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And for those of you that hate reading, here :)


Mac Screenshot Video

Pc Screenshot Video

Hope that helps!
Casham.
 
So very helpful to those who can not use the searchbar, thank you for being a resource Cashy!
 
It is the same I believe, try pressing Command Shift 3 all at the same time. If you hear a picture sound and a pic appears on your screen (move some windows around so you can see) then you did it correctly.
 
am i just stupid? i cant find that button either. i just want to attach pics from my computer to a promo request. i have a little button with a tree in it, but isn't that for a URL? i even ctrl+f 'd to find "more options" and cant find it. am i already in "more options"? than where is my button to attach pics? sorry for the incompetence. i guess im just blind. HELP!
 
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