Casham
Well-Known Member
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
Mac Guide
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:
And for those of you that hate reading, here
Mac Screenshot Video
Pc Screenshot Video
Hope that helps!
Casham.
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
- 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
Print Screen on a Pc Laptop Keyboard
- 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!
- 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.
- 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!
And for those of you that hate reading, here
Mac Screenshot Video
Pc Screenshot Video
Hope that helps!
Casham.