CrazyPainterz Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (edited) I'm kind of confused, because I press Print Screen... but where does it go? I want to know, mainly because its all curiosity pushing these questions around my head. Edited May 31, 2012 by CrazyPainterz Paint with PDN like there is no tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafroller Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I'm kind of confused, because I press Print Screen... but where does it go? I want to know, mainly because its all curiosity pushing these questions around me head. It goes into your clipboard, so you have to paste it. Hope I helped you . PDN tutorials in french: "FrenchPDNtutos" - Visit my gallery here ! Sig battles won: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Back in the early days of desktop PCs the Prt Sc (or Print Screen - depending upon your keyboard) did precisely that, it would send the image directly to your printer. These days it holds the image in a memory location. So when you take a screenshot, the method of retrieving it is to paste your image into your application (Ctrl + V key combination). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughty Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Duh, how many years did I not know this. Thanks CrazyPainterz for asking this question and thanks Rafroller and Jim100361 for answering. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I should caution you that if before you paste your screenshot to your application, if by chance you copy a line of text for example (highlighting text and pressing the Ctrl + C key combination) from something, it too goes to the clipboard and will essentially erase/overwrite the screenshot. So ensure that you paste the image before copying anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 If you're using a dual monitor setup, the Print Screen key will cleverly capture the contents of both screens and copy it to the clipboard. If you have multiple windows open, using Alt + Print Screen captures just the contents of the window that currently is active. 1 ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 If you're using a dual monitor setup, the Print Screen key will cleverly capture the contents of both screens and copy it to the clipboard. If you have multiple windows open, using Alt + Print Screen captures just the contents of the window that currently is active. Now it's my turn to give a response like doughty's! Thanks for the info! No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyPainterz Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Thanks guys! You help me a lot Paint with PDN like there is no tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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