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Apr 23, 2019 15:18:23   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
The only time I use "Paint" is for a Screen Capture. Perhaps others use it in additional ways?
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Mark

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Apr 23, 2019 15:40:45   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 


Good to hear. That been around for ages.

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Apr 23, 2019 15:46:42   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 


Good. I use it for screen captures all the time. Is there another way of doing that? Where else can you "paste" your "screen" or "copy"?

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Apr 23, 2019 16:17:27   #
DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
 


Mark, I use a free app called Lightshot for screen capture. I think it's more versatile.
https://app.prntscr.com/en/download.html

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Apr 23, 2019 17:23:39   #
Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA
 
No program needed for screen capture. Just hit the windows key with the print screen button.
You'll find your PNG file in the pictures folder.

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Apr 23, 2019 17:36:08   #
DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
 
Hamltnblue wrote:
No program needed for screen capture. Just hit the windows key with the print screen button.
You'll find your PNG file in the pictures folder.


The little utility I mentioned (Lightshot) allows you to crop a portion of the screen, annotate it with text, add arrows, highlight, save to file or clipboard, print, share on social media, and search for similar photos via Google.

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Apr 23, 2019 18:19:14   #
therwol Loc: USA
 


I still use it for screen captures and for writing captions on pictures before sending them to others. I believe that Paint 3D has the same capabilities and more, though it isn't as easy to use.

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Apr 23, 2019 21:34:30   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
Hamltnblue wrote:
No program needed for screen capture. Just hit the windows key with the print screen button.
You'll find your PNG file in the pictures folder.


Does not seem to work (like that) for me. Is it placing the *.png in an unknown sub-folder with in my Pictures Folder?

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Apr 24, 2019 05:34:18   #
chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand
 
You should be using MS's Snipping Tool. You will never use anything again.

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Apr 24, 2019 07:25:42   #
rustfarmer
 
I use it for printing big multi-page prints because it is so easy, and I don't know another way to do that.

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Apr 24, 2019 07:41:47   #
chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand
 
I guess Paint can be used for all sorts of things other than screen capture and maybe that is best for you anyway.
I usually use the Snipping Tool when I want to grab all or part of the screen to embed in other documents eg if I want to grab a bit of a screen to place in a Word doco for later reference. I have only used it within Word but suspect it will work in other MS programs.
Run the Snipping program found under Windows Accessories, select New, use the + to highlight the area of the screen you want then select the 2 small pages icon (just to the right of the little floppy disk icon) and right click/paste into whatever document you have open. There are heaps of things you can do with the Tool and nothing to lose by experimenting. Took me years to find the Snipping Tool and now I don't need anything else. You can't damage anything by playing with it although obviously you should practice a bit before using it live.

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Apr 24, 2019 09:45:00   #
sbohne
 
lamiaceae wrote:
Does not seem to work (like that) for me. Is it placing the *.png in an unknown sub-folder with in my Pictures Folder?


Mine saves as a .jpg in SCREENSHOTS folder in OneDrive

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Apr 24, 2019 10:33:31   #
Kleinlib Loc: Georgetown, KY
 
If you are using a Mac...it is as simple as holding down the Shift key, Command key and the number 3 key to capture the screen print. It will save the file as an icon on your screen.

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Apr 24, 2019 10:51:12   #
Sycamore Hank Loc: Northern CA
 
Just tried the snipping tool - works perfect. Great tip.
Thanks

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Apr 24, 2019 14:18:59   #
sbohne
 
chrissybabe wrote:
Took me years to find the Snipping Tool and now I don't need anything else. You can't damage anything by playing with it although obviously, you should practice a bit before using it live.


Really? Mine was in the taskbar on every machine I have purchased!

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