Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots
I experimented with this today. It will work in Paint which is a free software on Windows and also in Word. For Paint go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Paint. When the Paint screen opens go to Edit>Paste and it should be there. Don't expect any recognition when you hit Print Screen (prt sc) and on a laptop you may need to hit a function key if the prt sc so indicates. In Word after hitting prt sc open Word then Edit>paste and you're off and running. Nick Cirillo Fairfax VARoger Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The last couple of suggestions make it sound like you need Excel or WordPerfect. Not so. If you have a Windows PC, you should have a program called WordPad.(For those not familiar with it, WordPad is a simple word processor that is/was included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 upwards. It is more advanced than Notepad, but nowhere near as advanced as Microsoft Word. It originated in Windows 3.1 as Write.)After pressing "Prnt Screen", open a new document in WordPad, and:- Using the menus, select Edit, then Pasteor- Click on the Paste iconor- Right mouse click and select Paste.Possibly you will have to resize the image after it is pasted into WordPad in order to prevent the right edge from being cut off. This is easily done by using your mouse to grab the right edge of the image and dragging it to the left a little bit.- Original Message - From: "Patricia Hickin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:26 PMSubject: Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots> With Word Perfect, after pressing "Prnt Screen" just open new document,> click Edit, Paste Special, Device Independent Bitmap, click OK, save and> name the file.> Pat>> On Sat, October 14, 2006 20:59, Ron Bernier wrote:>> Along the upper right row of keys on your keyboard is a button that says>> Print Scr (or something similar)Hitting this key will take a snapshot of>> your screen.>>>> Open MS Excel (or the Word Perfect or Open Office equivalent)>>>> You should see an icon that looks like a clipboard - click on this to>> paste your snapshot.>>>> If using MS Excel, click on file-> page setup. On the very first tab>> (Page) choose landscape and fit to 1 page(s) wide by 1 tall.>>>> Click the print button.>>>> Hope this helps.>>>> Regards,>> Ron Bernier>>>> On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:26:36 -0400, "Cynthia Russell">> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>said:>>> Hello Ron,>>>>>> Would you please give baby step directions on hos to take screen shots?>>> I>>> like your idea!>>>>>> >snip>>> take screenshots of what you have done. You can save your screenshots>>> and>>> you will have created>>> your own guide of what works best for you. Best of all, you don't have>>> to remember how you entered an event/source. You can refer to your own>>> personal guide at any time.>>>>>> Ron Bernier>>> Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.aspTo find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.aspTo unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots
The last couple of suggestions make it sound like you need Excel or WordPerfect. Not so. If you have a Windows PC, you should have a program called WordPad. (For those not familiar with it, WordPad is a simple word processor that is/was included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 upwards. It is more advanced than Notepad, but nowhere near as advanced as Microsoft Word. It originated in Windows 3.1 as Write.) After pressing "Prnt Screen", open a new document in WordPad, and: - Using the menus, select Edit, then Paste or - Click on the Paste icon or - Right mouse click and select Paste. Possibly you will have to resize the image after it is pasted into WordPad in order to prevent the right edge from being cut off. This is easily done by using your mouse to grab the right edge of the image and dragging it to the left a little bit. - Original Message - From: "Patricia Hickin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots With Word Perfect, after pressing "Prnt Screen" just open new document, click Edit, Paste Special, Device Independent Bitmap, click OK, save and name the file. Pat On Sat, October 14, 2006 20:59, Ron Bernier wrote: Along the upper right row of keys on your keyboard is a button that says Print Scr (or something similar)Hitting this key will take a snapshot of your screen. Open MS Excel (or the Word Perfect or Open Office equivalent) You should see an icon that looks like a clipboard - click on this to paste your snapshot. If using MS Excel, click on file-> page setup. On the very first tab (Page) choose landscape and fit to 1 page(s) wide by 1 tall. Click the print button. Hope this helps. Regards, Ron Bernier On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:26:36 -0400, "Cynthia Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Hello Ron, Would you please give baby step directions on hos to take screen shots? I like your idea! >snip take screenshots of what you have done. You can save your screenshots and you will have created your own guide of what works best for you. Best of all, you don't have to remember how you entered an event/source. You can refer to your own personal guide at any time. Ron Bernier Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots
With Word Perfect, after pressing "Prnt Screen" just open new document, click Edit, Paste Special, Device Independent Bitmap, click OK, save and name the file. Pat On Sat, October 14, 2006 20:59, Ron Bernier wrote: > Along the upper right row of keys on your keyboard is a button that says > Print Scr (or something similar)Hitting this key will take a snapshot of > your screen. > > Open MS Excel (or the Word Perfect or Open Office equivalent) > > You should see an icon that looks like a clipboard - click on this to > paste your snapshot. > > If using MS Excel, click on file-> page setup. On the very first tab > (Page) choose landscape and fit to 1 page(s) wide by 1 tall. > > Click the print button. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > Ron Bernier > > On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:26:36 -0400, "Cynthia Russell" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> Hello Ron, >> >> Would you please give baby step directions on hos to take screen shots? >> I >> like your idea! >> >> >snip >> take screenshots of what you have done. You can save your screenshots >> and >> you will have created >> your own guide of what works best for you. Best of all, you don't have >> to remember how you entered an event/source. You can refer to your own >> personal guide at any time. >> >> Ron Bernier >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> >> To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> >> For online technical support, please visit >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> >> To unsubscribe please visit: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> > -- > Ron Bernier > Woonsocket, RI > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots
Along the upper right row of keys on your keyboard is a button that says Print Scr (or something similar)Hitting this key will take a snapshot of your screen. Open MS Excel (or the Word Perfect or Open Office equivalent) You should see an icon that looks like a clipboard - click on this to paste your snapshot. If using MS Excel, click on file-> page setup. On the very first tab (Page) choose landscape and fit to 1 page(s) wide by 1 tall. Click the print button. Hope this helps. Regards, Ron Bernier On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:26:36 -0400, "Cynthia Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hello Ron, > > Would you please give baby step directions on hos to take screen shots? > I > like your idea! > > >snip > take screenshots of what you have done. You can save your screenshots > and > you will have created > your own guide of what works best for you. Best of all, you don't have > to remember how you entered an event/source. You can refer to your own > personal guide at any time. > > Ron Bernier > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > -- Ron Bernier Woonsocket, RI Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots
A couple of years ago I decided to develop a tool for uniform source entry. The first method tried was screen shots of the sources that were to be "the standard." The problem with them was that not all text showed on the screen (without scrolling to the right) in some of the boxes; i.e., the Source List Name and the Source Detail Information. Hence, the screen shots did not capture all of the text. I then resorted to templates developed in MS Word -- more work initially but they work well for me. There are examples of each type of source - US Census, State Census, Canadian Census, Vital Record, Vital Records from a Book, and so on. Question: Do you have a method for capturing all of the text without making more than one screen shot of a given source? Kay Fordham - Original Message - From: "Lance" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots There are a number of screen capture utilities available - free and shareware. Windows users though have a basic built-in screen capture utility all ready to use with a couple of keystrokes. To capture the full screen, just press the PRT SCR key (to the right of the F12 key in the top row). This will copy the full desktop view to the Windows clipboard. From there it can be pasted into any imaging software (MS Paint for example). MS Word or any other application which accept pasting. To capture the uppermost screen you have open, press the ALT key along with the PRT SCR key. Again, you can then paste it into an imaging application. In there it can be edited or have text added to explain what it is about. Here is another free one: Mirek's Free Windows Software http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html For anyone who dose a considerable amount of screen capturing, Snagit is probably the ultimate tool in the shareware field: SnagIt Screen Capture - Capture and Share Your PC Screen http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp If you would like an illustrated, printed guide, there is available for download a .DOC file here: http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/dfields/HowTos/print_screen_worksheet.doc Lance Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots
There are a number of screen capture utilities available - free and shareware. Windows users though have a basic built-in screen capture utility all ready to use with a couple of keystrokes. To capture the full screen, just press the PRT SCR key (to the right of the F12 key in the top row). This will copy the full desktop view to the Windows clipboard. From there it can be pasted into any imaging software (MS Paint for example). MS Word or any other application which accept pasting. To capture the uppermost screen you have open, press the ALT key along with the PRT SCR key. Again, you can then paste it into an imaging application. In there it can be edited or have text added to explain what it is about. Here is another free one: Mirek's Free Windows Software http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html For anyone who dose a considerable amount of screen capturing, Snagit is probably the ultimate tool in the shareware field: SnagIt Screen Capture - Capture and Share Your PC Screen http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp If you would like an illustrated, printed guide, there is available for download a .DOC file here: http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/dfields/HowTos/print_screen_worksheet.doc Lance On 10/14/06, Mary Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: DearCynthia I recommend you download FREE ScreenHunter, it is super-easy to use. http://tinyurl.com/1i20 Hope this helps Mary Young www.cmy.org.uk On 10/14/06, Cynthia Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Ron, > Would you please give baby step directions on hos to take screen shots? Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Screen Shots
DearCynthia I recommend you download FREE ScreenHunter, it is super-easy to use. http://tinyurl.com/1i20 Hope this helps Mary Young www.cmy.org.uk On 10/14/06, Cynthia Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Ron, Would you please give baby step directions on hos to take screen shots? Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Screen Shots
Hello Ron, Would you please give baby step directions on hos to take screen shots? I like your idea! >snip take screenshots of what you have done. You can save your screenshots and you will have created your own guide of what works best for you. Best of all, you don't have to remember how you entered an event/source. You can refer to your own personal guide at any time. Ron Bernier Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
