Print Screen

[Jackdaw33]

Having just bought my first printer I am eager to try it out. I have printed documents but I am having trouble with print screen.

On the top row of my computer I have a button marked 'PrtSc' and underneath it says 'SysRq'. When I press it nothing happens. What do I need?

[Lie-in King]

This is quicker than typing it out :-)

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-the-%22Print-Screen%22-Function-on-a-Keyboard

[Jackdaw33]

Got it now thanks. Didn't realise you had to paste it into another document first. Just pasted this screen into word and it worked.

[Lie-in King]

Glad you're sorted :-)

[Buenchico]

Just an additional bit of info which might be of use, JD33:

The more recent versions of Windows (from W7 onwards) all have a useful utility, called the Snipping Tool. You can access it from the Start menu but I find it easier to pin it to the taskbar and then click on it from there. (Its location is Start > All Programs > Accessories. Left-click on it to run it or right-click on it, and then select 'Pin to Taskbar', to have it handy at the foot of your screen).

The Snipping Tool lets you capture part of your screen, simply by clicking-and-dragging a rectangle around it. You can then use File > Save As to save it as an image file, which you can then print, incorporate into a document or whatever else you might want to do with it.

[Jackdaw33]

Thanks for that useful bit of info, Chico. Will bookmark this thread and try it out at my leisure.

[Jackdaw33]

I don't seem to have a start button, W10.

[Buenchico]

That's worrying!!!

Try pressing the Windows key. That should allow you to access 'All Programs'. (I'm fumbling in the dark here because I decided not to install W10).

[Jackdaw33]

The only options I get with that are the same as before:

File explorer
Settings
Power
All apps, which gives me nothing.

[1ozzy]

Haven't had that problem Jack, "all apps" gives me the correct list.
Apparently it's not an uncommon issue.
There maybe something here that helps, good luck cobber.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12385/windows-10-troubleshoot-problems-opening-start-menu-cortana

[Old_Geezer]

Windows 10 start button has the MS Windows flag symbol on it.

All Apps / Windows Accessories / Snipping Tool.

If that fails maybe you need to rebuild your index ?

[Jackdaw33]

Thank you, OG. Now if someone had mentioned Window accessories in the first place...

[Jackdaw33]

I use Open Office. Is Paintbrush the same as Paint?

[Buenchico]

^^^ Microsoft Paint was very briefly known as Microsoft Paintbrush in the very early days of PCs (before Windows 95) but, apart from that, the only program called 'Paintbrush' that I know of (or, indeed, which Google seems to know about) is for Macs, rather than PCs, and roughly similar to 'Paint'.

[Jackdaw33]

At the top of the tools bar in Open office there is an icon labelled Paintbrush.

[Buenchico]

Since OpenOffice is a suite of programs, rather than a single program in its own right, I'll assume that you're referring to OpenOffice Writer. The 'Format Paintbrush' option is used to select text (or other data) and retain the formatting options associated with it.

For a better explanation, open OpenOffice Writer and then press F1 (to bring up the Help menu). Type 'paintbrush' into the search box and then double-click on the blue highlighted line.

[Jackdaw33]

In Open Office it's actually called text writer. PrintScreen works when I paste it in there but when printing it is very tiny, filling just about a third of the paper.

[Answerprancer]

If you pres "Esc" (escape) it will plunge you straight into the real world.
By the way do not EVER type Google into Google ...or you'll break the internet.

[Jackdaw33]

?

[Buenchico]

>>> In Open Office it's actually called text writer

Not on my computer, it isn't!

When you paste a screen dump into Writer, it's just the same as adding a photo to a document. You can resize the image by dragging the handles in the corners. (It's best to paste into a page in landscape format). If you want larger text you'll need to select just the relevant part of your screen (which is where the Snipping Tool, rather than Print Screen, comes into things).