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How do I post a screen shot?

The first thing to do is to re-size the window which you'd like to take the screen shot of to prevent "page stretch".

Then:
Make sure the window you want is the active window.
Press ALT + Print Screen SysRq (it will copy to the "clipboard")

Open MS Paint or other graphics program

File -> New

Edit -> Paste

File -> Save as JPEG or GIF
• Attachments

Finally, to post your screen shot, start a post on the site as you normally would, but then click on "Got Attachments?" and attach your file.

If you are using Internet Explorer, you will see the "attachments" button as displayed here:



The button activates the fields to browse and insert your image(s). If you have javascript disabled, the button may not work, so the link below it should be used.

If you've stored the image on your hard drive, then click on "browse" and navigate to the folder on your computer where the graphic is stored. Click on it, and it will be entered in the box to upload.

There is NO preview when uploading a graphic attachment.




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Edit: This procedure has been revised and enhanced to remove the uploading limitation of two items. You can now submit up to sixteen attachments with one post, as illustrated below:





Note: Please heed the warning against attaching .bmp files to your posts.

Another recommended and freeware graphics program that can be used to manipulate your graphics is Irfanview.


Feedback received on this FAQ entry:
  • It is a little different for anon users..

    2009-02-23 09:02:19



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last modified: 2004-02-13 09:09:08