How do you do screenshots?

Makeo · October 23, 2000, 06:06

and then how do you put them in a thread?

October 23, 2000, 06:22

dunno...
but here goes...

Adding Images
To add a graphic within your message, just encase the URL of the graphic image as shown in the following example (UBB Code is in red).
[SEE THE UBB code explantion]
In the example above, the UBB Code automatically makes the graphic visible in your message. Note: the "http://" part of the URL is REQUIRED for the [img] code. Also note: some UBB forums may disable the [img] tag support to prevent objectionable images from being viewed.

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finbar · October 23, 2000, 06:58

M-hm. Okay. Now, having read that, I have a question. So how do you take a screen shot and then put it in a thread?

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Hydey · October 23, 2000, 08:25

yeah what he said

Makeo · October 23, 2000, 08:37

hehe, i agree.

DaveV · October 23, 2000, 08:49

OK, here's how I do it: press the "Print Screen" button on your keyboard. This creates an image of the screen in the Windows paste buffer. Open the Windows Paint program, and paste in the screen image using Ctrl-V or the pull-down menu command. Select the portion of the screen you want to display, paste it into another copy of Paint, and save it as a .GIF (smaller file = faster page load). Next, upload the .GIF file to a website. Right-click on the shortcut to the file once it's uploaded, and select "copy shortcut". Paste that URL into your message, surround it with the appropriate [img=] stuff, and voila!

October 23, 2000, 18:24

errrrr.... thanks Smash

Mac users can also press and release:
Command(Apple)+shift+4+capslock
then click the window to create a pic of a window only

This is most suitable for civ.

Most new Macs also have the F13.printscreen key as well, I think....

:-

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finbar · October 23, 2000, 19:15

<center><table width=80%><tr><td>quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
Originally posted by DaveV on 10-23-2000 08:49 AM
OK, here's how I do it: press the "Print Screen" button on your keyboard. This creates an image of the screen in the Windows paste buffer. Open the Windows Paint program, and paste in the screen image using Ctrl-V or the pull-down menu command. Select the portion of the screen you want to display, paste it into another copy of Paint, and save it as a .GIF (smaller file = faster page load). Next, upload the .GIF file to a website. Right-click on the shortcut to the file once it's uploaded, and select "copy shortcut". Paste that URL into your message, surround it with the appropriate [img=] stuff, and voila!
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></td></tr></table></center>

Wow. Computer literate andspeaks French!

You've got some catching up to do, Deity.

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Smash · October 24, 2000, 00:58

Note to self:don't ask The DEITY for any computer help

Are you entitled to any free web space thru your isp?If so contact them to activate it.
If not,check out one of those "100mb of free web space" sites.Most require no programing knowledge at all.But,some don't allow "outside" linking.

I have one here http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/ amongest others.

Its probably best to save your image as a .jpeg first.

then:

[IMG]http:your-url.com[IMG]

add a / before IMG in the second one.

Macintosh users-can take pictures by pressing command+shift+3 for the entire screen or
command+shift+4 for specific areas.

As a Apolyton user I would rather see just a url link to the image.IMGs take forever to load.
[This message has been edited by Smash (edited October 23, 2000).]

October 24, 2000, 01:55

You are a pack of 'a' holes

I didn't write that stuff...

I just cntl c'd
and cntrl v'd it from the UBB expl...

LOL

See, I can express myself when I want to...

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October 24, 2000, 06:25

Now, let's see if I get this right...

Mr and Mrs Troll and all their little trollops

Hey, AH is turning over a new leaf and being Mr Nice Guy - someone's gotta get nasty (and he's trained me)

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finbar · October 24, 2000, 06:50

Yeah, beaut. Thanks for slowing down the thread and putting me over my cable download limit!

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Hydey · October 24, 2000, 07:41

why don't you get cable with no limit.

finbar · October 24, 2000, 18:39

You misread hyperbole, Hydey. Truth be told, I'd have to work very hard to exceed the limit.

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Hydey · October 24, 2000, 19:16

finbar has to work hard to excede his limit, no danger of that ever happening

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October 24, 2000, 21:12

When are you going to post the screenshot makeo?

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Makeo · October 24, 2000, 22:12

I'm not, i just wanted to know how to do it

Curumbor Elendil · October 25, 2000, 13:40

Here's another way to do it: If you have Paint Shop Pro, it has a "capture" feature which allows you to get whatever you want from what's on your screen. It's a little quicker than the method Dave was describing. But unfortunately, PSP isn't shareware or anything...

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