Hi there,

I am trying to write up some documentation and have stumbled across an issue
I can't resolve, so would be grateful for any assistance.

When I right click and hightlight a choice I would like to be able to
include this box and just the active screen (and highlighted choice) when
using Print Scrn. However, when pressing the 'Alt' button the box (right
click) goes, so I can't include it. I can only combine it with the whole
screen by using just the 'Print Scrn' button, which isn't what I wanted. :-(
Thanks for your help

Hi Gloria. You need to get a 3rd party application such as SnapIt (or
search Google for a freeware equivalent). The native printscreen
function cannot do what you want.

Brian

"Gloria" <Gloria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to write up some documentation and have stumbled across
> an issue
> I can't resolve, so would be grateful for any assistance.
>
> When I right click and hightlight a choice I would like to be able
> to
> include this box and just the active screen (and highlighted choice)
> when
> using Print Scrn. However, when pressing the 'Alt' button the box
> (right
> click) goes, so I can't include it. I can only combine it with the
> whole
> screen by using just the 'Print Scrn' button, which isn't what I
> wanted. :-(
> Thanks for your help

"Gloria" <Gloria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3D7E62DA-8B2C-435E-88C1-CF57E89CB2ED@microsoft.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to write up some documentation and have stumbled across an
> issue
> I can't resolve, so would be grateful for any assistance.
>
> When I right click and hightlight a choice I would like to be able to
> include this box and just the active screen (and highlighted choice) when
> using Print Scrn. However, when pressing the 'Alt' button the box (right
> click) goes, so I can't include it. I can only combine it with the whole
> screen by using just the 'Print Scrn' button, which isn't what I wanted.
> :-(
> Thanks for your help

Without a 3rd party App, the only way to do what you want is capture the
whole screen and then edit out the bits you don't want. Microsoft's paint
(included with XP) does this with ease.

MWSnap is an excellent freeware for this. Google it.
Louis

"Another Brian" <notbrian@somewhere.nocom> wrote in message
news:e4MY$yIoIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Gloria. You need to get a 3rd party application such as SnapIt (or
> search Google for a freeware equivalent). The native printscreen
> function cannot do what you want.
>
> Brian
>
> "Gloria" <Gloria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3D7E62DA-8B2C-435E-88C1-CF57E89CB2ED@microsoft.com...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I am trying to write up some documentation and have stumbled across
> > an issue
> > I can't resolve, so would be grateful for any assistance.
> >
> > When I right click and hightlight a choice I would like to be able
> > to
> > include this box and just the active screen (and highlighted choice)
> > when
> > using Print Scrn. However, when pressing the 'Alt' button the box
> > (right
> > click) goes, so I can't include it. I can only combine it with the
> > whole
> > screen by using just the 'Print Scrn' button, which isn't what I
> > wanted. :-(
> > Thanks for your help
>
>

"Gloria" <Gloria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3D7E62DA-8B2C-435E-88C1-CF57E89CB2ED@microsoft.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to write up some documentation and have stumbled across an
> issue
> I can't resolve, so would be grateful for any assistance.
>
> When I right click and hightlight a choice I would like to be able to
> include this box and just the active screen (and highlighted choice) when
> using Print Scrn. However, when pressing the 'Alt' button the box (right
> click) goes, so I can't include it. I can only combine it with the whole
> screen by using just the 'Print Scrn' button, which isn't what I wanted.
> :-(
> Thanks for your help

Try this:

1. select the menu you want to show and press the left mouse button keeping
it held down.
2. with your other hand hold down the alt key
3. without releasing the mouse button move your hand holding the mouse to
the prtscrn button and press it!

May take a couple of goes to do the last bit without releasing the button
but it will take a clipped picture of the open window + menu. However if
the menu extends outside the window you have to try the other suggestions.

These two are the best. I have tried dozens. Both full versions,
freeware. Problem is, which one? Just get both!


Purrint (Free)
http://www.bcheck.net/apps/

"Make your PrintScreen (and alt-print screen) button work the
way it ought. Save to file (bmp, png, jpg, gif), print to
printer, or copy to clipboard. Works in any version of windows
since Win95, and it's only 114k."

Zip: http://www.bcheck.net/apps/purrint.zip

Installer: http://www.bcheck.net/apps/PurrintInst.exe


Or


Printscreen 2000 8.1
http://www.softsea.com/review/PrintScreen-2000.html

"Printscreen 2000 is a utility for printing or saving the entire
screen or areas of the screen in Windows 95 to XP.
Print the full screen by simply pressing the PrintScreen key,
print the active window using Alt-PrintScreen or select an area
to print. Printscreen works with DOS sessions and supports any
printer. Displays of up to 16 million colors are supported and
files can be saved in True color GIF, TIF, JPG, BMP or BMP
format."


ju.c



"Gloria" <Gloria@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3D7E62DA-8B2C-435E-88C1-CF57E89CB2ED@microsoft.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to write up some documentation and have stumbled across an
> issue
> I can't resolve, so would be grateful for any assistance.
>
> When I right click and hightlight a choice I would like to be able to
> include this box and just the active screen (and highlighted choice)
> when
> using Print Scrn. However, when pressing the 'Alt' button the box
> (right
> click) goes, so I can't include it. I can only combine it with the
> whole
> screen by using just the 'Print Scrn' button, which isn't what I
> wanted. :-(
> Thanks for your help

Thanks for all your help. Once I found it wasn't possible within Windows I
then found a program myself call FastStone Capture. It's on a 30 day trial
basis but does the job - as it's not something I going to need regularly.

Many Thanks
Gloria

"Gloria" wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to write up some documentation and have stumbled across an issue
> I can't resolve, so would be grateful for any assistance.
>
> When I right click and hightlight a choice I would like to be able to
> include this box and just the active screen (and highlighted choice) when
> using Print Scrn. However, when pressing the 'Alt' button the box (right
> click) goes, so I can't include it. I can only combine it with the whole
> screen by using just the 'Print Scrn' button, which isn't what I wanted. :-(
> Thanks for your help