Hi,

I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
cursor is?

I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
include this screen shot in a word doc.

Thanks, - Dave

Laredotornado,

To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN, ALT
+ PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

<laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
> shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
> into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
> know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
> cursor is?
>
> I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
> include this screen shot in a word doc.
>
> Thanks, - Dave
>

alt+printscreen does it as well, however neither it or ctrl+printscreen will
take a screenshot including the mouse cursor. I've wondered how to do this
myself at times (without using 3rd party tools).


"Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message
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> Laredotornado,
>
> To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN,
> ALT
> + PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.
>
> --
> Newbie Coder
> (It's just a name)
>
> <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1175027685.277171.93700@p15g2000hsd.googlegro ups.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
>> shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
>> into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
>> know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
>> cursor is?
>>
>> I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
>> include this screen shot in a word doc.
>>
>> Thanks, - Dave
>>
>
>

"Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message
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> Laredotornado,
>
> To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN,
ALT
> + PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.

That's not correct. Ctrl-PrintScreen is (and has always been) active window;
Alt-PrintScreen is (and has always been) entire desktop.

>
> --
> Newbie Coder
> (It's just a name)
>
> <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1175027685.277171.93700@p15g2000hsd.googlegro ups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
> > shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
> > into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
> > know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
> > cursor is?
> >
> > I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
> > include this screen shot in a word doc.
> >
> > Thanks, - Dave
> >
>
>

On Mar 27, 3:53 pm, "Newbie Coder" <newbieco...@spammeplease.com>
wrote:
> Laredotornado,
>
> To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN, ALT
> + PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.
>
> --
> Newbie Coder
> (It's just a name)
>
> <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1175027685.277171.93700@p15g2000hsd.googlegro ups.com...
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
> > shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
> > into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
> > know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
> > cursor is?
>
> > I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
> > include this screen shot in a word doc.
>
> > Thanks, - Dave

Thanks but even when I do Ctrl + PrintScrn, the screen shot still
doesn't include the mouse cursor. My problem is that I want it
included in the screen shot.

Thanks, - Dave

Ron Hinds wrote:
> "Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message
> news:uOV3FHLcHHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>>Laredotornado,
>>
>>To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN,
>
> ALT
>
>>+ PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.
>
>
> That's not correct. Ctrl-PrintScreen is (and has always been) active window;
> Alt-PrintScreen is (and has always been) entire desktop.
>
>

Er "Printscreen" = desktop. "ALT+Printscreen" = Active Window. UNless
someones been playing with 3rd party stuff.

On Mar 27, 4:26 pm, Bob I <bire...******.com> wrote:
> Ron Hinds wrote:
> > "Newbie Coder" <newbieco...@spammeplease.com> wrote in message
> >news:uOV3FHLcHHA.2324@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> >>Laredotornado,
>
> >>To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN,
>
> > ALT
>
> >>+ PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.
>
> > That's not correct. Ctrl-PrintScreen is (and has always been) active window;
> > Alt-PrintScreen is (and has always been) entire desktop.
>
> Er "Printscreen" = desktop. "ALT+Printscreen" = Active Window. UNless
> someones been playing with 3rd party stuff.

Appreciate your clarification, but again, failure. Pressing
"prntscreen" only does take a picture of the screen, but the cursor is
not present in that picture. - Dave

laredotornado@zipmail.com wrote:
> On Mar 27, 3:53 pm, "Newbie Coder" <newbieco...@spammeplease.com>
> wrote:
>> Laredotornado,
>>
>> To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN, ALT
>> + PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.
>>
>> --
>> Newbie Coder
>> (It's just a name)
>>
>> <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1175027685.277171.93700@p15g2000hsd.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
>>> shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
>>> into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
>>> know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
>>> cursor is?
>>> I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
>>> include this screen shot in a word doc.
>>> Thanks, - Dave
>
> Thanks but even when I do Ctrl + PrintScrn, the screen shot still
> doesn't include the mouse cursor. My problem is that I want it
> included in the screen shot.
>
> Thanks, - Dave
>

Use IrfanView. http://www.irfanview.net/
It's free and does a lot more than just screenshots, including viewing
almost 70 different graphics file formats.

Although I usually don't want the cursor in the screenshot, and often
end up re-doing things because the cursor is obscuring something important.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

On Mar 27, 5:12 pm, Lem <lem...********.com> wrote:
> laredotorn...@zipmail.com wrote:
> > On Mar 27, 3:53 pm, "Newbie Coder" <newbieco...@spammeplease.com>
> > wrote:
> >>Laredotornado,
>
> >> To take a screen shot of the active window in XP is CTRL + PRINTSCREEN, ALT
> >> + PRINTSCREEN is for 2000 etc.
>
> >> --
> >> Newbie Coder
> >> (It's just a name)
>
> >> <laredotorn...@zipmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:1175027685.277171.93700@p15g2000hsd.googleg roups.com...
>
> >>> Hi,
> >>> I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
> >>> shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
> >>> into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
> >>> know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
> >>> cursor is?
> >>> I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
> >>> include this screen shot in a word doc.
> >>> Thanks, - Dave
>
> > Thanks but even when I do Ctrl + PrintScrn, the screen shot still
> > doesn't include the mouse cursor. My problem is that I want it
> > included in the screen shot.
>
> > Thanks, - Dave
>
> Use IrfanView. http://www.irfanview.net/
> It's free and does a lot more than just screenshots, including viewing
> almost 70 different graphics file formats.
>
> Although I usually don't want the cursor in the screenshot, and often
> end up re-doing things because the cursor is obscuring something important.
>
> --
> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking
>
> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

I downloaded and installed IrfanView. I then followed these
instructions to open a screen shot in IrfanView

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...utorial96.html

However, still, no cursor appears in my screen shot. Is there
something I'm missing?

Thanks, - Dave

> I downloaded and installed IrfanView. I then followed these
> instructions to open a screen shot in IrfanView
>
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...utorial96.html
>
> However, still, no cursor appears in my screen shot. Is there
> something I'm missing?
>
> Thanks, - Dave
>
Start IrfanView
Click on 'Options' in the menu bar
Select 'Capture/Screenshot'
In the Capture Setup window that follows be sure to checkmark "Include mouse
cursor" in Capture options
Notice that Ctrl-F11 is probably the default for the Hot key in 'Capture
method'
Under 'Saving method' I usually select 'Save captured image as file' and
point at a convenient folder
Then click the Start button in that same window


Then, while in your favorite application type Ctrl-F11 on your keyboard to
capture the screen *with* mouse cursor.
Works on my machine running Windows XP.

HTH

"laredotornado@zipmail.com" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I notice on Windows XP when I click Alt + PrintScrn to take a screen
> shot, the position and type of cursor at the time disappears when I go
> into Microsoft Paint and paste the resulting screen shot. Does anyone
> know how I can take a screen shot and preserve where and what the
> cursor is?
>
> I don't have, nor am I proficient with PhotoShop and I would like to
> include this screen shot in a word doc.
>
> Thanks, - Dave
>
>
Hello,
In case you are interested in a third party program, try www.wisdom-soft.com.
They have a free version of "Screen Hunter".
take care.
beamish.

On Mar 27, 6:02 pm, "TR Oltrogge" <troltro...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > I downloaded and installed IrfanView. I then followed these
> > instructions to open a screen shot in IrfanView
>
> >http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...utorial96.html
>
> > However, still, no cursor appears in my screen shot. Is there
> > something I'm missing?
>
> > Thanks, - Dave
>
> Start IrfanView
> Click on 'Options' in the menu bar
> Select 'Capture/Screenshot'
> In the Capture Setup window that follows be sure to checkmark "Include mouse
> cursor" in Capture options
> Notice that Ctrl-F11 is probably the default for the Hot key in 'Capture
> method'
> Under 'Saving method' I usually select 'Save captured image as file' and
> point at a convenient folder
> Then click the Start button in that same window
>
> Then, while in your favorite application type Ctrl-F11 on your keyboard to
> capture the screen *with* mouse cursor.
> Works on my machine running Windows XP.
>
> HTH

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