TCM1000479 - How to copy and print a screen from the computer
Version 1.0
Changes to previous version - new guidance.
Step 1
Make sure the screen you want to print is the ‘active� screen that is the one with the title bar highlighted
- select and hold down ‘Alt� on the keyboard
- select ‘Print Screen� on the keyboard. This will copy an image of the active screen to the Windows clipboard
- open your Word document
- select and hold ‘Ctrl� on the keyboard
- select ‘V� on the keyboard. This will paste the image of the active screen onto the Word document.
Note: You don’t need a separate Word document for each screen. You can use the same Word document to hold any number of screens if required.
If you need to print the screen
- select and hold ‘Ctrl� on the keyboard
- select ‘P� on the keyboard. The Print options menu will display
- select ‘OK�. You’ve printed the screen
- go to Step 2.
If you don’t need to print the screen, go to Step 2.
Step 2
Select ‘File� on the toolbar
- select ‘Save As� from the options available
- in the ‘File Name� box, enter the title of the document following the normal naming conventions
- select the folder you have created
- select ‘Save�. You’ve copied the screen.