How to make screenshots

ixgames wrote: There's many reasons someone wants to do a screenshot or screendump, perhabst you won something, want to brag or just found something you want to let others know about.

Here's a list of steps on how you can create one yourself

1) Locate the graphics on the screen that you wish to post on the forum. If you have to scroll to the bottom of the item you may need to do more than one screen shot. Treat it as if it were two or more pages.

2) Press the "Print Screen" key found in the upper right section of most keyboards. When you press this key, your computer copies whatever is on your screen into a memory. The button can also be referred to "Print Scrn SysRq" on most keyboards.

3) Paste the screen shot. Go to "Start." Click on "Programs." Pick "Accessories." Click on "MSPaint." Now go to the "Edit" toolbar and choose "Paste." This puts the copied screen shot on the screen in MSPaint. Screenshots can also be edited through Mspaint, adobe photoshop and many other graphic / image / picture editors.

4) Adjust the size of the image to no wider than 600 pixels. Go to "Image" and choose "Stretch/Skew" to make the adjustment. Save the image on your desktop with a jpg extension.

5) Upload the image to a remote server. If you have your own server you can use it or there are free services that allow you to upload your jpg files. Once you upload the file, make a note of its URL. There's many websites online where you can upload your images.

6) Go to the forum and start your post. When you are ready to insert the image click on the "Img" button. The forum software inserts the three letters "img" in brackets. Correctly enter the URL of the uploaded screen shot image. Click the "Img" button again. Now there should be a backslash and "img" in brackets.

7) Preview your post to make sure the screenshot is correct. If it's not, double-check the URL. If it's correct, click "Submit."

Thanks to onpokplaya on ixgames for providing the different steps in creating a screenshot