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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 7:22:25 GMT
How on Earth do I make a screenshot appear in a word processing package? That makes no sense. On a phone a screenshot appears in the Gallery. Easy. Why are computers so complicated? -Ralph I don't have Word or Paint! -Ralph Hang on: Ralph, are you using notepad to type? If you have windows, you have paint. It's taken five days for Burns to tell us No Paint even though it was in the initial instructions I thought Paint was a button. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 7:23:06 GMT
The one thing I like about Windows 8 is the snipping tool. It is useful yes. Burns, what version of windows do you have? The one with all the slidey panels. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 26, 2018 7:27:50 GMT
Please press the keys [Windows Logo+R], then simply enter the command mspaint
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 26, 2018 7:28:45 GMT
What are you writing your document in?
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 7:31:51 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 7:32:10 GMT
What are you writing your documents in? Open Office. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 26, 2018 9:39:39 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 11:22:53 GMT
Nnnngh.
But how I take the screen shot to paste it???
This is HORRENDOUSLY complicated!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 26, 2018 11:29:53 GMT
Press the print scrn button, switch to paint, paste it
If that doesn't work, hold FUNCTION down, print scrn button, release the function key, switch to paint, paste it
It's not complicated at all
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Post by blueshift on Sept 26, 2018 12:45:00 GMT
Nnnngh. But how I take the screen shot to paste it??? This is HORRENDOUSLY complicated!!! -Ralph Oh my god no it is not!!!! |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 26, 2018 16:02:00 GMT
Nnnngh. But how I take the screen shot to paste it??? This is HORRENDOUSLY complicated!!! -Ralph Chum, there is a button precisely for taking a screenshot on nearly all keyboards. It will be labelled 'Print Screen' or 'Prnt Scrn' or something like that. Press that to take a screen shot. Then without doing *anything* else open up mspaint (as you have done just before). Then do a paste - either by using the Edit>>paste menu option or by holding down CTRL+V. What might be confusing you is that on a laptop the 'Print Screen' button is often an annoying secondary function so you may need to press Fn+'PRINT SCREEN' to get it to work. You can do this, I believe in you! You're a winner! |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 18:32:09 GMT
Press the print scrn button, switch to paint, paste it If that doesn't work, hold FUNCTION down, print scrn button, release the function key, switch to paint, paste it It's not complicated at all HOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW?  ??/ HOW DO I PASTE IT? ? -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 18:36:57 GMT
I'VE DONE IT!!!! I'VE DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
M's CLEAR and CONCISE instructions as to what the PRINT SCREEN button looks like and how to paste into MS Paint got me over the line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
Now after a week in trying I can finally send the volunteering place the screenshot requested of the thing I cannot access so I can start!!!
CONTROL AND VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 18:38:03 GMT
Nnnngh. But how I take the screen shot to paste it??? This is HORRENDOUSLY complicated!!! -Ralph Oh my god no it is not!!!! THAT WAS SO DIFFICULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMPUTERS ARE RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!! ARGGGH WHY MAKE IT SO COMPLICATED!!!!!!!! -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Sept 26, 2018 18:41:18 GMT
THAT WAS SO DIFFICULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMPUTERS ARE RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!! ARGGGH WHY MAKE IT SO COMPLICATED!!!!!!!! -Ralph Ralph, even a tiny teeny little child can do that!!!!!!!! |
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Post by blueshift on Sept 26, 2018 18:41:35 GMT
NEXT WEEK: RALPH LEARNS ARRAY FORMULAS
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 26, 2018 20:18:37 GMT
What...what is that?
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Sept 26, 2018 20:42:49 GMT
Phil will teach you
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 26, 2018 20:57:29 GMT
Duck and cover! Duck and cover!
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 27, 2018 15:40:51 GMT
*pivots table violently*
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 27, 2018 15:41:50 GMT
I'VE DONE IT!!!! I'VE DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! M's CLEAR and CONCISE instructions as to what the PRINT SCREEN button looks like and how to paste into MS Paint got me over the line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Now after a week in trying I can finally send the volunteering place the screenshot requested of the thing I cannot access so I can start!!! CONTROL AND VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Ralph NOW GIVE MICHAEL DORN HIS CAPTAIN WORF SHOW. |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 27, 2018 17:00:11 GMT
ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH JUST TRIED TO DO IT AGAIN!!! SO DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER ALL THE STEPS!!!
NOT INTUITIVE AT ALL!!!!!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Sept 27, 2018 17:10:59 GMT
You can do it. Michael Dorn believes in you.
I myself took a screen grab this afternoon in your honour.
Steps:
1) Press Fn+'PRNT SCRN'
2) Open up Paint
3) Press CTRL+V
The more times you do it the easier it will be.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 27, 2018 17:16:35 GMT
No! I never want to have to do it on Windows ever again!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phones are better! One tap! One tap!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 27, 2018 17:22:14 GMT
I will do a screengrab tomorrow just like I do every Friday morning!
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 27, 2018 20:59:26 GMT
Very good. That made me chuckle. |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 27, 2018 22:10:34 GMT
I will do a screengrab tomorrow just like I do every Friday morning! By remembering a complex series of codes, programmes and windows!!! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 28, 2018 11:12:35 GMT
We were told today at work that 'pivot tables' are "something it is best not to know about". -Ralph |
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Post by Stomski on Sept 28, 2018 11:34:00 GMT
By remembering a complex series of codes, programmes and windows!!! The only complicated bit is that print screen copies to the clipboard and not directly to a file (and perhaps the use of a function key - typically indicated with a different coloured print on the key itself) Once it's on the clipboard, the next steps should conceptually be understood by any Windows user. If not, it's time to read some material targetting beginners. Computers are complex beasts, and the OS + shell software can not do everything for the user. And whilst HCI is always progressing to make things more intuitive, people must still be prepared to put the effort in to learn certain fundamentals before beggining. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 28, 2018 13:02:22 GMT
We were told today at work that 'pivot tables' are "something it is best not to know about". -Ralph They are the work of the devil. They are also really useful |
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