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How to take a Screenshot and add it to the forums [Illustrated]
« on: February 10, 2012, 10:32:21 am »
How to take a Screenshot and add it to the forums

Step One : Locate the "PrtSc SysRq" or "Print Screen SysRq" button on your keyboard.
                                       Here's a picture of it :

You should be able to find it on the top-right side of your keyboard as indicated bellow :

Step Two : Press it when you want to take a screenshot (picture of what your screen is displaying)

Step Three : Windows Users : Click on Start or on the Windows' button that looks like the following image :

You should be able to find it on the bottom-left side of your keyboard. Type in the search bar : paint or mspaint. This is what you should get :


                                                   OR

Press the windows key + R and type in mspaint and press enter, like so :


Mac Users : Open an editing software

Step Four : Once paint (or the editing software is up) simply paste the screenshot you took by doing the following (click on the paste button located on the top-left side of the window or by pressing Control+V (Ctrl+V)) :


Step Five : Edit the image if you want to (learn how on here) and save it.

Step Six : Go to a image hosting websites (such as imageshack or tinypic, I'll use imageshack)



(1: Browse the images you wish to upload on click the "Browse button)
(2: Select by clicking on the photos you wish to upload, you may have to change directory)
(3: Press the "Open" button to confirm your selection)
(4: Upload them)

Then simply wait and copy the "Forum Code" that will be given to you as shown bellow and paste it on the forum :


Hope this illustrated version helped you all !
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