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Aptiva - Using different Print Screen capabilities in Windows
Applicable to: United States
Windows has three different Print Screen capabilities: full screen to the Clipboard, active windows to the Clipboard, and DOS-based application (full screen to printer) in 386 enhanced mode.
The PRINT SCREEN key combinations behave differently when you are running a DOS-based application full screen than when the application is windowed.
Full Screen Dos-Based Application:
Pressing the PRINT SCREEN key or [ALT]+[PRINT SCREEN] captures the entire screen and places the text in the Clipboard. If your DOS-based application runs in text mode, the data is copied to the Clipboard as straight ASCII text. If the DOS-based application runs in graphics mode, the data is copied to the Clipboard as a bitmap.
Windows-Based And Windowed DOS-Based Applications:
When you are using Windows-based or windowed DOS-based applications, pressing the PRINT SCREEN key copies the entire screen to the Clipboard. Pressing [ALT]+[PRINT SCREEN] copies the image of the current window to the Clipboard.
Modifying The Image:
If you only want a portion of the window, or you want to modify the graphic, you can paste the image into Paintbrush, make modifications if you choose, and then copy a portion or all of the image back to the Clipboard. The image can also be saved as a .BMP or .PCX file at this point.
Print Screen From DOS Application To Printer Using Windows:
When you are running Windows in 386 enhanced mode you can print an DOS application's screen contents directly to a printer, by doing the following:
1. Using PIF Editor, open the PIF file for the DOS application from which you want to print the screen.
2. Choose the Advanced button.
3. In the Other Options box, select the PrtSc and Alt+PrtSc check boxes. This feature is not available in real mode (Windows 3.0 only) or standard mode. If you clear the PrtSc and Alt+PrtSc check boxes, nothing happens. If you do not disable these shortcut keys, the screen or current application's screen will still be copied to the Clipboard.
Printing A Windows Application Screen To A Printer:
You cannot print a screen image to a printer from a Windows application by using the PRINT SCREEN key. However, you can copy the image to Paintbrush and print the image.
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DOS, Windows | |
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DOS/Windows 3.x, Printers | |
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Date Created |
09-04-97 | |
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Last Updated |
23-03-99 | |
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Revision Date |
23-03-2000 | |
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Brand |
IBM Aptiva | |
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Product Family |
Aptiva, PS/1 | |
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Machine Type |
2011, 2144, 2168, 2121, 2123, 2133, 2155 | |
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2R5; 2R7; 2R8; M30; M35; M50; 2R6; 4R7; 4R8; M40; M54; M58; 3R0; 3R8; M60; M70; 1R2; 66P; 67P; 86P; OR8; 1R1; 1R3; 1R5; 22P; 24P; 25P; 27P; 29P; 63P; 67P; 82P; 83P; OR6; OR7; OR9; 1R0; 1R1; 26P; 62P; 2R0; P30; C01; C34; M01; NEA; T35; U35; A62; A82; A94; B82; C42; C92; G42; M82; S92; 081; 087; 131; 137; K37; N31; N81; 11E; 13T; 14C; 16E; 17A; 18A; 18T; 19C; 21C; 23C; 28A; 46M; 51D; D50; G11; G13; G43; G46; G46; G49; G49; G50; G53; M40; M40; M46; M46; P11; P13; P43; P50; P53; R04; R05; R06; R09; R38; R42; R43; R44; R84; R86; R87; RO3; S11; S13; S43; S45; S45; S47; S47; S48; S48; S50; S53; W11; W13; W42; W42; W43; W45; W45; W50; W53; 20E; 22T; 24C; 24M; 28V; 39E; 41T; 43C; 45V; 48E; 50T; 52C; 55V; 72E; 74T; 76C; 78C; 79C; 81A; 82E; 84T; 86C; 87C; CC1; D53; G14; G44; G52; G54; G72; G76; G78; G82; NM1; P14; P44; P57; P71; P74; P76; P78; P84; R14; R15; R16; R17; R18; R51; R52; R57; R58; R62; R63; R67; R71; R89; R93; R96; R97; S14; S44; S50; S54; S70; S75; S76; S78; S80; W14; W44; W48; W54; W67; W76; W77; W78; Z33; 28V; 31E; 33T; 37C; 38C; 51E; 54T; 56C; 57C; 88V; BB1; G57; G87; OR1; OR3; OR4; OR5; P89; R28; R29; R31; R74; R78; R82; R98; S55; S85; SR1; US1; W52; W82; 2R3; S15 | |
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TypeModel |
20112r5 | |
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