How to Make a Screenshot (Newbies 4)
Cordelia's Corner for the Complete Noob: Part 4
Thursday, January 6, 2005 by Cordelia | Discussion: OS Customization
Similar to the days of ancient Rome when the main sport was watching lions eat Christians, WinCustomize has it's own bloody coliseum called "Screenshots". This is a brutal and diabolical gallery where users fight to the death to attain the coveted status of premier skinner, and the losers are thrown to the dogs like yesterdays garbage. Surviving the gladiatorial sporting-ground of screenshots is the realm of only a handful of ultra talented warrior-artists, and even posting a screenshot requires years of toil and study; the intelligence of Einstein, the scholarly aptitude of Aristotle, and the patience of Buddha.
Or you could just follow these steps:
¨ Make your computer look like you want it to look to the best of your ability. I have not yet had the chance to guide you through icons, wallpapers or - well - anything else except WindowBlinds. (Keep in mind that making a screenshot is also helpful if you are having a technical problem and want to show someone what is going on.) For a proper screenshot you might want to have your start bar activated as that often shows off the skin you are using in better detail than just the task bar at the bottom (or the top, if you're trying to be ultra-cool).
¨ Hit the print screen button on your computer.
¨ Open a graphic design program like Photoshop or CorelDraw or even MS Paint.
¨ Click paste.
Save it as a .jpg file. I am running a screen resolution of 1024 X 768, so that's the size I'm going to save my screenshot. If you are running a Really Big Size you might want to scale it down a bit, but when you size down you will lose some quality.
There's your screen shot my friend! Now to Upload it to WinCustomize:
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On the left side of the web page there is a "submit a file" link. Click it.
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At this point you can follow the directions provided, but I'll walk you through them: Choose Screenshots from the dropdown menu. Click Next
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Fill in the appropriate information. If you have your screenshot saved in - for example - your "my pictures" folder you can just browse to that folder and attach it.
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Be sure to give credit to anyone whose items you are using.
So, let's see those screenshots - if you dare!
Here's my screenshot. It contains the following:
Synthek skin by DanilloOc
Tribal-DF wallpaper by MillaMeter
etched Clock widget by DHyral
SuperNova XXL by jalentorn
Cobalt Orion Icons by Mormegil (from the Orion Premium Suite)
Daily Hint for the Noob: If you want to look cool - and I assure you, you do - then you must have only "cool" programs open when you make your screenshot. If you are going to have your Start Bar activated when you make the screenshot, make sure it looks like you've been using cool programs. What are the cool programs? I couldn't possibly tell you; I am not yet cool.
Tomorrow's Article: IconPackager Basics
Upload a Scratch-n-Sniff screenshot and win a free link to WinCustomize.com!!!
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Reply #2 Thursday, January 6, 2005 8:13 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, January 6, 2005 8:28 PM
Cool progs include: MsPaint, Notepad, Msconfig, Galactic Civilisations, Policital Machine, Stardock Central, WindowBlinds, FIREFOX!!
Reply #4 Thursday, January 6, 2005 8:29 PM
There's a little program called HoverSnap! which is for free by the same guys that made HoverDesk. This little guy has been featured on the Screen Savers (that's how I found it!) and it's functionality is unparalleled. It can take screenshots, but it automatically converts them into .JPGs or a few other file format for you and then places the pictures in a directory of your choice. Also included is an FTP direct upload.
Check it out! (Scroll down a bit, it's there!) http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
Reply #5 Thursday, January 6, 2005 8:40 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, January 6, 2005 8:41 PM
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Yes... I knew getting my spine taken out was a good idea.
Reply #7 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:22 PM
DoctorNick: Sounds like a cool program! I'll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing!
butch123: join the ranks of the warrior-artists? I've seen your work, looks like you are already there! I liked your "Happy New Year 2005" particularly. Link
Reply #8 Thursday, January 6, 2005 10:37 PM
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Reply #13 Friday, January 7, 2005 4:05 PM
Fuzzy and wizmonster - loopy indeed. You got no idea. Hahahahahaha! (Diabolical laughter)
Reply #15 Saturday, January 8, 2005 11:17 PM
Reply #16 Sunday, January 9, 2005 8:22 PM
So many programs to check out, so little time... 
Reply #19 Friday, January 28, 2005 11:42 AM
Meowy: I don't know TweakUI, I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
clwoods: some keyboards are different. In my case the print screen button is located in a group of 3 buttons on the top right of the keyboard. After all the function keys (F1 - F12) it goes print screen, scroll lock and then pause/break. It is possible that the button won't say "print screen", it might just say "prnt" or something like that. Hope this helps!
Reply #20 Saturday, January 29, 2005 1:43 AM
Unfortunately, it has no tech support from Microsoft, even though they wrote it;
few know why for sure.
I used it and it does what they claim, but it is supposed to work only on Win XP.
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Reply #1 Thursday, January 6, 2005 7:37 PM