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by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on February 17th, 2008
Prt Scr Sys Rq - I don't even know what it's supposed to do.
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Prt Scr means "Print Screen" it basically takes a snap shot of your screen as it is when pressed. You then need to open a drawing application (like MS Paint) and copy the image. :)
by slothmister on February 17th, 2008
Okay, thanks. I still can't think of a scenario where I would need that.
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on February 17th, 2008
Thanks GR :) +
by Kal-El on February 17th, 2008
It's actually quite useful if you want to explain somebody how they do something on a computer, just take a screen shot and send it to them.
Also, many games have a feature which creates an image file automatically when you hit "prnt scrn"
by GreenFreak on February 17th, 2008
Thanks! I guess I'll have to practise a bit on this.
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on February 17th, 2008
Print Screen is awesome. I use it mulitple times per day at work. I use it to train people mostly. I will open a program and then take a Print Screen, a.k.a screen shot and email it to them or paste it into PowerPoint to make presentations with. Once you use it you will love it.
by Tha Silly One on February 17th, 2008
It is true it is a VERY useful thing but I see no reason why a person who only uses the computer to browse the internet/write the odd letter would ever need it.
I am a masters student in computing and my lecturers use it all the time to explain something to us via email and it is great. But for general use, pointless :)
by slothmister on February 17th, 2008
Okay, I just tried it on this screen and then opened it in Word 2003. Does it use a lot of grunt? I mean, if I send the page as an attachment to an e-mail, will it use up a lot of someone's MBs?
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on February 18th, 2008
You should insert it in e.g. MS Paint, and then save it as a JPG file, the quality will be a bit crude, but it take up practically no HD space
by GreenFreak on February 18th, 2008
Indeed, word documents prior to docx (ie. 2007) are terribly large.
Save it in MS Paint (start-programs-accessories-MS Paint, its a default program in Windows) and save it as a jpg (not bmp) and it should be about 50KB in size, TINY!
If you have word 2007 then the docx would be a little bigger but better quality. :)
by slothmister on February 18th, 2008
Prt Scr mean Print Screen but it also takes a capture of the moment that is pressed, it's very useful when u want to save a screenshot of a game or application that runs in full screen an has no other way to save it, also I must say i use it from time to time :)
by unrevived on May 21st, 2008
in office 2000 if you save a document, then open and resave it it'll be smaller
by shadoweater on September 2nd, 2008
I find no way in which that can be true. I think you are mistaken, shadoweater.
by slothmister on September 2nd, 2008
Grandma Rose...I thought that very sant thing...I must find what it is used for as well, ! 8)
by Pistachio on August 29th, 2009
I have a Mac now and don't have that key anymore. It's such a relief not to have that key staring at me reproachfully for not using it!
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on August 29th, 2009
Lucky you...I hate that stared at feling, when my laptop knows WAY more about what he's doing, than I do ! lol 8)
by Pistachio on August 29th, 2009
Now I have a key called 'fn' - I hesitate to ask what it is - 'function' maybe, but then I would have to learn all the combinations, and I don't have time for that, I am already 58. Well, tomorrow, I will be 58.
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on August 29th, 2009
OMG...That is so funny...I was just looking over my keys, and wondered what that one was for also !!!lol lol...the 28 was my sons bd, the13th was hubby's, 26th my aunt, and 21st, an old school pal. ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you ! 8)
by Pistachio on August 29th, 2009
Thanks!!!
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on August 29th, 2009