On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09
24 -0500, Rick <rick@invalid.net> wrote:
> I'd like to be able to take a snapshot of only a certain
> area of my screen such as the active window, and save it
> to a .JPG or something similar. I know Snag-It does
> this but it's $50. Is there something in the public
> domain or less expensive that someone can recommend for
> this?
First of all, note that no special software is required to get just
the active window. PrtScrn captures the whole screen, and Alt-PrtScrn
captures the active window.
It captures it to the clipboard, but if you want a .jpg file, just
past it into a program like Paint, and then save it as a .jpg file.
If you want a part other than the active window, you need special
software. One free choice is the gadget called "Snaper" that goes on
the sidebar. But I haven't used this and can't comment on how easily
or how well it works.
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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