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key of a computerkeyboard .
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The One Key lived alone on the upper right corner of the keyboard, well past Print Screen and Scroll Lock and Pause/Break… past the tiny blue lights indicating that Num Lock or Caps Lock or Scroll Lock again were engaged… an ordinary key, no different from any other, except for being without a letter, a number, or—as far as Martin could discern—any obvious purpose.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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Make the visualizer fullscreen and, at a trippy moment you deem suitable, take a snapshot of it with the Print Screen button on your keyboard I have also downloaded 3rd Party Prt Scr featured here: tinyurl.com for extra credit.
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Windows implements Print Screen using a registered hotkey.
Disable Print Screen Key in Windows - Digital Inspiration 2004
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These correspond to Print Screen, which captures the entire screen, and Alt+Print Screen, which captures only the active window.
Disable Print Screen Key in Windows - Digital Inspiration 2004
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However, on the new XT keyboard, they each have their own keypads and it should be noted that the "*" key must be used to accomplish the local Print Screen function.
AST Research Technical Bulletin #0193A SNA-BSC LOCAL PRINT SCREEN AND NEW XT MODEL 5160089 1986
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An extra nod to ease of use is the Print Screen button, which does exactly that: it takes whatever is on your monitor at the time and prints it out in landscape mode.
PC PRO 2010
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There is the big button you can't miss from the main window, but you can just as well press Print Screen on your keyboard.
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Screen shot the menu (Prt Screen or Print Screen) and I'll tell you.
Ubuntu Forums jy0933 2010
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For plenty of users, Microsoft Paint combined with Print Screen key is more than enough for saving a snapshot of their desktop.
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To get images for testing and this article I needed the cursor in the image, but the Print Screen button and the
The Code Project Latest Articles SSDiver2112 2009
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