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How to take a screenshot on Windows 7 and auto create screenshot file on desktop like Mac?
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I'm trying to find information how do we take a screenshot on Windows 7 that will actually create a screenshot file like .png
in to your desktop like on mac where you can do it by pressing commandshift+4.
In windows all I know is that I can do it by press PrtScn = Windows captures the entire screen and copies it to the clipboard.
or for the Active windows I can just do hold Alt and press PrtScn = Windows captures only the currently active window and copies it to the clipboard.
Right now I'm using maComFort
which it gives me the functionality of Mac-like keyboard that I can take a screenshot in such the same way with Mac OS X but really it changes many of the keys in my keyboard in the way I don't like.
So I wonder if there is a better way?
windows-7 screenshot
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I'm trying to find information how do we take a screenshot on Windows 7 that will actually create a screenshot file like .png
in to your desktop like on mac where you can do it by pressing commandshift+4.
In windows all I know is that I can do it by press PrtScn = Windows captures the entire screen and copies it to the clipboard.
or for the Active windows I can just do hold Alt and press PrtScn = Windows captures only the currently active window and copies it to the clipboard.
Right now I'm using maComFort
which it gives me the functionality of Mac-like keyboard that I can take a screenshot in such the same way with Mac OS X but really it changes many of the keys in my keyboard in the way I don't like.
So I wonder if there is a better way?
windows-7 screenshot
4
I read that on Windows 8 you can doWin
+PrtScrn
and it saves it in your user profile folder under pictures.
– olli
Sep 9 '15 at 16:34
1. Open Picasa and minimize it. 2. Now, hit “Print Screen” key to capture the screen 3. Screenshots will automatically get saved in the “Pictures” folder
– Venkat
Oct 23 '17 at 4:47
add a comment |
I'm trying to find information how do we take a screenshot on Windows 7 that will actually create a screenshot file like .png
in to your desktop like on mac where you can do it by pressing commandshift+4.
In windows all I know is that I can do it by press PrtScn = Windows captures the entire screen and copies it to the clipboard.
or for the Active windows I can just do hold Alt and press PrtScn = Windows captures only the currently active window and copies it to the clipboard.
Right now I'm using maComFort
which it gives me the functionality of Mac-like keyboard that I can take a screenshot in such the same way with Mac OS X but really it changes many of the keys in my keyboard in the way I don't like.
So I wonder if there is a better way?
windows-7 screenshot
I'm trying to find information how do we take a screenshot on Windows 7 that will actually create a screenshot file like .png
in to your desktop like on mac where you can do it by pressing commandshift+4.
In windows all I know is that I can do it by press PrtScn = Windows captures the entire screen and copies it to the clipboard.
or for the Active windows I can just do hold Alt and press PrtScn = Windows captures only the currently active window and copies it to the clipboard.
Right now I'm using maComFort
which it gives me the functionality of Mac-like keyboard that I can take a screenshot in such the same way with Mac OS X but really it changes many of the keys in my keyboard in the way I don't like.
So I wonder if there is a better way?
windows-7 screenshot
windows-7 screenshot
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I read that on Windows 8 you can doWin
+PrtScrn
and it saves it in your user profile folder under pictures.
– olli
Sep 9 '15 at 16:34
1. Open Picasa and minimize it. 2. Now, hit “Print Screen” key to capture the screen 3. Screenshots will automatically get saved in the “Pictures” folder
– Venkat
Oct 23 '17 at 4:47
add a comment |
4
I read that on Windows 8 you can doWin
+PrtScrn
and it saves it in your user profile folder under pictures.
– olli
Sep 9 '15 at 16:34
1. Open Picasa and minimize it. 2. Now, hit “Print Screen” key to capture the screen 3. Screenshots will automatically get saved in the “Pictures” folder
– Venkat
Oct 23 '17 at 4:47
4
4
I read that on Windows 8 you can do
Win
+ PrtScrn
and it saves it in your user profile folder under pictures.– olli
Sep 9 '15 at 16:34
I read that on Windows 8 you can do
Win
+ PrtScrn
and it saves it in your user profile folder under pictures.– olli
Sep 9 '15 at 16:34
1. Open Picasa and minimize it. 2. Now, hit “Print Screen” key to capture the screen 3. Screenshots will automatically get saved in the “Pictures” folder
– Venkat
Oct 23 '17 at 4:47
1. Open Picasa and minimize it. 2. Now, hit “Print Screen” key to capture the screen 3. Screenshots will automatically get saved in the “Pictures” folder
– Venkat
Oct 23 '17 at 4:47
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I use Screenpresso. It's free, portable and only uses the Print key (with modifiers).
2
Could you perhaps tell us something more about Screenpresso?
– Ivo Flipse♦
Apr 14 '12 at 6:51
I got this and set it to Ctrl+PrintScreen, it Auto saves to a folder and does not get in the way. It also has tonnes of other useful features such as capturing video.
– Liam
Jan 10 '14 at 10:30
4
Requires internet connection. No portable app that does nothing more than take a screenshot should require an internet connection to function.
– Derek
Feb 3 '15 at 23:29
I've just got Screenpresso but can't get it to prompt me for the filename before saving. is this possible?
– Max Williams
Mar 24 '16 at 17:14
Now it needs .NET crap, and it's about 13 MB, and it requires internet connection.
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:31
add a comment |
Simply use the built in Snipping Tool. It will capture the screen and prompt you to save it to a .png file. If you want it to run when you hit PrintScrn then bind it to that key using AutoHotKey.
To whom it may be interested, you could also add a shortcut to the Snipping Tool, something likeCTRL+ALT+P
. To do this, just right click on "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool" and select "Properties", then just click on "Shortcut Key" and addCTRL+ALT+P
(you can't addPrintScrn
as a shortcut, but at least you won't need to install any external application like AutoHotKey)
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:44
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Download NirCmd, AutoHotKey and Install them both. (Copy nircmd files to either Windows directory or extract it to a new folder).
Change this to relevant directories where the nircmd executable is stored and the path to your desktop.
c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot.png
If everything goes fine, you should see a screenshot on your desktop. Now to make PrintScreen to execute that command. This is where AutoHotKey comes in.
I just modified the Script found here. Create a new ".ahk" file using Notepad, Paste this and modify as needed.
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir, path:todesktop
PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
!PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshotwin c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
return
Now use the "Convert .ahk to .exe" tool which is installed along with AutoHotKey and create a executable.
Run that executable and press PrintScreen (and Alt+PrintScreen); See if that did the job.
Now just add a shortcut to that executable to your Startup folder (which automatically loads it whenever you boot).
Edit: Modified to add Alt+Printscreen and Timestamp to files.
Sorry for second post. Enter key did not work as expected. I specifically came here looking for a screen capture solution with no "Save As" prompt. Not sure if OP wanted a solution with or without a prompt, but I'm upvoting this as an equally correct alternate answer. Note for the installer averse: You do not need the entire AutoHotKey bundle for this solution, useful as it all may be. You only need the compiler, Ahk2Exe.exe, which can be downloaded as a standalone executable. The command to create the executable from script is "Ahk2Exe.exe /in a:pathtoyour_script.ahk".
– Ben Amos
Sep 20 '16 at 17:48
1
If you still want the image to be in the clipboard too, prepend a tilde to the hotkey statement like, "~PRINTSCREEN::Run, ...." That passes the keypress through to the OS like usual, in addition to triggering the hotkey.
– P1h3r1e3d13
Jan 27 '17 at 18:53
What does the!PRINTSCREEN:: ...
line do? What is the purpose of the leading exclamation point?
– ChickenFeet
Jun 20 '17 at 13:49
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You could try Purrint.
http://www.bcheck.net/apps/
It gives you choices on formats to use, based on the extension you give the screengrabs when you first configure the program. And of course, you can choose where you want the screen shots to go.
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Love that this app has worked since Windows 95, and is only 114kb!
– Thomas Edwards
Oct 3 '17 at 20:55
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btw if you already happen to use IrfanView (which I happened to do, because it's an unbelievably super handy tool for quick editing images and opening/converting between all sorts of image formats), there is an option for starting a Screen Capturing session (Options -> Capture/Screenshot..) (i am attaching the dialog that is displayed, containing all the possible options like the destination directory and the shortcut buttons, as well as the naming and the format of the destination image files)
[edit] at the time of this writing IrfanView is "FREEWARE (for non-commercial use)"
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I wrote a simple python script to capture the screen to a file on a hot key.
The script and its shortcut are here.
There are two files printscreen-win.lnk and printscreen-win.py
Copy both of them to c:utils
, that path can be changed but you need to edit the shortcut file.
The shortcut file expects that your python is:
c:Python27pythonw.exe
Copy the shortcut to your Desktop and make a "Shortcut Key" from its Properties.
Default one that I use is Ctrl + Alt + S
Once you execute the script it will save a new screen-shot under ...Desktopscreen
You will need Python 2.x and PIL.
Enjoy!
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I use Screenpresso. It's free, portable and only uses the Print key (with modifiers).
2
Could you perhaps tell us something more about Screenpresso?
– Ivo Flipse♦
Apr 14 '12 at 6:51
I got this and set it to Ctrl+PrintScreen, it Auto saves to a folder and does not get in the way. It also has tonnes of other useful features such as capturing video.
– Liam
Jan 10 '14 at 10:30
4
Requires internet connection. No portable app that does nothing more than take a screenshot should require an internet connection to function.
– Derek
Feb 3 '15 at 23:29
I've just got Screenpresso but can't get it to prompt me for the filename before saving. is this possible?
– Max Williams
Mar 24 '16 at 17:14
Now it needs .NET crap, and it's about 13 MB, and it requires internet connection.
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:31
add a comment |
I use Screenpresso. It's free, portable and only uses the Print key (with modifiers).
2
Could you perhaps tell us something more about Screenpresso?
– Ivo Flipse♦
Apr 14 '12 at 6:51
I got this and set it to Ctrl+PrintScreen, it Auto saves to a folder and does not get in the way. It also has tonnes of other useful features such as capturing video.
– Liam
Jan 10 '14 at 10:30
4
Requires internet connection. No portable app that does nothing more than take a screenshot should require an internet connection to function.
– Derek
Feb 3 '15 at 23:29
I've just got Screenpresso but can't get it to prompt me for the filename before saving. is this possible?
– Max Williams
Mar 24 '16 at 17:14
Now it needs .NET crap, and it's about 13 MB, and it requires internet connection.
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:31
add a comment |
I use Screenpresso. It's free, portable and only uses the Print key (with modifiers).
I use Screenpresso. It's free, portable and only uses the Print key (with modifiers).
answered Apr 14 '12 at 4:35
TrailOfFireTrailOfFire
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2
Could you perhaps tell us something more about Screenpresso?
– Ivo Flipse♦
Apr 14 '12 at 6:51
I got this and set it to Ctrl+PrintScreen, it Auto saves to a folder and does not get in the way. It also has tonnes of other useful features such as capturing video.
– Liam
Jan 10 '14 at 10:30
4
Requires internet connection. No portable app that does nothing more than take a screenshot should require an internet connection to function.
– Derek
Feb 3 '15 at 23:29
I've just got Screenpresso but can't get it to prompt me for the filename before saving. is this possible?
– Max Williams
Mar 24 '16 at 17:14
Now it needs .NET crap, and it's about 13 MB, and it requires internet connection.
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:31
add a comment |
2
Could you perhaps tell us something more about Screenpresso?
– Ivo Flipse♦
Apr 14 '12 at 6:51
I got this and set it to Ctrl+PrintScreen, it Auto saves to a folder and does not get in the way. It also has tonnes of other useful features such as capturing video.
– Liam
Jan 10 '14 at 10:30
4
Requires internet connection. No portable app that does nothing more than take a screenshot should require an internet connection to function.
– Derek
Feb 3 '15 at 23:29
I've just got Screenpresso but can't get it to prompt me for the filename before saving. is this possible?
– Max Williams
Mar 24 '16 at 17:14
Now it needs .NET crap, and it's about 13 MB, and it requires internet connection.
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:31
2
2
Could you perhaps tell us something more about Screenpresso?
– Ivo Flipse♦
Apr 14 '12 at 6:51
Could you perhaps tell us something more about Screenpresso?
– Ivo Flipse♦
Apr 14 '12 at 6:51
I got this and set it to Ctrl+PrintScreen, it Auto saves to a folder and does not get in the way. It also has tonnes of other useful features such as capturing video.
– Liam
Jan 10 '14 at 10:30
I got this and set it to Ctrl+PrintScreen, it Auto saves to a folder and does not get in the way. It also has tonnes of other useful features such as capturing video.
– Liam
Jan 10 '14 at 10:30
4
4
Requires internet connection. No portable app that does nothing more than take a screenshot should require an internet connection to function.
– Derek
Feb 3 '15 at 23:29
Requires internet connection. No portable app that does nothing more than take a screenshot should require an internet connection to function.
– Derek
Feb 3 '15 at 23:29
I've just got Screenpresso but can't get it to prompt me for the filename before saving. is this possible?
– Max Williams
Mar 24 '16 at 17:14
I've just got Screenpresso but can't get it to prompt me for the filename before saving. is this possible?
– Max Williams
Mar 24 '16 at 17:14
Now it needs .NET crap, and it's about 13 MB, and it requires internet connection.
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:31
Now it needs .NET crap, and it's about 13 MB, and it requires internet connection.
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:31
add a comment |
Simply use the built in Snipping Tool. It will capture the screen and prompt you to save it to a .png file. If you want it to run when you hit PrintScrn then bind it to that key using AutoHotKey.
To whom it may be interested, you could also add a shortcut to the Snipping Tool, something likeCTRL+ALT+P
. To do this, just right click on "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool" and select "Properties", then just click on "Shortcut Key" and addCTRL+ALT+P
(you can't addPrintScrn
as a shortcut, but at least you won't need to install any external application like AutoHotKey)
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:44
add a comment |
Simply use the built in Snipping Tool. It will capture the screen and prompt you to save it to a .png file. If you want it to run when you hit PrintScrn then bind it to that key using AutoHotKey.
To whom it may be interested, you could also add a shortcut to the Snipping Tool, something likeCTRL+ALT+P
. To do this, just right click on "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool" and select "Properties", then just click on "Shortcut Key" and addCTRL+ALT+P
(you can't addPrintScrn
as a shortcut, but at least you won't need to install any external application like AutoHotKey)
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:44
add a comment |
Simply use the built in Snipping Tool. It will capture the screen and prompt you to save it to a .png file. If you want it to run when you hit PrintScrn then bind it to that key using AutoHotKey.
Simply use the built in Snipping Tool. It will capture the screen and prompt you to save it to a .png file. If you want it to run when you hit PrintScrn then bind it to that key using AutoHotKey.
answered Apr 14 '12 at 5:06
Ben RichardsBen Richards
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To whom it may be interested, you could also add a shortcut to the Snipping Tool, something likeCTRL+ALT+P
. To do this, just right click on "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool" and select "Properties", then just click on "Shortcut Key" and addCTRL+ALT+P
(you can't addPrintScrn
as a shortcut, but at least you won't need to install any external application like AutoHotKey)
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:44
add a comment |
To whom it may be interested, you could also add a shortcut to the Snipping Tool, something likeCTRL+ALT+P
. To do this, just right click on "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool" and select "Properties", then just click on "Shortcut Key" and addCTRL+ALT+P
(you can't addPrintScrn
as a shortcut, but at least you won't need to install any external application like AutoHotKey)
– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:44
To whom it may be interested, you could also add a shortcut to the Snipping Tool, something like
CTRL+ALT+P
. To do this, just right click on "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool" and select "Properties", then just click on "Shortcut Key" and add CTRL+ALT+P
(you can't add PrintScrn
as a shortcut, but at least you won't need to install any external application like AutoHotKey)– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:44
To whom it may be interested, you could also add a shortcut to the Snipping Tool, something like
CTRL+ALT+P
. To do this, just right click on "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool" and select "Properties", then just click on "Shortcut Key" and add CTRL+ALT+P
(you can't add PrintScrn
as a shortcut, but at least you won't need to install any external application like AutoHotKey)– Marco Demaio
Oct 2 '18 at 11:44
add a comment |
Download NirCmd, AutoHotKey and Install them both. (Copy nircmd files to either Windows directory or extract it to a new folder).
Change this to relevant directories where the nircmd executable is stored and the path to your desktop.
c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot.png
If everything goes fine, you should see a screenshot on your desktop. Now to make PrintScreen to execute that command. This is where AutoHotKey comes in.
I just modified the Script found here. Create a new ".ahk" file using Notepad, Paste this and modify as needed.
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir, path:todesktop
PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
!PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshotwin c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
return
Now use the "Convert .ahk to .exe" tool which is installed along with AutoHotKey and create a executable.
Run that executable and press PrintScreen (and Alt+PrintScreen); See if that did the job.
Now just add a shortcut to that executable to your Startup folder (which automatically loads it whenever you boot).
Edit: Modified to add Alt+Printscreen and Timestamp to files.
Sorry for second post. Enter key did not work as expected. I specifically came here looking for a screen capture solution with no "Save As" prompt. Not sure if OP wanted a solution with or without a prompt, but I'm upvoting this as an equally correct alternate answer. Note for the installer averse: You do not need the entire AutoHotKey bundle for this solution, useful as it all may be. You only need the compiler, Ahk2Exe.exe, which can be downloaded as a standalone executable. The command to create the executable from script is "Ahk2Exe.exe /in a:pathtoyour_script.ahk".
– Ben Amos
Sep 20 '16 at 17:48
1
If you still want the image to be in the clipboard too, prepend a tilde to the hotkey statement like, "~PRINTSCREEN::Run, ...." That passes the keypress through to the OS like usual, in addition to triggering the hotkey.
– P1h3r1e3d13
Jan 27 '17 at 18:53
What does the!PRINTSCREEN:: ...
line do? What is the purpose of the leading exclamation point?
– ChickenFeet
Jun 20 '17 at 13:49
add a comment |
Download NirCmd, AutoHotKey and Install them both. (Copy nircmd files to either Windows directory or extract it to a new folder).
Change this to relevant directories where the nircmd executable is stored and the path to your desktop.
c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot.png
If everything goes fine, you should see a screenshot on your desktop. Now to make PrintScreen to execute that command. This is where AutoHotKey comes in.
I just modified the Script found here. Create a new ".ahk" file using Notepad, Paste this and modify as needed.
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir, path:todesktop
PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
!PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshotwin c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
return
Now use the "Convert .ahk to .exe" tool which is installed along with AutoHotKey and create a executable.
Run that executable and press PrintScreen (and Alt+PrintScreen); See if that did the job.
Now just add a shortcut to that executable to your Startup folder (which automatically loads it whenever you boot).
Edit: Modified to add Alt+Printscreen and Timestamp to files.
Sorry for second post. Enter key did not work as expected. I specifically came here looking for a screen capture solution with no "Save As" prompt. Not sure if OP wanted a solution with or without a prompt, but I'm upvoting this as an equally correct alternate answer. Note for the installer averse: You do not need the entire AutoHotKey bundle for this solution, useful as it all may be. You only need the compiler, Ahk2Exe.exe, which can be downloaded as a standalone executable. The command to create the executable from script is "Ahk2Exe.exe /in a:pathtoyour_script.ahk".
– Ben Amos
Sep 20 '16 at 17:48
1
If you still want the image to be in the clipboard too, prepend a tilde to the hotkey statement like, "~PRINTSCREEN::Run, ...." That passes the keypress through to the OS like usual, in addition to triggering the hotkey.
– P1h3r1e3d13
Jan 27 '17 at 18:53
What does the!PRINTSCREEN:: ...
line do? What is the purpose of the leading exclamation point?
– ChickenFeet
Jun 20 '17 at 13:49
add a comment |
Download NirCmd, AutoHotKey and Install them both. (Copy nircmd files to either Windows directory or extract it to a new folder).
Change this to relevant directories where the nircmd executable is stored and the path to your desktop.
c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot.png
If everything goes fine, you should see a screenshot on your desktop. Now to make PrintScreen to execute that command. This is where AutoHotKey comes in.
I just modified the Script found here. Create a new ".ahk" file using Notepad, Paste this and modify as needed.
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir, path:todesktop
PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
!PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshotwin c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
return
Now use the "Convert .ahk to .exe" tool which is installed along with AutoHotKey and create a executable.
Run that executable and press PrintScreen (and Alt+PrintScreen); See if that did the job.
Now just add a shortcut to that executable to your Startup folder (which automatically loads it whenever you boot).
Edit: Modified to add Alt+Printscreen and Timestamp to files.
Download NirCmd, AutoHotKey and Install them both. (Copy nircmd files to either Windows directory or extract it to a new folder).
Change this to relevant directories where the nircmd executable is stored and the path to your desktop.
c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot.png
If everything goes fine, you should see a screenshot on your desktop. Now to make PrintScreen to execute that command. This is where AutoHotKey comes in.
I just modified the Script found here. Create a new ".ahk" file using Notepad, Paste this and modify as needed.
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir, path:todesktop
PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshot c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
!PRINTSCREEN::Run, c:pathtonircmd.exe savescreenshotwin c:pathtodesktopScreenshot_%A_Now%.png
return
Now use the "Convert .ahk to .exe" tool which is installed along with AutoHotKey and create a executable.
Run that executable and press PrintScreen (and Alt+PrintScreen); See if that did the job.
Now just add a shortcut to that executable to your Startup folder (which automatically loads it whenever you boot).
Edit: Modified to add Alt+Printscreen and Timestamp to files.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
Community♦
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answered Apr 14 '12 at 4:54
vvsrajuvvsraju
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Sorry for second post. Enter key did not work as expected. I specifically came here looking for a screen capture solution with no "Save As" prompt. Not sure if OP wanted a solution with or without a prompt, but I'm upvoting this as an equally correct alternate answer. Note for the installer averse: You do not need the entire AutoHotKey bundle for this solution, useful as it all may be. You only need the compiler, Ahk2Exe.exe, which can be downloaded as a standalone executable. The command to create the executable from script is "Ahk2Exe.exe /in a:pathtoyour_script.ahk".
– Ben Amos
Sep 20 '16 at 17:48
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If you still want the image to be in the clipboard too, prepend a tilde to the hotkey statement like, "~PRINTSCREEN::Run, ...." That passes the keypress through to the OS like usual, in addition to triggering the hotkey.
– P1h3r1e3d13
Jan 27 '17 at 18:53
What does the!PRINTSCREEN:: ...
line do? What is the purpose of the leading exclamation point?
– ChickenFeet
Jun 20 '17 at 13:49
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Sorry for second post. Enter key did not work as expected. I specifically came here looking for a screen capture solution with no "Save As" prompt. Not sure if OP wanted a solution with or without a prompt, but I'm upvoting this as an equally correct alternate answer. Note for the installer averse: You do not need the entire AutoHotKey bundle for this solution, useful as it all may be. You only need the compiler, Ahk2Exe.exe, which can be downloaded as a standalone executable. The command to create the executable from script is "Ahk2Exe.exe /in a:pathtoyour_script.ahk".
– Ben Amos
Sep 20 '16 at 17:48
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If you still want the image to be in the clipboard too, prepend a tilde to the hotkey statement like, "~PRINTSCREEN::Run, ...." That passes the keypress through to the OS like usual, in addition to triggering the hotkey.
– P1h3r1e3d13
Jan 27 '17 at 18:53
What does the!PRINTSCREEN:: ...
line do? What is the purpose of the leading exclamation point?
– ChickenFeet
Jun 20 '17 at 13:49
Sorry for second post. Enter key did not work as expected. I specifically came here looking for a screen capture solution with no "Save As" prompt. Not sure if OP wanted a solution with or without a prompt, but I'm upvoting this as an equally correct alternate answer. Note for the installer averse: You do not need the entire AutoHotKey bundle for this solution, useful as it all may be. You only need the compiler, Ahk2Exe.exe, which can be downloaded as a standalone executable. The command to create the executable from script is "Ahk2Exe.exe /in a:pathtoyour_script.ahk".
– Ben Amos
Sep 20 '16 at 17:48
Sorry for second post. Enter key did not work as expected. I specifically came here looking for a screen capture solution with no "Save As" prompt. Not sure if OP wanted a solution with or without a prompt, but I'm upvoting this as an equally correct alternate answer. Note for the installer averse: You do not need the entire AutoHotKey bundle for this solution, useful as it all may be. You only need the compiler, Ahk2Exe.exe, which can be downloaded as a standalone executable. The command to create the executable from script is "Ahk2Exe.exe /in a:pathtoyour_script.ahk".
– Ben Amos
Sep 20 '16 at 17:48
1
1
If you still want the image to be in the clipboard too, prepend a tilde to the hotkey statement like, "~PRINTSCREEN::Run, ...." That passes the keypress through to the OS like usual, in addition to triggering the hotkey.
– P1h3r1e3d13
Jan 27 '17 at 18:53
If you still want the image to be in the clipboard too, prepend a tilde to the hotkey statement like, "~PRINTSCREEN::Run, ...." That passes the keypress through to the OS like usual, in addition to triggering the hotkey.
– P1h3r1e3d13
Jan 27 '17 at 18:53
What does the
!PRINTSCREEN:: ...
line do? What is the purpose of the leading exclamation point?– ChickenFeet
Jun 20 '17 at 13:49
What does the
!PRINTSCREEN:: ...
line do? What is the purpose of the leading exclamation point?– ChickenFeet
Jun 20 '17 at 13:49
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You could try Purrint.
http://www.bcheck.net/apps/
It gives you choices on formats to use, based on the extension you give the screengrabs when you first configure the program. And of course, you can choose where you want the screen shots to go.
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Love that this app has worked since Windows 95, and is only 114kb!
– Thomas Edwards
Oct 3 '17 at 20:55
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You could try Purrint.
http://www.bcheck.net/apps/
It gives you choices on formats to use, based on the extension you give the screengrabs when you first configure the program. And of course, you can choose where you want the screen shots to go.
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Love that this app has worked since Windows 95, and is only 114kb!
– Thomas Edwards
Oct 3 '17 at 20:55
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You could try Purrint.
http://www.bcheck.net/apps/
It gives you choices on formats to use, based on the extension you give the screengrabs when you first configure the program. And of course, you can choose where you want the screen shots to go.
You could try Purrint.
http://www.bcheck.net/apps/
It gives you choices on formats to use, based on the extension you give the screengrabs when you first configure the program. And of course, you can choose where you want the screen shots to go.
answered Apr 17 '12 at 6:44
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Love that this app has worked since Windows 95, and is only 114kb!
– Thomas Edwards
Oct 3 '17 at 20:55
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Love that this app has worked since Windows 95, and is only 114kb!
– Thomas Edwards
Oct 3 '17 at 20:55
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Love that this app has worked since Windows 95, and is only 114kb!
– Thomas Edwards
Oct 3 '17 at 20:55
Love that this app has worked since Windows 95, and is only 114kb!
– Thomas Edwards
Oct 3 '17 at 20:55
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btw if you already happen to use IrfanView (which I happened to do, because it's an unbelievably super handy tool for quick editing images and opening/converting between all sorts of image formats), there is an option for starting a Screen Capturing session (Options -> Capture/Screenshot..) (i am attaching the dialog that is displayed, containing all the possible options like the destination directory and the shortcut buttons, as well as the naming and the format of the destination image files)
[edit] at the time of this writing IrfanView is "FREEWARE (for non-commercial use)"
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btw if you already happen to use IrfanView (which I happened to do, because it's an unbelievably super handy tool for quick editing images and opening/converting between all sorts of image formats), there is an option for starting a Screen Capturing session (Options -> Capture/Screenshot..) (i am attaching the dialog that is displayed, containing all the possible options like the destination directory and the shortcut buttons, as well as the naming and the format of the destination image files)
[edit] at the time of this writing IrfanView is "FREEWARE (for non-commercial use)"
add a comment |
btw if you already happen to use IrfanView (which I happened to do, because it's an unbelievably super handy tool for quick editing images and opening/converting between all sorts of image formats), there is an option for starting a Screen Capturing session (Options -> Capture/Screenshot..) (i am attaching the dialog that is displayed, containing all the possible options like the destination directory and the shortcut buttons, as well as the naming and the format of the destination image files)
[edit] at the time of this writing IrfanView is "FREEWARE (for non-commercial use)"
btw if you already happen to use IrfanView (which I happened to do, because it's an unbelievably super handy tool for quick editing images and opening/converting between all sorts of image formats), there is an option for starting a Screen Capturing session (Options -> Capture/Screenshot..) (i am attaching the dialog that is displayed, containing all the possible options like the destination directory and the shortcut buttons, as well as the naming and the format of the destination image files)
[edit] at the time of this writing IrfanView is "FREEWARE (for non-commercial use)"
answered Jan 13 at 12:23
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I wrote a simple python script to capture the screen to a file on a hot key.
The script and its shortcut are here.
There are two files printscreen-win.lnk and printscreen-win.py
Copy both of them to c:utils
, that path can be changed but you need to edit the shortcut file.
The shortcut file expects that your python is:
c:Python27pythonw.exe
Copy the shortcut to your Desktop and make a "Shortcut Key" from its Properties.
Default one that I use is Ctrl + Alt + S
Once you execute the script it will save a new screen-shot under ...Desktopscreen
You will need Python 2.x and PIL.
Enjoy!
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I wrote a simple python script to capture the screen to a file on a hot key.
The script and its shortcut are here.
There are two files printscreen-win.lnk and printscreen-win.py
Copy both of them to c:utils
, that path can be changed but you need to edit the shortcut file.
The shortcut file expects that your python is:
c:Python27pythonw.exe
Copy the shortcut to your Desktop and make a "Shortcut Key" from its Properties.
Default one that I use is Ctrl + Alt + S
Once you execute the script it will save a new screen-shot under ...Desktopscreen
You will need Python 2.x and PIL.
Enjoy!
add a comment |
I wrote a simple python script to capture the screen to a file on a hot key.
The script and its shortcut are here.
There are two files printscreen-win.lnk and printscreen-win.py
Copy both of them to c:utils
, that path can be changed but you need to edit the shortcut file.
The shortcut file expects that your python is:
c:Python27pythonw.exe
Copy the shortcut to your Desktop and make a "Shortcut Key" from its Properties.
Default one that I use is Ctrl + Alt + S
Once you execute the script it will save a new screen-shot under ...Desktopscreen
You will need Python 2.x and PIL.
Enjoy!
I wrote a simple python script to capture the screen to a file on a hot key.
The script and its shortcut are here.
There are two files printscreen-win.lnk and printscreen-win.py
Copy both of them to c:utils
, that path can be changed but you need to edit the shortcut file.
The shortcut file expects that your python is:
c:Python27pythonw.exe
Copy the shortcut to your Desktop and make a "Shortcut Key" from its Properties.
Default one that I use is Ctrl + Alt + S
Once you execute the script it will save a new screen-shot under ...Desktopscreen
You will need Python 2.x and PIL.
Enjoy!
edited Jun 2 '14 at 15:59
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I read that on Windows 8 you can do
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and it saves it in your user profile folder under pictures.– olli
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1. Open Picasa and minimize it. 2. Now, hit “Print Screen” key to capture the screen 3. Screenshots will automatically get saved in the “Pictures” folder
– Venkat
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