Screen Shot Tutorial

[dspider0]

Many people have been wondering how to post screen shots on this forum or any forum in general. Well i put together a picture tutorial that explains step by step how to take, upload, and post screen shots.

 

 

 

Step 1: Taking a Screen Shot

 

 

 

To take a screenshot, simply press the Print Screen key on your keyboard:

 

 

 

 

 

 

After you pressed Print Screen open the program all Windows Operating Systems have - Paint

 

 

 

As shown here:

 

 

 

 

Once you have opened Paint, simply press CTRL+V, if that does not work, right click the white area and press "paste"

 

 

 

If the above methods of pasting do not work, use the Edit tab, then select "paste"

 

 

 

Now that you have pasted you screenshot, you need to save it. Press the File tab, then select the "save" option. NOTE: remember where the picture is saved (saving as JPEG is recommended).

 

 

 

Next, go to http://www.picoodle.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

To upload your picture, press the "browse" button

 

 

 

Then choose the picture you want to upload (look where you saved your screenshot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

After you have selected the image you want to upload, press the UPLOAD IT! button

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that you are uploading your picture, wait a few seconds, maybe 10 at most...

 

NOTE: If you ever get a "failed to connect to server" error, just retry (very rare)

 

 

 

Now that you have uploaded you picture, you will be taken to a screen with various image links, choose the one that is appropriate for you, i chose the full-sized forum one (recommended)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you are almost done, all that's left is putting your picture into your post

 

 

 

Simply past the link into your post or thread, and it will be embedded into it.

 

 

 

As shown below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations, you successfully uploaded a picture onto a forum.

 

 

 

Comments are welcome and suggestions, please refrain from any flame.

[lavaownz]

I tink there is a sticky on this, but good job, it gives beginers a way to take screenies

[HellsBells]

Personally, I like to use tinypic.com. It is extremely fast. Nice guide!