making screenshots with photoshop?

Is it possible? Couldn't find it with a quick run-through of the menus. And no results were returned after searching for "screenshot" in the help. Not feeling to good about the possibility right now.

tom

You mean in general? I just click the Print Screen button on the keyboard, open a new doc in photoshop, and then ctrl-v in photoshop.

well if you want to make a screenshot... you have to press Alt+Print Screen ... and then make a new dokument in PS and then paste (CTRL+V) there you go...

ALT+PrintScreen?
I just press PrintScreen and paste. :confused:

why the alt-button? what does that do...?

* tries it and watches his computer slowly catch fire... OMGOMGOMG!

nothing - i was just not really awake when I wrote that *L* ...

Allright - then I guess you have to crop if you want just a minimized window or something. I thought print screen actually printed the screeen - with your printer.

tom

it used to in old school computers, like the 2/3/486's but since windows it put the screen onto you "clipboard"

oh and:
print screen = put the WHOLE screen on the clipboard
alt + print screen = same as above but just the active window

and on a mac is option 3 er something then option 4 and then control option 4 you can actual use a marquee and select the are you want (instead of croping later)

again, i'm not positive on the mac commands, but.....