PrintScreen copies the entire screen to the Clipboard; Alt+PrintScreen
copies the active window (which may be a dialog box).

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Words into Type
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"RICHARDMAN101" wrote in message
...
i previously used a method of taking a windows desktop/application
snapshot
using a combination of WINDOWS / ctrl or alt + keys, but cannot remember
the
sequence! this snapshot could then be pasted into a word document or saved
as
.bmp or .jpeg
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP!!??
i am using xp home edition, sp2, with office 2000 premium.
THANKS!!