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How can I activate the Print Screen Key?

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The Print Screen key does not require activation. A program like Windows Paint is required to use Print Screen.

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When you use the print screen key, you take a screenshot and you have that on your clipboard, you can open something like a word document and then paste it.

Or use paint if you need to edit it.

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I was thinking OP was pressing the Print Screen key expecting something to happen automatically.

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Hold ctrl and press print screen. Then open wordpad or word, and press shift + insert.

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aford10 wrote :

Hold ctrl and press print screen. Then open wordpad or word, and press shift + insert.

I tried this and it did not work. I used word. Any suggestions?

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Press Print screen. Open Word or Windows Paint. Right click or insert. The image should appear.

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That worked. Thanks

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DianeP wrote :

That worked. Thanks

Your welcome.

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