| Chapter 7. GNOME Desktop Tools and Utilities |
7.2. Taking Screenshots
You can take a screenshot in any of the following ways:
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From any panel
You can add a Take Screenshot button to any panel. For instructions on how to do this, see the section called Adding an Object to a Panel. Click on the Take Screenshot button to take a screenshot of the entire screen.
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Use shortcut keys
To take a screenshot, use the following shortcut keys:
Default Shortcut Keys
Function
Print Screen
Takes a screenshot of the entire screen.
Alt+Print Screen
Takes a screenshot of the window to which the mouse points.
You can use the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool to modify the default shortcut keys.
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From the Menubar
Choose Applications->Accessories->Take Screenshot.
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From the Terminal
You can use the gnome-panel-screenshot command to take a screenshot. The gnome-panel-screenshot command takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
You can also use options on the gnome-panel-screenshot command as follows:
Option
Function
--window
Takes a screenshot of the window that has focus.
--delay=seconds
Takes a screenshot after the specified number of seconds, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
--help
Displays the options for the command.
When you take a screenshot, the Save Screenshot dialog opens. To save the screenshot as an image file, enter the filename for the screenshot and choose a location from the drop-down list. (Next: Yelp Help Browser)
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Chapter 7. GNOME Desktop Tools and Utilities
Table of Contents
7.1. Running Applications
7.2. Taking Screenshots (you are here)
7.3. Yelp Help Browser
7.3.a. Introduction
7.3.b. Starting
Yelp
7.3.c. Using
Yelp
7.3.d. Advanced
Features
7.3.e. More
Information
7.3.f. Joining
the GNOME Documentation Project
