Taking Screenshots

You can take a screenshot in any of the following ways:

• If you have added a Take Screenshot button to a panel, click the button to take a screenshot of the entire screen.

• Use one of the following shortcut keys:

  • Print Screen – Takes a screenshot of the entire screen.

  • Alt+Print Screen – Takes a screenshot of the active window which is active.

  You can use the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool to modify the default shortcut keys.

• From the menubar, choose Applications → Accessories → Take Screenshot.

• In a terminal window, type the gnome-screenshot command. The gnome-screenshot command takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog so you can save the screenshot.

  The gnome-screenshot command has the options described in the following table.

  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. -include-border-- Takes a screenshot including the border of the window. -remove-border-- Takes a screenshot without the border of the window. -border-effect=shadow-- Takes a screenshot and adds a shadow bevel effect around it. -border-effect=border-- Takes a screenshot and adds a border effect around it. -interactive-- Opens a window to set options before taking the screenshot. -help Displays the options for the command.

To save the screenshot as an image file, type the file name for the screenshot, choose a location from the drop-down list and click Save. You can also use Copy to Clipboard to copy the image to the clipboard or transfer it to another application by using drag and drop.