Print Screen using OnSreen Keyboard

My granddad is using the computer and he wants to take screen shots of certain web pages. He uses the Windows PrtScrn through the On-Screen Keyboard.

So, now, he is typing this question on SuperUser and wants to take a screenshot of it.

Switches to On-Screen Keyboard
Clicks on psc
Launches MS Paint
Clicks on Edit > Paste

Now, he gets the following image. alt text

Question: How can he take the screenshot of the Internet Explorer alone.

Additionally, how do you achieve the equivalent of Alt + Prt Scr using On-Screen Keyboard

Kanini

Posted 2010-11-16T06:14:05.420

Reputation: 1 102

1He can take the screenshot of IE by focusing on the IE window and using his keyboard. Onscreen Keyboard is holding focus when the screenshot's taken. – doppelgreener – 2010-11-16T06:26:33.480

Answers

Try the following search in Google:-

internet explorer add-on screen grab

There are plenty of freeware applications out there that will allow you to capture the IE window using a mouse and the IE toolbar.

This one works:

http://gadgetinspiration.com/blog/easyweb2pic-screen-capture-browser-add-on-for-internet-explorer

called EasyWeb2Pic Pro does exactly what you want. After you have installed it you need to select View > Toolbars > EasyWeb2Pic Pro Toolbar

Tog

Posted 2010-11-16T06:14:05.420

Reputation: 4 747

Move the onscreen keyboard to the side such that it longer covers the IE window.

Then click Alt on the keyboard followed by PrtScrn - this just works as Alt+PrtScreen for me.

Amit Agarwal

Posted 2010-11-16T06:14:05.420

Reputation: 199

"OSK is always in focus by design" From what I'm seeing the OSK does not steal focus. I just used Alt+Print Scr on the OSK, see my window layout. Here's my window layout in Windows XP SP3. (Though it is true that you can't do this for maximized windows)

– jrh – 2017-04-06T20:04:53.973

Amit Agarwal: He is taking the screenshot purely from the On-Screen keyboard. So, if I move it to the side so that it no longer convers the IE window, the On-Screen keyboard will also not be visible to me any more. – Kanini – 2010-11-16T07:54:30.957

He wants to use the onscreen keyboard. Not a physical keyboard. "how do you achieve the equivalent of Alt + Prt Scr using On-Screen Keyboard" – Amir Rezaei – 2010-11-16T07:58:20.403

2+1. Why was this down voted? Alt+Printscr is achieved by pressing Alt+Printscr. The OSK remains as it's always in focus by design. Dragging it partially offscreen to minimise the amount shown is the best solution. – RJFalconer – 2010-11-16T10:14:37.197

1+1 as well. @RJFalconer is exactly right - this is by design and unfortunately there's really no way around it. The best thing to do is either A: Make the window non-maximized, so they don't overlap or B: Just suck it up. – Shinrai – 2010-11-16T15:16:59.907

@RJFalconer: It was down voted because it failed to mention that OSK is always in focus by design and nothing can be done about it. I am happy to remove the down vote if it gets edited. – Kanini – 2010-11-17T15:56:27.663