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Heclapar

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Screenshots
« on: May 07, 2013, 02:11:27 pm »

So something weird happened to me ingame,and i want to post it.But i dunno how to take screenshots.Any help?Also, first post  :D
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2013, 02:38:58 pm »

Welcome to the forums!

You have to copy to your clipboard by hitting Printscreen (or Alt + Printscreen if playing in a window), open up Paint or somesuch and paste it into that, and then save it (.pngs work best for DF screenshots). Now you go to an image uploader like imgur and follow the instructions, and you should get a code which looks like "[IMG]something.com/lettersandnumbers.png[/IMG]" which you can add to a post here. Imgur even allows you to paste into it directly from your clipboard if you prefer.
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2013, 04:35:37 pm »

Thanks!
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2013, 04:36:29 pm »

Wow.  I did not know about alt+printscreen, and I've been using windows for years.  I was just using printscreen and then cropping it all this time. 

Learn something new every day.
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2013, 05:25:36 pm »

Wow.  I did not know about alt+printscreen, and I've been using windows for years.  I was just using printscreen and then cropping it all this time. 

Learn something new every day.

You're not alone, I always maximized the screen and hit printscreen.
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2013, 11:27:51 pm »

Windows snipping tool, for the love of armok.
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2013, 07:55:53 am »

Should this turn into a screenshot thread? Seeing as the thread title is a tad misleading right now.
« Last Edit: May 09, 2013, 08:01:48 am by Itnetlolor »
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2013, 12:49:18 pm »

Since the OP's question was answered, I'll hijack this thread for awesome screenshots.

I'll post some as soon as I have some.
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2013, 01:56:50 pm »

For let's plays and community games, it would be much handier to use an extrenal screenshot program, like Screenhunter, since it saves every screenshot instead of just copying it to clipboard.
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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2013, 09:44:59 pm »

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Re: Screenshots
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2013, 08:42:34 am »

thanks for the tip!
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