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How can I take a screen capture; full screen straight to the clipboard that I can then paste onto editing programme the same way it worked for 35 years? Just two pushes of a button: 1) Prt Scr and 2) Ctrl+V. Is that possible? I also don't need to save my screen captures anywhere automatically. All this [picture included] feels like I need to read a novel or a watch a mini-series in order to just take a simple screen cap.
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How has this not gained more traction!? Please just add this back. I'm begging you!
To be clear the functionality that has to come back:
That's it! That's all we want my brother in christ! It's been this way forever just add a freaking button to turn this back on. Here, I've mocked it up for you! Which took two separate screenshots that were saved to my computer for some ungodly reason. I then needed to open two files from paint.net and subsequently delete which just feels like you're screwing with me at this point.
Open the Snipping Tool app.
Click the 3 dots at the top right of that app and select Settings.
In that apps settings disable the option to automatically save the screenshots.
Then close that app.
To take a screenshot without saving it, use the Windows Key + Shift + S keyboard combination.
That will take the screenshot and put it on the clipboard so you can then paste it inti an app and it will not save the screenshot to a file automatically.
Only full screen doesn't require further input. The last method used is remebered. What does that mean? When I push Prt Scr, it always takes me to the grey screen and the option goes always back to the first one that is the rectangular mode. Full screen is the fourth choice and it does not remember that.
If it's rectangular mode, you have to drag a rectangle to save.
Then it will be saved to clipboard.
For further actions, you need to click on the notification of the capture.
It is on and it makes the screen grey and a text Draw a shape to create a screen snip appears. Nothing is captured onto the clipboard.
Click on the Snipping area and chose Rectangle or Windows or Full screen
So, it can't be done by just pushing the print screen button?
Print screen key opens Snipping tool, but the method varies.
Only full screen doesn't require further input.
The last method used is remembered.
Hi Baking Soda
To set the PrintScreen key to make a capture, enable this Setting:
Thanks! Now I only have to try to see, if I can contort my fingers into [Win]+[shift]+[S]. (I think [print screen] was a lot easier.)
