Or perhaps you want to discuss the design of a webpage and want to include an image of the web page in your document. Screen shot images can be incorporated into word processing documents or placed on websites. There are basically two steps in the process. The first involves placing a record of what was on the screen in the memory of your computer. The second involves bringing that record into a graphics program, editing it if you wish, and then saving it.
Graphics programs vary enormously in terms of their cost and sophistication.
The directions below apply to PCs running on Windows, and use the Paint program, included in all versions of Windows, to edit and create the image file. The example below will involve a screen shot from the MicroCase data analysis program, but the same procedure applies for a screen shot of a webpage or any other image on your computer screen. Then press the Alt key and the Print Screen keys at the same time. It will appear that nothing has happened, but in fact you have entered an image of what was on the screen into your computer's memory. Now click on Start , then Programs , then Accessories , then Paint .