How do I take screenshots in Windows 8 with an Apple wireless keyboard?

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How do I take screenshots in Windows 8 with an Apple wireless keyboard?

I'm using boot camped Windows 8 on a MBP with Retina Display and the Apple wireless keyboard as well. So how do I go about taking screenshots when I'm playing games or of my desktop in general? I looked it up and it's been said that Fn + Shift + F11 works, but I've already chosen to use my hot keys as standard function keys in BC Control Panel, so now whenever I press Fn + F11, it just decreases the volume.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Other OS

Posted on Dec 1, 2012 2:13 PM

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Answer 1

dalstott

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Dec 2, 2012 12:30 PM in response to CTearz

Get one of these and set it up your way.

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/5-best-free-screen-capture-software-fo r-windows/

http://lifehacker.com/5218155/five-best-screen-capture-tools

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CTearz Author

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May 10, 2013 8:22 PM in response to CTearz

Sorry to bump an old thread, but many months later, the problem remains unsolved. At least for me, I'm still not sure how to do it. Snipping Tool works great if you only want to screenshot a portion of the screen, but it's pretty inconvenient if you want to capture the whole screen.

I can't open Boot Camp Assistant in Windows 8, so maybe that has something to do with it. If anyone can answer this question in the future, please do. 😉

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Allan Jones

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May 11, 2013 5:31 AM in response to CTearz

I cleared up all such issues in Win7 by buying a used IBM USB keyboard at a yard sale for US$1. It's too old for Win 7 to use the all the dazzling array of programable extra buttons but does routine tasks just fine.

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CTearz Author

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May 11, 2013 9:25 AM in response to Allan Jones

I know what you mean. A USB keyboard would solve my problem too, but it'd be pretty ridiculous and inconvenient to plug and unplug a separate keyboard just to take a screenshot every time I need to. My Fn + F11/12 buttons are already configured to control volume when I press them, so it seems what other people suggest doesn't work for me.

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Csound1

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May 11, 2013 9:31 AM in response to CTearz

Why not use Snipping Tool, it's simple and pretty fast. ?

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CTearz Author

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May 11, 2013 11:30 AM in response to Csound1

Snipping Tool can't take screenshots of a game, for example, and preserve any information later added to a screenshot like the logo, server, username, timestamp, etc.

I guess I forgot to mention, but I had in mind a few games I wanted to take screenshots of when I first posted this.

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