how do I make a screenshot on 10.6.8 with a PC keyboard?

If you wish to post a screen shot do this:

1. Press COMMAND-SHIFT-4 which will change the cursor to crosshairs.
2. Hold down the mouse button and use the crosshairs to select the part of the screen you wish to capture.
3. Release the button and the image will be saved to your Desktop.
4. Click on the Camera icon in the toolbar of the forum message editor.
5. Drag the image onto the Choose File button and click on the Insert button.

If you want the entire screen then substitute 3 for the 4 in the above.

It's your keyboard so you should know what key is mapped to the COMMAND key. It may be the MS Windows key that's next to the SPACE bar.

Use the Windows Logo key + Shift + 3 for full screen, 4 for cursor controlled area.

The Windows Logo Key = the Command key

Remember, this was a request to know how to take a screenshot with a "PC" keyboard using necessary key combinations, which does not include a "Command" key as a "PC" keyboard does not have that key.

Place mouse in the Window you with to capture

Command-Shift-4

press the spacebar, the selected window turns highlight color

click in the window,

you hear the camera-click sound

done

to abandon this without capturing, press Command-.

You are very welcome, Maureen. Have a great day.

Hi,

Is there an equivalent for screenshotting the Window? or option 3 is as close as I can get?

Thanks.

Thank you. Been using an iMAC for four years and would remap the keys to prnt-scrn on my keyboard - was not aware of this shortcut. It's simple enough. Thank you.