To Take a Screenshot

You can take a screenshot in any of the following ways:

• From any panel

  1. Add the Screenshot button to a panel.

  2. Right-click on the panel, then choose Add to Panel -> Actions -> Screenshot.

  3. Click on the Screenshot button to take a screenshot of the entire screen.

  4. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.

• Use shortcut keys

  To take a screenshot, use the following shortcut keys:

  Default Shortcut Keys	Function
  Print Screen	Takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
  Alt + Print Screen	Takes a screenshot of the window to which the mouse points, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.

  You can use the Keyboard Shortcuts preference tool to modify the default shortcut keys.

• From Menu Bar

  To take a screenshot of the entire screen, choose Actions -> Take Screenshot. A Save Screenshot dialog is displayed. To save the screenshot, select the Save screenshot to file option. Enter the path and filename for the screenshot in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to save the screenshot to another directory, click Browse. When you select a directory, click OK.

  You can also save the screenshot to the desktop. To save the screenshot to the desktop, select the Save screenshot to desktop option.

• Use a command

  You can use the gnome-panel-screenshot command to take a screenshot. The gnome-panel-screenshot command takes a screenshot of the entire screen, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.

  You can also use options on the gnome-panel-screenshot command as follows:

  Option	Function
  --window	Takes a screenshot of the window that has focus, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
  --delay=seconds	Takes a screenshot after the specified number of seconds, and displays the Save Screenshot dialog. Use the Save Screenshot dialog to save the screenshot.
  --help	Displays the options for the command.