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For a more detailed introduction to OpenOffice.org, see
Office Suite
(page 105) or view the help in any OpenOffice.org program.
1.13 Taking Screen Shots
You can take a snapshot of your screen or an individual application window using any
of the following methods:
From any panel
You can add the Take Screenshot button to any panel. For information on how to
do this, see
Section 1.3.4, "Adding Applets and Applications to the Panel"
(page 10). After you have added the button, click the Take Screenshot button to
take a snapshot of the entire desktop.
Use shortcut keys
Press the Print Screen button to take a screen shot of the entire desktop. Press Alt
+ Print Screen to takes a screen shot of the currently active window or dialog box.
From the Application Browser
Click Computer > More Applications > System > Take Screenshot.
From a terminal
You can use the gnome-panel-screenshot command to take a screen shot.
This command takes a screen shot of the entire screen, and displays the Save
Screenshot dialog box, which you can use to save the screen shot.
You can use the following options with the gnome-panel-screenshot
command:
--window:
Takes a screen shot of the currently active window.
--delay=seconds:
Takes a screen shot after the specified number of seconds, and displays the
Save Screenshot dialog box.
When you take a screen shot, the Save Screenshot dialog box opens. To save the screen
shot as an image file, enter the filename for the screen shot and choose a location from
the drop-down list.
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