Screenshot under SunRay

General

• simple:

  • press Print Screen: whole Desktop.

    • You find the Print Screen (or in german Druck) key in the top row above Insert, Home, Page Up).

  • press Alt + Print Screen: active window.

  • Next Step:

    • Save the file and load it to the desired application (image editor, or upload to a webpage, ...), or

    • copy it to the clipboard, switch to a image editor (f.e. Gimp) and paste the image there

• advanced:

  • Applications > Accessoires > Take Screenshot

  • Options:
    • Select 'delay' in seconds to snapshot
    • Choose: a) full screen, b) only active window, c) specify region with the mouse.
  • If you use 'Take Screenshot' regulary, put it in your top panel:

    • right mouse button over the panel > Add to panel > Double click 'Application Launcher' > click on '+' of Acessoires > scroll down and select 'Take Screenshot' > click 'Add' > click 'Close'.

• Further editing:

  • Gimp: Applications > Grafics > Gimp.

  • Short introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmW5ndnEqw

Workflow to put images to the Wiki

• Activate the window to take screenshot of (left mouse click inside window).

• Press Alt + Print Screen

• Save it.
  • Default destination is your 'Desktop'. If you already have a file called 'Screenshot.png' there, a number will be appended to the filename.
• Wiki:
  • Login to the wiki homepage.

  • Select the desired page (view, not edit!!!).

  • Click on Attach File (bottom of the page).

  • In File to uplaod select the file and press Upload