I just spent about 20 minutes trying to figure out how to take screen shots in Windows XP on my MacBook Pro (using Boot Camp). I thought I would write up the simplest answer of how to do this, in the sense that you don’t have to install anything or remap your keyboard. Here’s all you have to do:
Under the Start menu, select All Programs, then Accessories, then Accessibility, and then On-Screen Keyboard. When you do this the Windows XP on-screen keyboard will appear on your screen. This on-screen utility includes the PrintScreen button (labelled psc in the same position as where the F13 key should be located. That’s it.
If you want to take a screen shot of only the active window (using the Alt+psc command), make sure that the on-screen keyboard isn’t in the area of the active window, otherwise it will be included in the screen shot.
Anyway, I searched around for far too long to find that little piece of information, so hopefully someone in the same predicament will easily be able to find this post (and the answer)! Since the Apple external keyboards actually include the F13 key (while the MacBook and MacBook Pro built-in keyboards do not), you can use PrintScreen slightly easier with the plugged-in keyboard.
UPDATE: As pointed out by Stuart in the comments below, if you’re using Boot Camp v. 1.3, Fn + F11 now maps to print screen. You can print only the active window with Option + Fn + F11. Thanks for the tip!
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Thanks for posting this. I’m nowhere near an external keyboard and hadn’t run across the On-Screen Keyboard app.
Just so you know, you absolutely did not waste your time posting this. Thanks! After a few minutes of trying to find out how on my own I typed in “macbook pro print screen shot” into google and your post was the first entry. I wish my website was search engine optimized as well as that!
Excellent. Thanks so much. I’ve been frustrated wondering about this for some time now…
Thank you Soooooooo much for this info. I have been trying to find out how to do this for some time now. The instructions that yo have here were very helpful to me. Thanks again
Very fine workaround. Thank you:-)
Thanks.
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Just found your post via Google. Thanks for posting this!
Alternatively with the Bootcamp 1.3 (and possibly earlier) you can just hit Fn+F11 and that maps to print screen
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what’s Fn? where is it?
Ohhhh.. thank you for the Fn+F11 hint. It works… thanks for the original post too.
To add to this mix, I recommend installing a freebie “PrintKey 2000″ http://www.webtree.ca/newlife/printkey_info.htm. You can know edit and print and customize your Prn-Scr function in umpteen different ways.
hmm.. I meant, you can NOW edit and print.. (a bit too early in the morning to be giving out tech advice
Thanks for the post!
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Help- I only have accessibility>accessibility wizard with no option to view the on screen keyboard. Has anyone else experience this problem? Thanks for the help.
Excellent at least people are still out there thinking of others with a fast answer rather than 50 posts in macforum and still no answer
Hi I am using Macbook for windows. I have tried Fn+F11, but i didn’t work.
Whats the problem.
Chris, this might be a dumb question, but what version of Boot Camp do you currently have installed on your Macbook?
Hello all! Thanks for the printscreen tip. I purchased snagit to overcome the obstacle. Should have googled this months ago!
I am running XP on my MacBook Pro through Bootcamp. Does anyone know of a way to launch a PowerPoint presentation to an external projector from the MacBook Pro? I love my laptop, but will be forced to replace it due to my need to present in meetings. I have yet to try the onscreen keyboard, but I tried an external keyboard and it still didn’t work. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Chris
Just try to use “alt Option+F11″. it will work.
Many thanks to Logic Nest for this useful tip
. its really helpful
none of above methods work here, on Windows XP under bootcamp.
weird