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Note: Click Help and then Contents on ScreenPrints menubar for the complete Help file.
How do I install ScreenPrint?
Installing From CD-ROM
1. Click the Windows Start button and then click Run.
2. In the Run window, type E:\SPP49 and click OK (substitute the actual drive letter of your CD-ROM drive if not E:).
3. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
Installing From A Download
1. In Windows Explorer locate and double click on the download file named spp49.exe (if you purchased the
commercial version) or spg3.exe or spptrial.exe (if you downloaded the trial version).
2. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.
How do I uninstall ScreenPrint?
You can uninstall ScreenPrint in one of two ways:
1. Make sure ScreenPrint is NOT running and remove it via Windows Add/Remove Programs.
2. Uninstall via the Program Group:
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Make sure ScreenPrint is NOT running.
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Click the Windows Start button.
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Click Programs.
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Click ScreenPrint Platinum or ScreenPrint Gold.
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Click Uninstall ScreenPrint Platinum or Uninstall ScreenPrint Gold.
How do I start ScreenPrint?
1. Double click the ScreenPrint icon
on your desktop.
2. If the ScreenPrint icon is not on your desktop:
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Click the Windows Start button.
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Click Programs.
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Click ScreenPrint Platinum 4.x or ScreenPrint Platinum 4.x Trial.
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Click ScreenPrint.
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How do I print or capture my screen?
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Press the Print Screen key, which is located on the right side top row of your keyboard.
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The key is labeled Print Screen or Prtsc.
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Tap it once to print and/or capture your screen.

When you press the Print Screen Key, ScreenPrint will automatically minimize to the
System Tray
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To restore ScreenPrint to your screen:
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Double-click the ScreenPrint icon
in the System Tray or right click it and select Restore ScreenPrint.
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If you see ScreenPrint on your Taskbar, click it once to restore it to your screen.
What if the Print Screen key doesnt work?
1. If you downloaded ScreenPrint from our Web site, make sure you installed it and then ran it after
downloading. If the Print Screen key still doesnt work, then
2. Press the CTRL-ALT-P keys (hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and the press the P key).
How do I print or capture different areas of my screen?
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Click the down-arrow button on the right side of the Capture Method box
and select a capture method (Full Screen, Active Window, etc.).
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Scroll to the bottom of the Capture Method box to see all the capture
methods.
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See ScreenPrints Help File for instructions on the use of the following
capture methods:
User Defined Rectangle or Circle
User Defined Rectangle or Circle with Repeat
Mouse Selected Region
Zoom Capture
SuperScroll


How do I Print Only, Capture Only or both when I press the Print Screen key?

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Click the down-arrow button on the right side of the
Output box and make a selection.









To print images you already captured:
Select one or more filenames in the File Name box and then click the Print icon.
For more print options, click File on the menubar, click Print and select from the dropdown menu.
File Name Box
Print Icon
Capture Method box
Output box
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How do I capture images in different graphic formats?
Click the down-arrow button on the right side of the Capture Format box and select a graphic format.


How do I view images larger or smaller than actual size?
Click the down-arrow button on the right side of the View Size box and select a larger or smaller view.

Note: This function increases or decreases the size of the image for viewing only. It does not change the size of the
printed image, which you can do by opening an image in the Editor and resizing it with the Image/Resize function.
How do I view images in the Thumbnail Viewer?
Thumbnails can be viewed in three sizes (small, medium or large) and at two resolutions (low quality and high quality).

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After you capture one or more images, click Thumbnails on the menubar and then select quality and size in the
drop-down menu.
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Alternatively, click the Thumbs icon
to open the Thumbnail Viewer.
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To change the quality and size of thumbnails from within the Thumbnail Viewer, click View on the Thumbnail
Viewer menubar and select image and quality size in the drop-down menu.
Graphic Format Box
View Size box
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How do I configure ScreenPrints optional Settings?
To access ScreenPrints optional settings, click Setup on the menubar to open the Configuration window.


Print Options control what is printed when you press the Print Screen key.
Print and Capture Options control how images are printed or captured (grayscale, invert colors), inclusion of the
mouse cursor, and whether ScreenPrint automatically restores to your screen each time you press the Print Screen
key.
Start and Exit Options control ScreenPrints startup and exit behavior.
Image Editor Options allow you to open captured images in an editor (Photoshop, MS Paint, etc.) other than
ScreenPrints editor.
Default Image Save Folder allows you select the default location (drive/folder) to save captured images.
Do not select
the \Program Files\ScreenPrint folder or the \My Documents\ScreenPrint folder. Do not use the word ScreenPrint in
the folder name.
Configuration Folder allows you to change the location (drive/folder) of ScreenPrints configuration files.
Please
carefully read the on-screen warning before changing the configuration folder location.
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How do I configure my Printer?
Click Setup on the menubar and then click Printer to open the Print Setup window.

How do I print or capture DOS screens?
In order to select the correct capture method in ScreenPrint, you must know whether your DOS application is running
in a window or in Full Screen mode.

DOS Windows
A DOS window has a title bar on top and is like any other window that can be minimized and maximized. If you run
your DOS application in a window, do not select any of the three Full DOS Screen capture methods.

Full Screen Mode
A Full DOS Screen has no title bar; it covers the entire display and therefore
cannot be minimized nor maximized. If you run your DOS application in Full
Screen mode, select one of the three Full DOS Screen capture methods in the
Capture Method box.

Select Full DOS Screen: Text as Graphic for most DOS applications.
Select Full DOS Screen: Graphics Only for graphic-based DOS applications
(e.g., DOS games).
Select Full DOS Screen: Text as Text to capture text from DOS applications
directly to a text file.



Note: Window XP does not provide the same level of support for DOS applications as do previous Windows OSs. It is
impossible to capture or print SOME DOS screens running under XP, regardless of which screen capture utility you
use. This is especially true for DOS screens that include graphics in addition to text.

However Microsoft is now offering their product "Virtual PC 2004" for free. It used to retail for $129.95 (many vendors
are still selling it) and it is generally considered the best "virtualization" software on the market. If you have a pre-XP
Windows OS on CD (2000, 98, 95, etc.), you can run it under Virtual PC on your XP machine and print or capture DOS
graphic screens.
Note: ScreenPrint includes a
unique feature that will remember
your selected printer and
printer settings from session to
session. In other words,
whatever printer you select will
remain selected every time you
run ScreenPrint. Other Windows
programs revert to your default
program from session to session.
DOS Capture Methods
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According to Microsoft, Virtual PC 2004 only works on PCs running Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP
Professional and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. However, many users have installed and run it on Windows XP
Home without any problems.

You can get more information about Virtual PC 2004 and a free download of the full commercial release at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx


Where can I find more information about using ScreenPrint?
ScreenPrints Help File includes complete detailed instructions for every feature and function. To access the Help File,
click Help on the menubar and then click Contents.

ScreenPrints FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) provides answers and solutions to the most common questions and
problems. You can access the FAQ at:
www.softwarelabs.com/tsl4/3-spgfaq.htm


Technical Support
You can obtain technical support by calling 1-425-653-2432, Mon-Fri, 8am to 5pm PST. Technical support via email is
available at:
www.softwarelabs.com/tsl4/3-support.htm