How can I take a screencap of videogame for my 7 yo?

[GreenPartyVoter]

My son has an awesome crashup of cars on Midnight Club II that he would like to print out.

How do I take a picture of the picture?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Anyone? Please?

[blue northern]

2. What platform is the game on?

PC, PS2, X-box?
If it's PC, it should be relativly simple.
Bring the picture up on the monitor.
Hit the 'PrintScrn' key.
Open MS Paint, click the 'edit' tab up top and select paste.

[MsUnderstood]

3. is the game PC based?

when the game is showing press "print screen" button on your keyboard.

That takes a snapshot of the image on the screen.

Then go into Word and paste the image (ctrl-v is keyboard shortcut).

You can also go into a paint/photo program to paste it.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. The print screen button is also the sys req button. I am guessing I

hold shift down while I do this.

Is there any way to know that it took the snapshot? I am just worried that if we close the game down to go into word ot or paint shop it won't be there and we will have lost the pic.

[Hugin]

5. Print Screen is the default.

There is no need to hold any other key.

Once you've tapped the Print Screen key open up
"Paint" or a similar program.

Then do an "Edit" "Paste" into the paint program and
the screen shot will appear.

"Save" it.

Lemme know your progress and I'll try to help.

;)

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Thanks, I saved it in wordpad for him. He wants to print it out but

I am gagging over the thought of using all that ink. May wait til dad gets home and send it over to HIS printer. *g*

Thanks again for the help. :)

[Hugin]

7. What does "SysRq" do anyway?

I've pushed it and requested a foot rub several times.

=/