Capture a screenshot ... hey, how do I do that?

[YOU MAY WANT TO INCLUDE SCREENSHOTS IN YOUR PAGES, POSTS, EMAILS ECT.

YOU MAY ALOS WANT STUDENTS TO USE THIS FOR ASSIGNMENTS VIA EMAIL OR IN CANVAS ASSIGNMENTS OR DISCUSSION BOARDS

SIMPLY COPY THIS PAGE AND DELETE THE BRACKETED INFO. FOR EMAIL, COPY THE INFO INTO THE ASSIGNMENT OR EMAIL.

FOR CANVAS, OPEN A NEW PAGE AND GIVE IT A TITLE OR PUT INFO IN THE ASSIGNMENT OR DISCUSSION BOARD.]

Using Windows OS

The Alt + Print Screen keys on your keyboard will create a screen capture of what is displayed on your computer screen. The print screen button is usually located to the right of your standard keyboard above the delete and home keys. If you are using a laptop or a keyboard that does not have the ten key pad, your print screen option may be available via one of the function key combinations (for example: Ctrl-F8).

Click on the screen you want to capture.
Use Alt + Print Screen to capture your screen.
Open your word processing program (usually Microsoft Word).
Use Ctrl+V or go to the Home menu and choose Paste to paste the screen capture into your document file.
Save the file with your name and the assignment number in the title.
For more information on capturing a screenshot with Windows OS, please visit WikiHow: How to Take a Screenshot in Windows (Links to an external site.).

Using Mac OS X

Command+Shift+3 will take a screenshot of the screen and save it as a file to your desktop. And, Command+Shift+4 combined with selecting an area will take a screenshot of that area and save it as a file to your desktop.

Use Command+Shift+3 or Command+Shift+4
Open your word processing program (Microsoft Word or compatible is preferred).
Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste in order to paste the screen capture into your document file. Alternatively, you may choose to insert the image from your desktop.
Save the document file with your name and the assignment number in the title.
For more information on capturing a screenshot with Mac OS, please visit: WikiHow: How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac (Links to an external site.).

Why insert it into a Word file?

The reason I am asking you to insert your screen capture in a Word document is so that your assignment displays in the SpeedGrader. Canvas uses a document preview tool called DocViewer to create auto previews of submitted assignment files. While jpg, .jpeg, .png and .tiff files typically display fine on most PCs when using the SpeedGrader, they do not always open or display on iPads in the SpeedGrader. I do A LOT of grading using my iPad, so please be sure to paste your screenshot into a .doc or .docx file before submitting it. For those if you using Macs, please save your files as Word compatible documents or PDFs.

Other Screen Capture Options

Click on the name links to learn more about Jing (Links to an external site.), Awesome Screenshot (Links to an external site.), or the Microsoft Snipping Tool (Links to an external site.). And, please feel free to use your favorite method and share it with us.