There's a few possibilities I can think of:
* Maybe Word is just automatically scaling it to the size of the page available
* Maybe Paint scales it
* Maybe Windows just "remembers" that even though you're *looking* at the screen at 200%, the data is still the same so the screenshot is the same size no matter how much you scale

I don't know, this isn't an area I work in. Maybe there's a way to do what you need to, but given the trouble you're having maybe there just isn't. So as a last-ditch resort if all else fails - have you considered using a cellphone to take a photo of the screen?

Deborah

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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Capturing Graphics for a Handout

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 My esteemed listamtes,

I wish you could sit next to me and see what I see.

I've been doing screenshots for years - windows logo key + shift key + S - no problem.

It's capturing the enlargement off that using the  magnifier.

Maybe there's a better  tool?

I want to share a handout that shows you 2 open File Explorer windows so you can see how you can drag a file from one drive to another.

In normal view the files and folders and enlarge up to 200%.

I then have tried 2 different ways to capture that so I can thn place that into the Word handout 'lve created.

I've tried pressing the Print screen only on a LAPTOP (not a desktop) and it captures that and I paste that into MS Paint - still looking good. I then save that as a jpg.

But, when I open Word and click Insert > Picture it doesn't look 200% anymore - it's  back to the tiny 100%.

So, next time I press the FN key AND the Printscreen key and pasted that into Paint - looks good.

But, again o[en that saved kpg in Word and click Insert > Pictures and it's again no loinger 200%.

I have enlarged the  screen to 200% using that magnifier and then pressed the Windows + shift + S key and copied that and pasted THAT directly into Word - still NOT 200%.

Camtasia is not free. I need a FREE way to accomplish this.

Paint.net? DaVinci Resolve?

How can I attach any files - jpgs, pdfs, of what I see here in the digest of messages?

Thank you.

Charles.

Charlotte County Public Library

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