Post by D4rkness on Apr 23, 2007 18:16:22 GMT -5
For those who aren't technically in-the-know. Most computers, or at least every windows machine I've used, has a function that copies whatever's on the screen to the clipboard. So, to utilize it:
1) While you have a browser open to UD and your kill onscreen, find the print button on your keyboard. Depending on your specific type of keyboard, it might be labeled print, printscreen, prtsc, or something along those lines, but it's pretty much always somewhere in the upper right. Press that key, and whatever is currently on the screen will be copied to the clipboard.
2) Open an image editing program like Paint. (If you've never used paint, it's under Start->Programs->Accessories, and it might be labeled mspaint rather than paint. If you're running Mac, sorry, I can't help you) Once the program is open, choose Edit->Paste. You should now have the image you just copied in the window. From here, you can crop the image to an appropriate size, but if you're not familiar with how to do that, I wouldn't bother.
3) This next part can be weird. You probably need to save the file as a JPG, GIF, PNG or similar compressed format if you want to be able to host it. However, Paint tends to screw up images when compressing. For best results, I recommend saving it as a PNG file. This format should be available in the drop-down box in the Save As window.
4) You'll need to host the image on the Internet somewhere so we can see it. There are several free image hosting services out there. Personally, I use Imageshack.
5) Once the image is hosted, copy the direct url or forum code they give you and post it on the forums to share with everyone.
1) While you have a browser open to UD and your kill onscreen, find the print button on your keyboard. Depending on your specific type of keyboard, it might be labeled print, printscreen, prtsc, or something along those lines, but it's pretty much always somewhere in the upper right. Press that key, and whatever is currently on the screen will be copied to the clipboard.
2) Open an image editing program like Paint. (If you've never used paint, it's under Start->Programs->Accessories, and it might be labeled mspaint rather than paint. If you're running Mac, sorry, I can't help you) Once the program is open, choose Edit->Paste. You should now have the image you just copied in the window. From here, you can crop the image to an appropriate size, but if you're not familiar with how to do that, I wouldn't bother.
3) This next part can be weird. You probably need to save the file as a JPG, GIF, PNG or similar compressed format if you want to be able to host it. However, Paint tends to screw up images when compressing. For best results, I recommend saving it as a PNG file. This format should be available in the drop-down box in the Save As window.
4) You'll need to host the image on the Internet somewhere so we can see it. There are several free image hosting services out there. Personally, I use Imageshack.
5) Once the image is hosted, copy the direct url or forum code they give you and post it on the forums to share with everyone.
