Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words.
If you have ever tried to explain computer configuration or processes to someone over the phone, you know the process can be quite frustrating. You are never quite sure if the person on the other end is looking at the same thing on their screen that you are.
A quick way to ease this predicament is to write up your instructions and include pictures. Word, in conjunction with Windows, makes this quite easy. Try this the next time you are faced with this task:
At this point you can e-mail the document to the remote site, or you can transmit it in some other way, such as printing or by disk.
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2017-04-09 12:47:15
Craig
I agree with the comment below from Allen. The Windows Snipping Tool works well at capturing an image, whole or partial. In addition, the Print Screen buttons on the keyboard never functioned or did what they where supposed to.
2017-04-08 16:23:23
Allan
While this is a convenient way, I think another way offers a better advantage.
Use the Snipping Tool to access ONLY what you want and then place it in the document.
I do this all of the time.
I got a kick out of your I'm not a robot question--What is two less than 7?
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