Taking Screenshots
Forgive the cliché, but when it comes to troubleshooting, a picture is worth 1000 words. If you want to get to the bottom of a problem, sending a picture of what you see on your screen along with a description of how you got to that place will save everyone time and frustration.
Remember, we're here to help: support@exavault.com
MS Windows
To take an image of your screen in Microsoft Windows:
- Press the
Print Screenbutton on your keyboard. This copies an image of your desktop to the clipboard. - Create a new email message and paste (right-click > paste). This will paste the image into your email as an attachment.
If you use web mail (such as Gmail or Yahoo! mail):
- Press the
Print Screenbutton on your keyboard. This copies an image of your desktop to the clipboard. - Open up MS Paint (its installed by default in Windows):
- WinKey + R
- Enter
mspaintand click OK - Paste the copied image (right-click > Paste)
- Save the image by clicking File menu > Save As.
- Create a new message in your web mail and attach the saved image.
Mac OS X
To take an image of your screen in Mac OS X:
- Press % + Shift + 3 (simultaneously) on your keyboard. This copies an image of your screen to a file on your desktop.
- Create a new email message and attach the newly created image file on your desktop.
*nix (Using X)
To take an image of your X display in Linux / Unix / BSD:
- Press the
Print Screenbutton on your keyboard. - You will be prompted to save an image of your screen: save the image file somewhere accessible like your desktop.
- Create a new email message and attach the newly created image file.
Again, please let us know when you are having trouble: support@exavault.com