How to cut and paste images (Windows 10 or 11) into a forum post.

[ollie989898]

So you're deep in a discussion with someone in TFF and want to add a picture of something you have found on the web to add fun or substance to a post.

No problem. We're going to use a windows keyboard command.

1. Navigate to the window that has what you want on it.

2. Using your left hand (or the one with the least fingers if you're from Norfolk) to simultaneously press left ALT + left SHIFT + S and then release them all.

3. The screen dims slightly in a moment and a cross cursor appears where your mouse pointer was.

4. Using the mouse, hold left click and drag a box over the area of the screen you want. Release when done.

5. Computer has now copied the area of the screen you put into the box into the clipboard (a sort of background/hidden part of windows).

6. Navigate back to TFF.

7. Place the text cursor into the post as normal as you would when typing.

8. Press right click on mouse: a small sub menu appears.

9. Press left click on 'paste'

10. Hey presto, you are done.

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[badger nadgers]

So you're deep in a discussion with someone in TFF and want to add a picture of something you have found on the web to add fun or substance to a post.

No problem. We're going to use a windows keyboard command.

Firefox on Win 7 is Ctrl + Shift +s (and not specific left or right shift)
Outside of firefox on Windows, Alt+PrtScn copies the active window. PrtScn does the entire screen, some versions of windows (e.g. Win 7) had a Snipping Tool too (and that one allows you to draw over image capture).