<s>
Print	B-Device
Screen	I-Device
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
Print	B-Device
Scrn	I-Device
,	O
Prnt	B-Device
Scrn	I-Device
,	O
Prnt	O
Scr	O
,	O
Prt	B-Device
Scrn	I-Device
,	O
Prt	B-Device
Scn	I-Device
,	O
Prt	B-Device
Scr	I-Device
,	O
Prt	B-Device
Sc	I-Device
,	O
Pr	O
Sc	O
or	O
PS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
key	O
present	O
on	O
most	O
PC	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
typically	O
situated	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
section	O
as	O
the	O
break	B-Device
key	I-Device
and	O
scroll	B-Device
lock	I-Device
key	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
print	B-Device
screen	I-Device
may	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
key	O
as	O
system	B-Device
request	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
command-line	B-Application
based	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
this	O
key	O
causes	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
text	B-Application
mode	I-Application
screen	B-Device
memory	O
buffer	O
to	O
be	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
printer	O
port	B-Protocol
,	O
usually	O
LPT1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
essence	O
,	O
whatever	O
is	O
currently	O
on	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
when	O
the	O
key	O
is	O
pressed	O
will	O
be	O
printed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
echo	O
is	O
in	O
effect	O
,	O
any	O
conventional	O
text	O
output	O
to	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
will	O
be	O
copied	O
(	O
"	O
echoed	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Unicode	O
character	O
for	O
print	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer-generation	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
using	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
interface	I-Application
tend	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
bitmap	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
or	O
screenshot	B-Application
,	O
to	O
their	O
clipboard	O
or	O
comparable	O
storage	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
shells	B-Operating_System
allow	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
exact	O
behavior	O
using	O
modifier	O
keys	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
control	B-Device
key	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
pressing	O
will	O
capture	O
the	O
entire	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
while	O
pressing	O
the	O
key	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
will	O
capture	O
the	O
currently	O
selected	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
captured	O
image	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
pasted	B-General_Concept
into	O
an	O
editing	O
program	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
graphics	O
program	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
left	O
key	O
and	O
left	O
pressed	O
turns	O
on	O
a	O
high	O
contrast	O
mode	O
(	O
this	O
keyboard	B-Device
shortcut	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
behavior	O
is	O
therefore	O
backward	O
compatible	O
with	O
users	O
who	O
learned	O
Print	B-Device
Screen	I-Device
actions	O
under	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
full	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
specific	O
window	O
,	O
or	O
defined	O
area	O
screenshot	B-Application
and	O
copy	O
it	O
to	O
clipboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
behaviour	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
going	O
to	O
Snip	O
&	O
Sketch	O
,	O
accessing	O
Settings	O
via	O
the	O
menu	O
and	O
enabling	O
the	O
'	O
Use	O
the	O
PrtScn	B-Device
button	O
to	O
open	O
screen	B-Device
snipping	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
KDE	B-Application
and	O
GNOME	B-Application
,	O
very	O
similar	O
shortcuts	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
open	O
a	O
screenshot	B-Application
tool	O
(	O
KSnapshot	B-Application
or	O
GNOME	B-Application
Screenshot	I-Application
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
giving	O
options	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
screenshot	B-Application
,	O
plus	O
more	O
options	O
like	O
manually	O
picking	O
a	O
specific	O
window	O
,	O
screen	B-Device
area	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
timeout	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sending	O
the	O
image	O
to	O
many	O
services	O
(	O
KDE	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
screen	B-Device
recording	O
(	O
GNOME	B-Application
)	O
,	O
is	O
built-in	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macintosh	B-Device
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
print	B-Device
screen	I-Device
key	I-Device
;	O
instead	O
,	O
key	O
combinations	O
are	O
used	O
that	O
start	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
key	O
combinations	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
functionality	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
select	O
screen	B-Device
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
captures	O
the	O
whole	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
while	O
allows	O
for	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
to	O
be	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
print	B-Device
screen	I-Device
functions	O
described	O
above	O
save	O
the	O
image	O
to	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
Model	I-Device
F	I-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
the	O
key	O
is	O
labeled	O
PrtSc	B-Device
and	O
is	O
located	O
under	O
the	O
Enter	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
Model	I-Device
M	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
located	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
F12	O
key	O
and	O
is	O
labeled	O
Print	B-Device
Screen	I-Device
.	O
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