So I really can't take screenshots of my game...

As the thread title replies, I really can't take screenshots of my game. There's no Scroll Lock on my keyboard (I'm on a Dell laptop that was released last year), but I do have Print Screen. Instead of taking the screenshots of in-game, I have to take screenshots of my Windower and then crop the window. In turn, I have my chat log and everything else visible. I'm not sure if taking a full-screen screenshot is only available if you DO NOT use the Windower for the game. I haven't tried it out yet...

Here's what I mean:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ngonAvalon.jpg

See what I mean? Are there any other keys I could use to take a screenshot without my chat log and everything else showing up? Or do I have to play the game at full screen to do it? I use the windower so I can look stuff up on the game on the Internet while playing, and when I did have full screen up the game crashed (same with FFXI at full screen) because someone sent me an IM on one of IM services. So like I said, are there other options or buttons to press to take a screenshot without having to crop things? Please help :(

Quick Google search for remapping a keyboard brought up this page

Snag one of those programs and change an existing key to scroll lock

fraps is free and easy to use

buy a new key board? lots of kool gaming boards out there.

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Originally Posted by Palidine

buy a new key board? lots of kool gaming boards out there.

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It's a laptop. While I know you can use a keyboard with it, it wouldn't be optimal.

Believe me, I did it once. >.<

I disagree, I like keyboards for gaming on my laptop as well as adding a mouse.


Use the onscreen keyboard since you already use windower, works just as well.

I launch XIV through Steam and take screenshots with it. Works fine.

If your wanting to hide the UI, then the only way I know of is to find a program to remap keys.

You have a compact laptop keyboard, your scroll lock is going to be a function key. All keyboards have the same keys, opposed to optional gaming keyboards.

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Originally Posted by BeePee

Quick Google search for remapping a keyboard brought up this page

Snag one of those programs and change an existing key to scroll lock

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I have a HP DV6 and in the same situation, no scroll lock button ><. Per the gentleman's post above I downloaded MapKeyBoard it was simple enough, picked an unused button (In my case the "*" button on the number pad) selected to map it to scroll lock, and now I can take screen shots with the best of em. ^^

I haven't seen a keyboard without all the keys associated with it. It's probably just a combined key and requires the function key to be used in conjunction with it.

I think requiring to hide the UI before taking a screenshot is pretty pointless anyway. I mean, I like having the option to hide the UI with scroll lock for taking certain screenshots, but I really think that the game should still be taking screenshots even if you don't press scroll lock first.

I use Fraps to get around this, sure, but the fewer additional programs I need to run while playing my games, the better.

Function key, look for it. Should show as "fn". Do you have a numpad on your laptop or is it compact?

On my laptop I just press fn+insert+home and it works because when paired with the fn key insert is scroll lock and home is print screen.

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Originally Posted by Manticore

I disagree, I like keyboards for gaming on my laptop as well as adding a mouse.


Use the onscreen keyboard since you already use windower, works just as well.

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I did the onscreen keyboard and there's a digital Scroll Lock button/key on the display, but I tried that and it takes the same screenshots like the one before that I have to crop.

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Originally Posted by TheFatHousecat

Function key, look for it. Should show as "fn". Do you have a numpad on your laptop or is it compact?

On my laptop I just press fn+insert+home and it works because when paired with the fn key insert is scroll lock and home is print screen.

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There is no red lettering on my keyboard for Scroll Lock when I use the Fn key. I used that onscreen keyboard mentioned above, but couldn't seem to get it to work :(

Fn + F5, then hit PrntScr

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Originally Posted by JunkPunch

I have a HP DV6 and in the same situation, no scroll lock button ><. Per the gentleman's post above I downloaded MapKeyBoard it was simple enough, picked an unused button (In my case the "*" button on the number pad) selected to map it to scroll lock, and now I can take screen shots with the best of em. ^^

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Glad it worked out for you. ^_^

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Originally Posted by Deltara

Fn + F5, then hit PrntScr

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That increases my brightness on my laptop, lol. Thank you, though.

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Originally Posted by Naraku_Diabolos

That increases my brightness on my laptop, lol. Thank you, though.

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What kind of Dell laptop did you get? Can you give me a link to it on the Dell site?

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Originally Posted by Leyza

What kind of Dell laptop did you get? Can you give me a link to it on the Dell site?

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It's a XPS 17 (L702x).

http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...X/en/index.htm

Looked at the keyboard on the family's XPS 15, and there isn't a scroll lock key. That's weird. O.o I'll look at pictures of the 17 now.

EDIT: Nope, no scroll lock key. That... That's just confusing.

EDIT2: Have you tried the program someone suggested earlier to make a key act as the scroll lock key? I'd say that's the only way left that I know of.

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Originally Posted by Leyza

Looked at the keyboard on the family's XPS 15, and there isn't a scroll lock key. That's weird. O.o I'll look at pictures of the 17 now.

EDIT: Nope, no scroll lock key. That... That's just confusing.

EDIT2: Have you tried the program someone suggested earlier to make a key act as the scroll lock key? I'd say that's the only way left that I know of.

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Yeah, I tried the MapKeyboard 1.2 and Steam. MapKeyboard I couldn't seem to get it to work, and Steam DID take screenshots, but my chat log still shows. I just want my screenshot to look normal like it has the FFXIV copyright and signature that a lot of other users have posted with their screenshots. I may use Fraps later.

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Originally Posted by BeePee

Quick Google search for remapping a keyboard brought up this page

Snag one of those programs and change an existing key to scroll lock

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Exactly what I did. I use Insert and Print Screen to take screenshots. :)

Well, Fraps will take screenshots with the UI showing just like Steam does. You'll still need to find a key to hide the UI with.

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Originally Posted by Naraku_Diabolos

That increases my brightness on my laptop, lol. Thank you, though.

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Sorry to hear that. ; ;

I have a Dell Studio XPS something something laptop and it is Fn F5.

I wish there was just a way to text command /screenshot. I would set it to macro and probably take a lot more pictures.

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Originally Posted by Naraku_Diabolos

Yeah, I tried the MapKeyboard 1.2 and Steam. MapKeyboard I couldn't seem to get it to work, and Steam DID take screenshots, but my chat log still shows. I just want my screenshot to look normal like it has the FFXIV copyright and signature that a lot of other users have posted with their screenshots. I may use Fraps later.

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I had to "Run as Administrator" to get MapKeyBoard to actually save the changes, just a heads up.

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Originally Posted by JunkPunch

I had to "Run as Administrator" to get MapKeyBoard to actually save the changes, just a heads up.

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I'm going to try that in a little bit. Thanks for the heads up! :)

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Originally Posted by Deltara

Sorry to hear that. ; ;

I have a Dell Studio XPS something something laptop and it is Fn F5.

I wish there was just a way to text command /screenshot. I would set it to macro and probably take a lot more pictures.

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All laptops are different. I wonder why Dell took Scroll Lock off this laptop's keyboard. It's really odd, though.

Probably because it is almost never used.