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These instructions explain how to create a '''screenshot''' to save or post on a wiki, forum, or elsewhere.
 
These instructions explain how to create a '''screenshot''' to save or post on a wiki, forum, or elsewhere.
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== Capturing the image  ==
 
== Capturing the image  ==
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# Make the screen look how you want it - centered, open programs, etc. A screenshot will be wysiwyg, exactly what's shown on your monitor or in the active window (unless you [[Screenshot#Edit_the_image|edit the image]], which is not hard).
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# Use one of the two standard graphics displays ([[Character table|ASCII]] or the included tileset), '''not''' a [[Tileset repository|custom graphics tileset]] that most players may not recognize, as required by this wiki's [[rules]].
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# Make the screen look how you want it.
 
The next step depends on your operating system.
 
The next step depends on your operating system.
  
 
=== Windows ===
 
=== Windows ===
 
# Make sure your Dwarf Fortress window has the focus.
 
# Make sure your Dwarf Fortress window has the focus.
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# Press {{k|Alt}}+{{k|Print Screen}} to capture the active window. The image will be placed in your operating system clipboard.
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# Press {{k|Alt}}-{{k|Print Screen}} to capture the active window. The image will be placed in your operating system clipboard.
 
#* If you want to capture the whole screen, press {{k|Print Screen}} instead.
 
#* If you want to capture the whole screen, press {{k|Print Screen}} instead.
 
# Open your image editor (usually MSPaint).
 
# Open your image editor (usually MSPaint).
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# Press {{k|Ctrl}}+{{k|v}} to paste the saved screenshot into paint.
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# Press {{k|Ctrl}}-{{k|v}} to paste the saved screenshot into paint.
 
#* You now have a bitmap of the screenshot.  You can edit this as with any bitmap in paint. (Handy for circling key areas, adding arrows, blacking out personal/private info, cropping, whatever.)
 
#* You now have a bitmap of the screenshot.  You can edit this as with any bitmap in paint. (Handy for circling key areas, adding arrows, blacking out personal/private info, cropping, whatever.)
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# Under <File>, select <Save As...>, and save your image as a .PNG or .JPG file. For standard tilesets, PNG files are preferred as they tend to be smaller and do not lose any detail during compression.
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# Under <File>, select <Save As...>, and save your image as a PNG. (The wiki [[rules]] specify PNG rather than another format like JPEG.)
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==== Alternative method ====
 
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On newer versions of Windows, the following method offers some more flexibility/options.
 
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# Make sure your Dwarf Fortress window has the focus.
 
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# Press {{k|Windows Key}}+{{k|shift}}+{{k|s}} to open "Snip & Sketch".
 
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# At the top of your display, choose "Window Snip" or "Fullscreen Snip". (You can also choose to capture specific screen elements using the other two options).
 
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# Click on the pop-up that appears (usually bottom right of your display).
 
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# You can now press {{k|CTRL}}+{{k|s}}, or click the save button in the top right of the new window to save the screenshot in a location of your choosing. It defaults to .PNG format.
 
  
 
=== MacOS ===
 
=== MacOS ===
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# Press {{k|Command}}+{{k|Shift}}+{{k|4}}; the mouse cursor will turn into a crosshair.
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# Press {{k|Command}}-{{k|Shift}}-{{k|4}}; the mouse cursor will turn into a crosshairs.
 
# Press {{k|Space}} to turn the mouse cursor into a camera icon.
 
# Press {{k|Space}} to turn the mouse cursor into a camera icon.
 
# Click on the window you want to capture.
 
# Click on the window you want to capture.
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=== Upload to a new File: page ===
 
=== Upload to a new File: page ===
 
First, your image needs to be uploaded to a simple wiki page that exists solely to contain your image.
 
First, your image needs to be uploaded to a simple wiki page that exists solely to contain your image.
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# Give the file on your PC a ''unique and meaningful name'' (as per the [[rules#I]]). "7dwarves", "my fort" or "screenshot" probably aren't good choices!
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# Give the file on your PC a unique and meaningful name (as per the [[rules]]). "7dwarves" or "screenshot" probably aren't good choices!
 
# In the lower left sidebar of any wiki page, in the lower section marked "toolbox", click '''[[Special:Upload|Upload file]]'''.  
 
# In the lower left sidebar of any wiki page, in the lower section marked "toolbox", click '''[[Special:Upload|Upload file]]'''.  
 
# On the file upload page, use the '''Choose file''' button to select your file.
 
# On the file upload page, use the '''Choose file''' button to select your file.
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=== Add to an article ===
 
=== Add to an article ===
 
Once your image is uploaded to a File: page, you can edit other pages to add it to them.
 
Once your image is uploaded to a File: page, you can edit other pages to add it to them.
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# Copy the image's name, which is the page name ''minus'' the first word, "File:".
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# Copy the image's name, which is the page name minus the first word, "File:".
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#* If the image is on page [[:File:Copper_strike.PNG]], you want ''only'' '''Copper_strike.PNG'''.
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#* If the image is on page [[:File:Copper_strike.PNG]], you want "Copper_strike.PNG".
 
# Go to the article where you want the image to appear and click '''edit'''.
 
# Go to the article where you want the image to appear and click '''edit'''.
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# Add the name in double brackets, the same as creating any wiki active link, with the word "Image:", at the front of the image file name. Using just the file name gives the image as it was saved, so adding '''<nowiki>[[Image:Copper_strike.PNG]]</nowiki>''' to a wiki page gives this: <br/><br />
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# Add the name in double brackets, the same as creating any wiki active link, with the word "Image:", at the front of the image file name. Using just the file name gives the image as it was saved, so adding '''<nowiki>[[Image:Copper_strike.PNG]]</nowiki>''' to a wiki page gives this: <br/> [[Image:Copper_strike.PNG]] <br/> That is the actual file, actual size.
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[[Image:Copper_strike.PNG]] <br/> <br />
 
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That is the actual file, actual size.
 
 
# Click '''Show preview''' to make sure the layout <!--, sizing, caption and overall presentation are-->is to your satisfaction.
 
# Click '''Show preview''' to make sure the layout <!--, sizing, caption and overall presentation are-->is to your satisfaction.
 
# Click '''Save''' to commit your changes.
 
# Click '''Save''' to commit your changes.
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'''Copper Strike'''<br />This dwarf has struck copper.]]</nowiki>
 
'''Copper Strike'''<br />This dwarf has struck copper.]]</nowiki>
 
We get an image that is (as shown to the right):
 
We get an image that is (as shown to the right):
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* '''thumb'''nailed to a smaller size (click to enlarge)
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* Smaller (thumbnailed)
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* Aligned '''right'''
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* Aligned right
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* Sized to '''200''' pixels max width
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* Sized to 200 pixels wide
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* & labeled with that exact text below it, including formatting and line breaks
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* Labeled with text below it
  
 
== Posting an image in a forum ==
 
== Posting an image in a forum ==
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#* Note - Do '''not''' use this wiki to host images for linking on the forum or web - that is against the Terms of Use of most wikis, including this one.
 
#* Note - Do '''not''' use this wiki to host images for linking on the forum or web - that is against the Terms of Use of most wikis, including this one.
 
# Once you have it hosted, copy the name - it will usually be something like  
 
# Once you have it hosted, copy the name - it will usually be something like  
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#: <nowiki>http://www.freeimagehostingsite.com/albums/blah/blah/blah/myimage.jpg</nowiki>
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#: <nowiki>http://i696.freeimagehostingsite.com/albums/blah/blah/blah/myimage.jpg</nowiki>
 
# Each forum or bulletin board uses slightly different code; the [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php DF/Bay12 games forum] uses:
 
# Each forum or bulletin board uses slightly different code; the [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php DF/Bay12 games forum] uses:
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#: '''<nowiki>[img]</nowiki>'''<nowiki>http://www.freeimagehostingsite.com/albums/blah/blah/blah/myimage.jpg</nowiki>'''<nowiki>[/img]</nowiki>'''
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#: '''<nowiki>[img]http://i696.freeimagehostingsite.com/albums/blah/blah/blah/myimage.jpg[/img]</nowiki>'''
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#* ''(To see the code that a different forum uses, find a post with an image in it and click '''quote''' - you should be able to see the coding that precedes and follows the file URL/address (the <nowiki>"http://...etc etc"</nowiki> part).  You can copy that, paste it into your post, and then replace that file name with your hosted image file name - done.)
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#* ''(To see the code that a different forum uses, find a post with an image in it and click '''quote''' - you should be able to see the coding that precedes and follows the file name (the <nowiki>"http://...etc etc"</nowiki>).  You can copy that, paste it into your post, and then replace that file name with your hosted image file name - done.)
 
# Use '''preview''' to make sure it looks right, and then post.
 
# Use '''preview''' to make sure it looks right, and then post.
  
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==Edit the image==
 
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Use any image editor - MS Paint is common on Windows systems.
 
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Open the image, edit as you prefer (adding text, circles, arrows, or cropping for size), and then save - maybe to a slightly different file name, so your original isn't corrupted - just in case.
 
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Pro Tip: ''First'', make a copy of the image and give ''that'' the new name - then open and edit ''that'' file. Then, when you hit {{k|Ctl}} + {{k|s}} out of habit, you'll be saving to that file name, not over the original.
 
 
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[[Category:Guides]]

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