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    I just noticed a small 'box' with a pair of scissors in it on the top left bar of Firefox and when I scrolled over it, it reads 'Take a screenshot' !!!
    I have had a bit of a play with it and it seems to be a rather interesting option.
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    Really ?
    Can't see it on mine, can you take a screen shot of it ?

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    Cant tell my RIGHT from me bloody LEFT !!! this little icon is to the left of the 3 horizontal Menu bars in the top RIGHT corner of Firefox and consists of a square made of dotted lines with an open pair of scissors.
    When its opened, its called MY SHOTS.....
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    It's a new feature available in Firefox 55. The feature isn't enabled for all users at the moment, but can be enabled by modifying a value in about:config. Then look for extensions.screenshots.system-disabled double click on the option will activate it.


    Screenshots are uploaded to Firefox and last 14 days before being deleted. Can also download screenshots.



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    Thanks for the explanation, Mick.

    Uploaded to Firefox?

    It's not something that I will use.

    I'd rather have complete control and use the <Shift> <Printscreen> option to capture a screen shot (key combination does vary depending on computer, but is correct for most Windows desktop users) as I've always done, rather than have them uploaded to the mythical/mystical so-called 'cloud'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tristen View Post
    Thanks for the explanation, Mick.

    Uploaded to Firefox?

    It's not something that I will use.

    I'd rather have complete control and use the <Shift> <Printscreen> option to capture a screen shot (key combination does vary depending on computer, but is correct for most Windows desktop users) as I've always done, rather than have them uploaded to the mythical/mystical so-called 'cloud'.
    Alt/Print Screen on most machines I think....

    I use the ESR version of Firefox so I don't have the option anyway
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    There is a great little program included with WIN 7 and up. Snipping tool.

    Allowed you to snip any part of the screen and save as a png/jpg.
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    I press control and print screen. As I have Dropbox installed on my PC, it automatically puts the screenshot in a folder in Dropbox and syncs it with my Dropbox account. So wherever I am, I can access it.

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    Windows key and printscreen for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WhiteOx View Post
    Windows key and printscreen for me.
    Yeah...that works too....
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    Quote Originally Posted by WhiteOx View Post
    Windows key and printscreen for me.
    I just use the inbuilt windows snipping tool, hidden in Windows Accessories, it's a one stop program for screen shots.
    Just put a short cut to it on your Task bar or desktop.



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