Capturing a photo from the Computer Screen

Today I was asked how a picture could be saved from a power point show. To begin with my answer was to open the show in the Power Point program - but, came the reply, I only have Power Point Viewer. This changes things! However to save a Power Point picture is still quite easy to do.
I will show you how.
First of all, open Photoshop or Photoshop Elements - I am using Elements for this tutorial.
Now minimise the program so that you can access your folder containing the Power Point Show.
Find the image you would like to keep - use the arrow keys on your keyboard to forward to the picture you really like. Sometimes the images completely fill the screen and sometimes they are designed for 4:3 screens so they are more "square". The PPS I chose is like this.
Once you have found the picture you would like, press the "Print Screen" button on your keyboard.

It is usually to the right of your "F" (Function) keys. Hold the key down for two seconds - a quick dab may not do anything.
Now close the PPS by right clicking with your mouse or touchpad and clicking "End show"

Maximise Photoshop or PS Elements from the Task bar.
In the Menu Bar click on File>New>Blank file.

Just left mouse click on OK to accept all the details without any changes.
Now go once again to the Menu Bar and this time click on Edit>Paste

Your chosen image should now completely fill that blank file.
If you look across at the Layers Palette you will see that you now have a background and a layer.

You will not be able to save the picture unless these are combined so the next step is to go to the Menu Bar and click on Layer>Flatten Image

If your picture is - as mine is - smaller than the area it fills it will need to be cropped to remove the black border.

Drag the crop tool from the top left hand corner of the picture down to the bottom right hand corner and "click the tick" or press the "Enter" key on your keyboard.
Now File>Save As and save your picture as a .jpg image - save it with a quality of 6. You really do not need a higher quality since this is most likely an image that was sent to you via email and is not a high quality image.
Always remember that these images are copyrighted so you can use them on your own computer but don't use them in a web page without asking the photographers permission and giving them credit for it.
AJ.