PC How Can you take screenshots of the game ?

[mamali]

i did everything man .pressed F12 . NOTHING happens . some explain to me how can I take screenshot ?

 

[Streets]

I believe there is a key immediately next to F12 called "print screen" If you hit that during your gameplay, it should save a screenshot in your C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim folder. Good luck!

 

[Hadean]

for the f12 key you may have an 'f lock' button to toggle the functions on those keys, likely a big white F on the key if its the case (last few keyboard i've had featured one). if so give it a press and it should make f12 active for screenshots

 

[mamali]

I believe there is a key immediately next to F12 called "print screen" If you hit that during your gameplay, it should save a screenshot in your C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim folder. Good luck!

I press prtSc too. nothing happens

 

[mamali]

for the f12 key you may have an 'f lock' button to toggle the functions on those keys, likely a big white F on the key if its the case (last few keyboard i've had featured one). if so give it a press and it should make f12 active for screenshots

big white F key , F lock ??????????????? can't find it .

 

[Raijin]

I use Fraps to take screenshots of my in-game.

 

[MushroomGenius]

From: How to Take Screenshots in Skyrim

With the in-game feature, be aware that this saves the images as .BMP

How to Take a Screenshot

To take a screenshot, all you need to do is press the printscreen button (PrtScr) which is located in the top right area of standard North American keyboards. When you take the screenshot, you'll notice a short, one second pause in the game.
This will save your screenshot in the game directory. It should be located in the Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\ folder, which should be in C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\ unless you have installed Steam to a different directory. (Mine is just in C:\.)
If it doesn't seem to be taking any screenshots, try checking Users/(username)/My Documents/My Games/Skyrim skyrim.ini file to make sure the bAllowscreenshot function is set to 1 instead of 0.

Using Steam, which saves the images as a .JPG:

How to Take a Screenshot Using Steam

You can also take screenshots and save them to your Steam screenshot manager by pressing the F12 button.
This only works if you have the Steam community overlay enabled. When you take the picture, Steam will inform you with a small pop-up and sound, and you will be prompted to manage your sceenshots when you exit the game. You can share your sceenshots with other people in your Steam community.

You can check out this help page if you're having problems with your Steam community overlay.

Personally, I use the Steam interface as I don't want to convert .BMPs to .JPGs. I remapped the F12 screenshot key to my "+" key on my number pad as it's easier to quickly find.

Steam-taken screenshots were a bit hard to find, so I would suggest finding the folder and then creating a shortcut on your desktop. My screenshots were located here:

 

[Raijin]

Or you can simply download Fraps and then program the application to whatever key you want to use for screenshots.... PLUS if you want to take some video you can also have that ability as well.

It cost 37 bucks to buy the full version. IMO is well worth it FRAPS show fps, record video game movies, screen capture software