How do I take screenshots?
Windows 2000 | Windows XP | Windows Vista | Mac OS X
Want to capture your character in action? Make a keepsake of the beauty of Azeroth? It's as easy as taking a screenshot.
For Windows Users:
- While in the game, press the
Print Screen key on your keyboard.
- You should see a
Screen Captured message.
- The screenshot will appear as a .JPG file in the Screenshots folder, in your main World of Warcraft directory.
- You should be able to double click on the screenshot files to view the screenshots in Windows default image viewer.
*Extra notes for
Windows Vista users*
- Due to extra security on the system the screenshots will be saved to the following folder:C:\users\*your user name*\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Screenshots
- You may also have to turn on the ability to view hidden files as the AppData folder may be hidden.
Click the Start/Window button, select Control Panel, Appearance and Personalization, Folder Options.
Next click on the View tab, under the Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, and click OK to finish.
For Mac Users:
There are two methods for taking screenshots on the Mac:
- Players can take a screenshot in-game using the keyboard key bound to the Print Screen functionality.
- If you have a keyboard with an
F13 key, press the key to take an in-game screenshot. Players without an F13 key on the keyboard can change the default
Screen Shot key in the
Key Bindings menu.
- You should see a
Screen Captured message.
- The screenshot will appear as a JPEG file in the Screenshots folder, in your main World of Warcraft folder.
- Additionally, Mac OS X includes functionality to take a desktop screenshot that will save onto the desktop. This built-in functionality can be used to take an in-game screenshot.
- While in the game, press
Command-Shift-3 on your keyboard.
- The screenshot will appear as an Acrobat Reader (PDF) file on the desktop.
- You may need to obtain
Adobe Acrobat Reader to open up or modify the PDF file if you cannot do so normally.
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