Screen to Bitmap
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Dialog Box: Screen to Bitmap (.BMP) [ File Menu]

This command writes a bitmap giving exactly what is shown inside the current graphics window, not including any overlapping windows. It will save a Device-Independent-Bitmap (DIB) either to the clipboard or to a .BMP file.

This is appropriate for applications which will use the image on the screen. For applications which will use a printed image, either the Raster Files or Metafiles options will usually give better results.

You can also copy the current window to the clipboard with the Print Screen key (this is a standard Windows function). However, this includes the window title bar and border and parts of overlapping windows, whereas the Screen to Bitmap command only copies the graphics part or the client area.