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To take a full screenshot and open in Photoshop:

  1. Resize the webpage so it is the size you want
  2. Press Ctrl/Alt/PrtScn
  3. In Photoshop, File/New/Ok - do not change anything as Photoshop will default to Clipboard and so the new template will be the exact size of your screenshot
  4. Ctrl/V to paste screenshot into template.
  5. Resize as required.

Adobe licence requirements [extract]:

4. You may not alter the screenshot in any way except to resize it. Your use must contain the entire screenshot. You may not use portions of the screenshot, and no portions of a screenshot may be included in your product user interfaceTo take a screenshot of a right-click or pop-up menu (this disappears when you use the above method):

  1. Run snipping tool ( If screen appears grayed out, press ESC, if not continue step 2.)
  2. Click to open the menu you require
  3. Hold CTRL and press print Screen. Screen will appear grayed out, ready to capture.
  4. Use snipping tool as required and save.
  5. Resize in Photoshop as required.

Adobe 

For screenshots of Adobe products, please refer to the Adobe Products - Screenshots and Screencapture page.

 Microsoft Licence requirements:

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Google Chrome permissions [extract]:

You don't need our permission when you want to use an unaltered screenshot of our homepage (Google.com) or the search results page for instructional or illustrative purposes. This applies for print (book, magazine, journal, newspaper) or digital (web page, DVD, CD) formats. Please see below for exceptions to this rule for some of our other products.

https://www.google.com.au/permissions/using-product-graphics.html 

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e.g. Microsoft Word screenshot used with permission from Microsoft.

 

Adobe <product name> screenshot reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated http://www.adobe.com/au/legal/permissions/images-user-guides.html.

e.g. Adobe Dreamweaver screenshot reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Screenshots of copyrighted software

Use the Wikipedia guidelines for non-free software screenshots to guide you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_use_rationale_guideline

Cover up any product names, e.g.

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Attribution used for this example:  Screenshot of licence information for non-free software used for educational purposes only.