To take a full screenshot and open in Photoshop:
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- Run snipping tool ( If screen appears grayed out, press ESC, if not continue step 2.)
- Click to open the start menu you require
- Hold CTRL and press print Screen. Screen will appear grayed out, ready to capture.
- Use snipping tool as required and save.
- Resize in Photoshop 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 interfaceAdobe
For screenshots of Adobe products, please refer to the Adobe Products - Screenshots and Screencapture page.
Microsoft Licence requirements:
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- Do not alter the screenshot except to resize it.
- Do not use portions of screenshots.
- Do not include screenshots in your product user interface.
- Do not use screenshots that contain third-party content.
- Do not use screenshots that contain an image of an identifiable individual.
- Any mention of Microsoft products in the text should have the appropriate trademark - see links:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general.aspx
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/en-us.aspx#096c2b52-4010-4e38-9c79-59a828f1500e
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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Attribution used for this example: Screenshot of licence information for non-free software used for educational purposes only.