AAR help

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Can anyone please explain to me exactly what needs to be done so that I can take screenshots of my games to post on the website later in an AAR. I love to create stories but I would really like to be able to add pictures to go along with the storyline as opposed to simple text. I have no idea how to capture a shot or how/where to host the image. Any help would be appreciated.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
First startup some program that can save .JPG files like MS Paint.
Next run the game (DL or DA) in window mode not full screen mode.
Press [Print Scrn] to save the current screen to the Windows clipboard or Alt-[Print Scrn] to write just the active window.
Then Alt-Tab to the image program, type Ctrl-V to paste the clipboard, and save the file as a .JPG file.
Upload the .JPG files to an image hosting site like www.imagehosting.com or photobucket.com and then include links to your images in your AAR.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Ah, thank you so much. I think where I was getting screwed up was the "Windows mode vs. full screen mode". I couldn't get the stupid thing to capture a screenshot )
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Your welcome. I look forward to adding your AAR to my Collection of Game Play Stories which is in need of updating.
I recently completed a suicide(all AIs set to Ultimate) medium map(size that the AI plays best) DA 1.6 game which I documented in great detail to assist players who have not yet mastered this difficult level. The biggest challenge playing the all factories strategy is keeping from going broke before your stock markets and Mind Control Center (100% economic boost) come online. It will include many images showing planetary development, maps at different stages, graphs showing my progress against the AIs, etc. The problem I have is all my formatting of my text will be lost when I post because the forum will strip away extra spaces (which is fine if you are posting paragraphs but for tables). I know I could embed HTML code for tables but that is overkill; I ready just want to post my formatted text as is without any changes!
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
"Next run the game (DL or DA) in window mode not full screen mode."

Stupid question: how do I run the game in window mode?
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Stupid question: how do I run the game in window mode?

Go to the Options Menu (you can select it from the launch menu or from within the game), then click on the Video tab, and finally make sure the FullScreen checkbox is unchecked.