PrintKey Software

You will use the PrintKey software to print the screen images for your Windows assignments.

1. Press the Print Screen key on your keyboard. The Print Key window will appear as shown below.

2. Select Define Footer Text … from the Options menu. The following dialog window will appear.

3. Enter your full name and the copy number you are printing. You must do this step for each document you print for your assignment.


4. Set the print options to include the footer in the output. Click the Printer Options tab highlighted in the picture below.

5. Check the box to the left of the Footer Text option highlighted in the picture above. You only need to do this the first time you print each class.


6. Click the Print key highlighted in the picture below to print your document.

You can download the PrintKey program for use at home. Copy the printkey.exe file from the G:\Datalib\CGS1060\PrintKey folder on the classroom PC or download this file. To install the software, save the file to the following folder on your PC: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. This will allow you to hit the Print Screen key on your keyboard and print the Windows assignments.