How do I take a paged-down screenshot in Internet Explorer using Vista for free without watermarks?

June 3, 2008 12:34 PM

How do I take a paged-down screenshot in Internet Explorer using Vista for free without watermarks?

I tried using IE Screenshot Pro, but the trial puts a big watermark on everything. I need the screenshot to page down and stitch it all together.

The page does not render correctly in FireFox, so no extension for the fox will work for me -- had to be IE.

posted by adi to technology (14 comments total)

If you just have to do it once, what's wrong with doing it manually with Photoshop or GIMP?
posted by demiurge at 12:39 PM on June 3, 2008

I use ACA Capture Pro for this, but I don't know if the trial puts a big watermark or not. The program cost $40 for the full version. As demiurge said, if you only need to do it once, Photoshop or GIMP is probably your best bet; if you need to do it regularly, ACA Capture's got a small enough price tag, works ONLY in IE, and does exactly what you need.
posted by twiki at 12:44 PM on June 3, 2008

I need to do it about 20 times today, and then won't need to again.
posted by adi at 12:46 PM on June 3, 2008

The free version of WebShot should work.
posted by Memo at 12:54 PM on June 3, 2008

I do this with FastStone Capture Portable which has a couple of benefits--like it's free and it's portable (you don't need to install it, you just unzip it and run it, and it doesn't do anything wacky to your registry so you can easily delete it).
posted by bcwinters at 12:56 PM on June 3, 2008

I will second FastStone
posted by yoyoceramic at 1:01 PM on June 3, 2008

I like the PrintScreen key, myself, combined with CTRL or ALT as appropriate, pasted into favorite image editing software and saved as preferred image type. Failing that, Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, and most image-editing programs have screen capture utilities.
posted by notashroom at 1:30 PM on June 3, 2008

Picnik does this... and their Firefox add-on makes it especially easy. Right click -> Capture full screen.
posted by c:\awesome at 1:47 PM on June 3, 2008

(They have an IE add-on, too.)
posted by c:\awesome at 1:48 PM on June 3, 2008

browsershots can take full screenshots of any webpage in almost any browser, but it can take 30+ minutes to get the image at busy times though.
posted by missmagenta at 1:53 PM on June 3, 2008

I second notashroom's option. PrintScrn does the trick for me, and nothing extra to install.
posted by vanoakenfold at 1:56 PM on June 3, 2008

I found and have been using for some time SnagIt. I originally sought it out for the exact same reason you did - to take a screen capture for a webpage that required some scrolling (hence "print screen" not being a viable option).
posted by Detuned Radio at 2:19 PM on June 3, 2008

Can you print it to a PDF?
posted by neustile at 4:06 PM on June 3, 2008

Firefox using IETab and Screengrab is another option.
posted by DanW at 7:08 PM on June 3, 2008