Why Doesn't Print Screen Capture Images in DOS Fullscreen Mode?

[Mr Virtual]

Hi

When I go in Dos fullscreen mode, and press prtScrn, the output I get in Word is not an image. Whatever text was on the screen, appears as a text, and not in any image form. Also, no colours (which were present in the exe file which I ran in dos mode) appeared.

Can't I get the same output in Dos mode as I do in Window mode? Help Please!

Warm regards
Mr V

 

[stewartcs]

I've noticed the same problem when I'm watching a DVD on my laptop and then do a print screen and try to paste it somewhere.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

In the old days the print screen button would send an image to the printer to be printed, not copied to memory.

 

[Integral]

Have you tried alt-prtscr ?

I just pasted the dos command box into word with that key combination.