Print Screen Command Not Working

For some reason, I can't seem to access the Print Screen command function. I have followed the directions given in MS Help. They say the following:

To print the ENTIRE SCREEN: click on PrtScrn on your keyboard. This captures and stores in the clipboard everything showing on your screen, including opened property menus and dialogues. If you then open Paint you can use the Paste function to see the captured image.

To print just the ACTIVE WINDOW on the screen: Use Alt+PrtScrn... Copies only the ACTIVE window. So, you would get whatever window is open, neatly cut out already, on the clipboard ready to paste in to your favorite image app.

When I click on PrtScrn or Alt + PrtScrn nothing happens. When I go into Clipboard and Paint, there is no image, and the "Paste" command is grayed out, so I can't even access it. What am I doing wrong??? Please help. I have Windows Vista Home Premium 64x and MS Office Home and Student.

 

I just walked through the instructions in your post and they worked perfectly for me. I am using Vista Home Premium.

Is your [Print Screen] button a standalone button or does using it require a [Fn] key as well?

Jeremy

 

Same here. Perfectly fine for both ways. I do recall there being problems if your Prnt Scrn requires the [Fn] key though. If it's standalone then there should be no problems at all.

 

Jeremy and Hirohata, You guys are geniuses!!! How did you ever know to press the Fn key along with the PrtScrn? Yes, it worked perfectly that way. Thank you so much! Reps+ to you both!