Capturing a window image or taking a screen shot in a Windows XP virtual machine running in Virtual Box on a MacBook pro?

Question

I've got a MacBookPro (no external keyboard, just the built-in laptop keyboard) and I'm running Virtual Box. My virtual machine is Windows XP and I'd like to capture an image of a window (or the whole screen if that's easier). It's not obvious to me how to express Alt-PrtScr` to the Windows XP VM with my MacBook Pro keyboard. I have Virtual Box Guest Additions installed.

Answer 1

shift+command+3 will work if you have escaped your VirtualBox and places the screen shot on your Mac's desktop. You could also use or shift+command+4 which gives you a cross-hair to select the area you want to capture.

Answer 2

Just remembered that I have GIMP installed on the XP VM. The screen shot dialog is at:

File -> Create -> Screen shot...

This isn't really what I wanted, but it gets the job done. Ideally, I'd like a built-in key combination rather than a solution that depends on another piece of software.

Answer 3

There is a tool that you could use called the Snipping Tool that comes with Windows 7:

Snipping Tool captures a screen shot of anything on your desktop, like a picture or a section of webpage. Snip a whole window, a rectangular section of the screen, or draw a freehand outline with your mouse or tablet pen (or your finger, if you're using a PC with a touchscreen). Then you can annotate, save, or e-mail the image using buttons right in the Snipping Tool window. Snipping Tool is available only in the Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions of Windows 7.

It is designed for screen capture when your computer does not have the print screen button.