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Can anyone out there tell me how to do a screen capture in Windows with a Mac keyboard plugged in? I have my Mac keyboard and mighty mouse plugged into a KVM switch that controls both my MacbookPro and my WinXP desktop. I'm having a terrible time trying to do certain things that require those extra keys like insert and print screen. Even the num-pad doesn't work! Any ideas, tips, tools, drivers?

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Have you tried the OS X way? Command-Shift-3? – Stu Thompson Sep 22 '09 at 20:16
I'm not running OSX. I'm plugged into an actual Windows box with a Mac Keyboard. That said, I just tried Cmd-Shift-3 to see if it would screen print to my clip board and it didn't. – Cliff Sep 23 '09 at 18:16
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You could use the On-Screen Keyboard.

Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > On-Screen Keyboard

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If you're trying to take a screenshot, you can do it programmatically. Take a look at this article: Programmatically Take Screenshot Using C#. Hope these ideas help.

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This might work! Thanx, though I'd really like a driver or something that would enable the numpad and the insert key. – Cliff Sep 23 '09 at 18:15
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It would help to know what model of keyboard you had!

Edit: Model A1048 is this one:

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On a Windows machine, the Clear key is often num-lock. Help may be Insert. There's no Menu-key equivalent, but you can fake it with Shift+F10.

Print Screen / Scroll Lock / Pause are available on some Mac keyboards, but on others are replaced by F13+ keys which are not equivalent. The on screen keyboard is the only way to access them.

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Model??? It says on the back of the keyboard, "Keyboard". Kinda like the generic cereal @ the supermarket. It's one of those white keyboards in a clear plastic casing. The only thing I can get is model: A1048 in fine print. – Cliff Sep 23 '09 at 18:12
That's the right keyboard. I was looking for drivers that would map the extra F keys to hidden keys but I believe that only works in BootCamp. Thanx a bunch for answering! – Cliff Oct 2 '09 at 13:20
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To do a print screen while running Windows in Boot Camp and using a Mac keyboard, use the keyboard combination: SHIFT + FN + F11

Also works with mac keyboards on windows pc

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Yes, but my question was regarding an Apple keyboard plugged into a physical Windows machine. – Cliff Apr 12 at 16:15
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